Month: April 2022
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Coffee Culture : Secrets to Survival (article)
Cheap coffee ruins the start of many days. It’s smarter to spend more on the caffeine that gets one through important meetings. I chose Blue Bottle often when I lived on the West Coast and traveled to Japan. Several years ago I posted about the best coffee shops. Of that top 5, only a couple […]
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Podcast with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Guy Kawasaki’s interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson is fascinating and perhaps the least technical discussion I’ve heard with him. A few takeaways: 1. Discovering and unleashing talent is about maximizing opportunities based on challenging circumstances. Endurance and grit, when faced with scarcity, can signal greater potential than sheer intellectual firepower. Tyson improvised often to accomplish […]
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Rent-Free in Downtown Austin (article)
In this familiar tale of haves vs have-nots, a luxury downtown apartment populated by tech employees and wealthy residents offers in-house “live music” as an amenity. The developer launched a creative competition to find a talented musician. Austin’s musicians are now overshadowed by tech entrepreneurs and celebrity transplants. Austin Chronicle article It wasn’t this way […]
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The Collective in Austin?
I’ve yet to find a physical workspace in Austin that’s not all work (unlike WeWork and Capital Factory). Nor have I found an after-work bar like Cheers (tv fame) where everyone knows your name. The Pershing and Soho House offer something different. They are relatively small and expensive compared to the membership-based clubs found in […]
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Citizen Ashe
I get on a tennis court almost every day and remind myself about how fortunate I am. Arthur Ashe won tennis championships at a time when the sport had no diversity. Similarly, I recall my dad working at IBM when there were no Asian-Americans or immigrants who looked like him. He got his first promotion […]
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What’s bad for California is good for Texas
Taxes play a huge role for refugees to Texas from California. Climate change, moderate-to-conservative politics, and business friendliness have drawn Californians to Texas. However, there is sentiment among Texans lamenting the loss of culture and affordability. What’s most clear is that Texas benefits from California issues. The State of California needs to figure things out […]
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Podcast: How Square survived
Interview with Co-founder Jim McKelvey: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=1512417937&i=1000555558931
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Autopilot without Faith?
Elon Musk threw an epic party in Austin and announced the upcoming full rollout of FSD (Full Self Driving) software. The dual factory launches in Austin and Berlin are astonishing achievements. Elon Musk is doing to cars what Steve Jobs did for phones. It’s an exciting time, but also disconcerting. My iPhone has kept me […]
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Leadership Austin
Enrolled in a local program for folks interested in community involvement. I’m a pandemic refugee to the Austin area. Austin has a lot to offer. It’s exciting to meet people coming to this group for similar reasons. There are plenty of jobs @Austin Inc. The blueprint for turning Austin into another Silicon Valley has been […]
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