Juan Orbea
@juanorbea
A node in a network
Juan Orbea
The second? In 2006, they had the idea that there would be advantages to hosting other people's applications and AWS was born. A few years later in 2008, the entire market for cloud computing was a little north of $5B. Today? AWS alone is generating over $80B in revenue.
Kyle Harrison • Markets, Markets, and Markets
Complicated – Complicated systems require expertise in their management, but as long as the proper expertise is available and used, the attractiveness of complicated systems is that they generally can be successfully managed.
Jordan Hall • The Cynefin framework - Complicated, Complexity, Chaos | Deep Code Experiment: Episode 3
At the top of the meritocratic ladder we have in America a generation of students who are extraordinarily bright, morally earnest, and incredibly industrious. They like to study and socialize in groups. They create and join organizations with great enthusiasm. They are responsible, safety-conscious, and mature. They feel no compelling need to... See more
David Brooks • The Organization Kid
Not to mention people's capacity to study more as an attempt to improve how "smart" they were was virtually futile.
Lex Fridman • Richard Haier: IQ Tests, Human Intelligence, and Group Differences | Lex Fridman Podcast #302
Observing our own lives, and watching as 100s of founders move through their own journeys, we would go even further in the belief that it’s network forces that influence the majority of how our lives turn out. And 90% of those network forces are established in just 7 crossroads or pivotal life events.
nfx.com • Your Life Is Driven by Network Effects
The Course 6-9 curriculum provides flexibility to accommodate students with a wide diversity of interests in this area. This includes topics from neuroengineering (reverse engineering circuits in the brain and developing brain interfaces) to biologically-inspired approaches to artificial intelligence.
MIT • Course 6-9: Computation and Cognition | Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Readers will learn about the real possibility of dramatically enhancing intelligence based on neuroscience findings and the positive implications this could have for education and social policy.
Richard J. Haier • The Neuroscience of Intelligence (Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology)
The text also explores potential controversies surrounding neuro-poverty, neuro-socioeconomic status, and the morality of enhancing intelligence for everyone.
Richard J. Haier • The Neuroscience of Intelligence (Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology)
The biggest mistake I’ve seen startups make is using the same comp scale for these two classes of employees. Comp levels are a rational structure to overlay on an irrational commitment and impact. Companies that don’t break bands will undervalue the energy-giving impact the mitochondrial employees have, which will ultimately challenge their ability... See more