January 2012
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Put yourself and your people on a path to finding problems without regard for...
– Solving problems (vs. identifying them) — Seth Godin
Someone (really smart) I work with shared this with the team earlier. Seth’s point highlights the importance of taking timely action.
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All Black Everything →
After 627 days of posting one song a day I went dark on my Tumblog yesterday in opposition to SOPA & PIPA.
Check out this TED talk by Clay Shirky titled, “Why SOPA is a bad idea”. If you use the internet in any shape or form, take the time to watch this 14 minute piece.
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It’s not the strongest of species that survive, nor the most intelligent,...
– Charles Darwin
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Be daring, be different, be impractical, be anything that will assert integrity...
– Sir Cecil Beaton
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2011: In My Lifetime
Some of my biggest moments this past year:
Received my MBA in December of 2010
Started at Groupon on March 3rd
Went live with my investment strategy managing two private and separate portfolios starting in May and June, respectively. From inception, both accounts outperformed the SPY (an ETF proxy for the S&P 500) by +5%.
Part of the team that launched Groupon Now! in Chicago on May 10th
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Best Albums of 2011
Here is my list of the top 10 albums for 2011:
The Weeknd - House of Balloons Hands down the best album I listened to all year. The enigmatic Abel Tesfaye released three albums in all in 2011, but none were better than the first one, House of Balloons. If you like a melange of lyrics that are similar to early 90’s R&B and lo-fi instrumentation, then this album is definitely for you....
December 2011
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If I try my best and fail, well, I tried my best.
– Steve Jobs, 1998 (via bijan)
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