How Ben Franklin Invented Blogging (and other lessons) I read through Ben Franklin’s autobiography recently, and had to take a few weeks to digest all the lessons that could be learned from him. Instead of a review on the autobiography (which has very unique perspectives on historical events by Read more…
Asking Questions If you text a friend or post a question online before trying to google your own solution for at least 5 minutes, you’re just being lazy. Today’s musing is on self reliance in the age of information. Let’s paint the picture of our modern world. Read more…
An Open Letter to Future Computer Science Majors As the sun sets on my lengthy college career, I was reflecting on how much I’ve learned since I started playing with computers in middle school. I thought back to why I even chose computer science as a field, and laughed Read more…
A hopeful end to the resume Intro One thing that really bugs me is the prevailing hiring culture that one must navigate in search of a better (or first) job. The following is an examination of how the hiring process works (generally) and the problems we face if we’re Read more…
The Airbnb Story – Leigh Gallagher The first few chapters of this book are absolute gold. Author Leigh Gallagher covers the story of each Airbnb found and beautifully documents how they all crossed paths in the early days of Airbnb. The first chapter is titled “The Hustle” and that’s exactly Read more…
I’m going to batch a few of these reviews in the interest of catching up. Enjoy! Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Andrew Carnegie was a classic American industrialist. He is most known for coming from nothing and amassing an incredible wealth in the steel industry. He is slightly less known for Read more…
Remote was a really influential book for me. I read it about 3 years ago when I was just in the early phases of my freelance linux/development work and it definitely inspired me on a few levels. The book “Remote” discusses the benefits for both the employee (lifestyle freedom) as Read more…
Antifragile is a concept coined by Nassim Taleb. It is a study of systems that actually benefit from disorder and uncertainty (volatility). This is an import distinction from systems that are strong and resistant to to disorder. For example, a glass is very fragile to beng dropped, a plastic Read more…
Gary Vaynerchuk is quite the character. CEO of Vayner Media and owner of Wine Library (the largest online wine store I believe), Gary has an impressive presence on social media. He’s been everything from an early Youtube adopter, to Uber investor, to twitter user extraordinaire. Nowadays, he’s focused on building Read more…
I make a point to read books by those that taken massive action and risks in their lives, Felix Dennis was one of those men and his book is certainly worth reading for those with the hunger to achieve more (money). Usually “how to get rich!” titles that are published Read more…