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I’ve just completed reading Peter Sims’ new book, Little Bets. I’ll admit that I’m horrendously biased because 1) Peter is an old friend, and 2) he quotes me on page 75 of the hardcover edition, but I think that Little Bets is a great book. (Apparently the world agrees; Amazon has 17 customer reviews for … Continue reading Little Bets = Greatest Hits Of The 2000s
Every year, the Yeh family journeys down to southern California for the week of Christmas. I get to visit my ancestral home (Santa Monica, natch), the kids get to see their grandparents (whom they enjoy far more than their parents), and Alisha and I sneak away to Palm Springs for an archetypally American vacation of … Continue reading The Chris Yeh Travel Channel: The Pepper Tree Inn
My wife and I have now been to Palm Springs twice for mini-vacations away from the kids, and both times, we’ve stayed at the Pepper Tree Inn. While planning our first trip to Palm Springs in 2006, I found the Pepper Tree Inn on TripAdvisor, where it is still ranked #8 out of 74 hotels … Continue reading Hotel Review: Pepper Tree Inn
I’ve been a fan of Bill George for years. He helped me ponder the issue of balancing work and family, and has been a role model for me. As CEO of Medtronic, he grew the company’s market cap 60-fold, delivering a 35% annual return to shareholders, and he coached his sons’ youth soccer teams the … Continue reading Book Review: True North, by Bill George and Peter Sims