Motivation
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The most entertaining presentation at the recent FailCon conference in San Francisco came from Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, who spelled out the many hurdles he faced at his last company, the peer-to-peer content delivery provider Red Swoosh. Kalanick named names and numbers and shared an astounding number of low points in his speech, which he dubbed his submission for “non-luckiest entrepreneur of the year.” You have to admire the guy for being so levelheaded and funny through it all, at least in the retelling. Here’s a sliver of a synopsis, though you should just watch the video if you’ve got half an hour:
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick on Failure and Red Swoosh - Liz Gannes
Change The Conversation
Be A Part Of The "Value Movement" In Canada! Our Industry Needs A Conversation!
Charles Sykes, author of DUMBING DOWN OUR KIDS , speaks at high school and college graduations sharing a list of things the graduates did not learn in school. In his book, he talks about how the ongoing feel good, politically correct atmosphere has created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and set them up for failure in the real world. Rule 1:
Syke's 11 Rules
7 Lessons From 7 Great Minds
Have you ever wished you could go back in time and have a conversation with one of the greatest minds in history? Well, you can’t sorry, they’re dead. Unless of course you’re clairaudient, be my guest.
The Fact Site: How Much Time People Spend Doing Stuff In Their Lifetime
In the UK the average life expectancy is 79.5 years old; this is equivalent to 954 months, or 29037 days, or 696882 hours. I’m going to break down how long the average person spends doing stuff in their lifetimes so that you can make sure you’ve got enough time to do everything that you want to!