Author, Investor, Speaker, Mentor
“You? And Ben? Going to Burning Man?” When my friend, co-author, and business partner Ben Casnocha and I announced that we were going to Burning Man, the reactions we received, both in person and on social media, ranged from disbelief to shocked disbelief. My typical in-person response was, “Why are you so surprised? Is it … Continue reading A Capitalist Visits Burning Man
I was struck today by the juxtaposition of two different stories on two different, extremely successful people. On Sunday, Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon passed away at the age of 59. Simon had been told that he had only months to live back in 2012, but he defied those odds, and lived long enough to give … Continue reading Life, Death, and Living
I was delighted when my friend Ben Casnocha published his essay about what he learned from working with Reid Hoffman. Ben described the subject of his essay as “10,000 hours with Reid Hoffman,” but its roots go back even further. Ben had long been interested in learning from the massively successful; one of the book … Continue reading Ben Casnocha and Reid Hoffman
My good friend and fellow writer Ben Casnocha asked the question recently, “Do You Want a Happy Career or a Meaningful One?” http://linkd.in/1kPS9RQ To Ben, there is a fundamental conflict between the two: “The things that make you happy (low stress, good health, sex) are not the same things that make your life seem meaningful … Continue reading You Don’t Have To Choose Between Meaning And Happiness
My good friend Ben dipped his toes into interesting waters with his latest post about how he’s not sure if he wants to have children. While I posted my thoughts on Ben’s blog, as I am wont to do with particularly thoughtful and/or lengthy comments, I’m reposting them here: *** It doesn’t make sense to … Continue reading Parenting: There Is No Substitute
Starting a company is hard. And starting your first company is nearly impossible. Now imagine how hard it would be if A) you were still only 15 years old, and B) were struggling to finish *high school*. That’s the situation in my friend Ben Casnocha‘s first book, My Start-Up Life, which earns my hearty recommendation. … Continue reading Book Pick: My Start-Up Life