I am usually not a fan of Colin Farrell, but I actually like him in this movie. The movie and gun battle never reach the heights of Heat, but is … Continue reading “”

I have always admired Jeff Bezos as an entrepreneur because he actually did what he set out to do. Many other entrepreneurs who succeeded got lucky. That is not to … Continue reading “”

After the masterful Match Point, I was intrigued to see what Woody Allen would do for his next movie. I was slightly disappointed, but Scoop is nonetheless enjoyable light summer … Continue reading “”

I suppose it’s all a question of expectations. I was overworked and needed a bit of respite so I went to see the movie expecting it to be completely ridiculous … Continue reading “”

People are notoriously bad at predicting the future further than a few years down the line. We think geometrically and have a really hard time dealing with exponential growth. As … Continue reading “”

It sounds crazy, but there is significant evidence that passing a weak current through your brain can significantly increase your cognitive abilities and alertness. You can read the full article … Continue reading “”

Parkinson’s Law states that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” “Thus, an elderly lady of leisure can spend an entire day in writing and … Continue reading “”

I am not back to the U.S. yet – I probably won’t be back for another month as this business trip keeps getting extended – but I am back to … Continue reading “”

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/23/magazine/23wwln_idealab.html?pagewanted=all In a widely-discussed 2003 article, he found that, as anticipated, virtually all the variation in I.Q. scores for twins in the sample with wealthy parents can be attributed to … Continue reading “”

“An entrepreneur to me just means someone who thinks out of the box and they’re on a different beam. 1 + 1 doesn’t equal 2. 1 + 1 equals 5 … Continue reading “”

According to an OECD report bad governance is the number 1 cause of poverty around the world – further reinforcing my analysis that governments rarely help the people they supposedly … Continue reading “”

As I mentioned in a previous post, I had gotten lucky once as a company I had helped in its early days ended up going public and doing very well. … Continue reading “”

The movie is a lot of fun, light hearted and entertaining – just as expected. Meryl Streep is as amazing as usual. Very enjoyable summer fare!

In this post-modern globalized world where everything seems to be in shades of grey, it’s easy to wonder whether Superman – and his invulnerability, perfection and undeterred optimism – still … Continue reading “”

I thought many of you would enjoy the irony of my posting this 🙂 Freud has been proven wrong time and time again, but this analysis published in the January … Continue reading “”