Alara
@alara
recovering type A. aspiring type Be.
@alara
recovering type A. aspiring type Be.
Excellent relationship advice
perspectives on funding and venture capital (VC)
Ed Zitron argues that most venture capital had little to do with creating new businesses but instead poured money into vehicles to consume market share until they can be sold. “Whatever Andreessen and his ilk are, they are not ‘optimists’. These are not people fighting to make the world better, or smaller, or more connected. Their war is one where software poisons and monetizes every corner of society, with the costs flowing back to rich and powerful people that can, in turn, add even more tolls to your everyday life. Their influence has turned the tech industry away from making software that deepens the human experience; that empowers us and enriches us through streamlining annoyances, forges connections and makes our lives fundamentally better.”
reading list and Startups
idea generation and ideas
One way to make it easier to drop your grudges is to see how funny they look on other people. Alain de Botton flips out on someone who negatively reviews his book: “I will hate you til the day and wish you nothing but ill will in every career move you ever make. I will be watching with interest and schadenfreude.”