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Talent

May 18, 2006

Malcolm Gladwell’s writing makes my brain feel good. This article on talent vs. results is a bit old — heck it focuses on Enron — but still grandly done. As I get into Phase 2 of my own startup here, it’s cool to think about these things as they apply to my army of one. Apparently, [...]

Die Cutie, Die

February 26, 2006

I’ve been overdosing on the band Death Cab for Cutie lately, particularly their last album Transatlanticism, and am just now watching their tour film Sleep Well, Drive Carefully. It proves that my faith in their brilliance has not been misplaced.
Lest you doubt this for yourselves, observe: they play the song “Why You’d Want to Live Here*” which [...]