I have a confession to make: I love Diet Coke. I find it tastes great and is extremely refreshing. In fact, so much so that for a while I only … Continue reading «  »

Nine months ago we moved all of OLX to Jira (http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/). We are extremely satisfied with the product. It’s extremely important to input every single project your tech team is … Continue reading «  »

Homeowners hate to sell their houses for less than they paid for them. When prices fall, instead of adjusting to the new reality, homeowners keep their price expectations hoping that … Continue reading «  »

My dogs turned 3 respectively on March 2 and 4. I am happy to report that Harvard is as spastic, crazy and happy as ever while Bagheera remains incredibly sweet, … Continue reading «  »

I had the pleasure of attending Renaissance Week-End (www.renaissanceweekend.org) over President’s Day Week-End. Renaissance Week-End is a gathering of interesting people from all disciplines who basically meet to talk about … Continue reading «  »

Somehow all my Princeton friends started taking personality tests a week ago to see if they had changed over time so I decided to join them. I took: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm. When … Continue reading «  »

The mother of an OLX employee called 911 in Argentina to report a robbery in progress across her street. The police did not answer, but played a “helpful” message: “If … Continue reading «  »

I have always been a huge fan of Maria Sharapova – not only because she is drop dead gorgeous, but also because she is so passionate, intense and determined. She … Continue reading «  »

Challenges is a French business magazine similar to Forbes and Fortune in the US. They just had a special issue on the US and the American Dream and asked me … Continue reading «  »

While 2006 was a year of transition with the break after Zingy and the creation of OLX, 2007 was a year of consolidation. I put my disagreement with the acquirer … Continue reading «  »

They are so incredibly cute 🙂

I just watched the two seasons of HBO’s Rome on DVD and absolutely adored it. I am biased as I am a huge Roman history aficionado and Octavian (Augustus) has … Continue reading «  »

Historically, I would have said being in love is the single most wonderful and important thing. It’s an arbiter of chemistry. However, some may argue being in love is an … Continue reading «  »

Over the past year, I blogged a few time about the importance of deliberate practice in achieving high performance (A Star is Made, A Star is Made – Part 2) … Continue reading «  »

A few weeks ago I had the great pleasure of attending a small salon on ethics, spirituality and religion. I was humbled by the intelligence and insight of the attendees: … Continue reading «  »