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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Peyton Manning

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Peyton Manning

By Derek Pilling on January 24, 2014

I’m not a huge football fan. But I do marvel at the drama of professional football. In particular, I admire what Peyton Manning has done for the Broncos the past two years. His individual contributions are well documented. But what I’ve been most impressed by is the positive impact he seems to have had on the […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged contingency planning, execution precision, greatness, leadership, lessons learned, Peyton Manning, Random, selflessness, urgency, work ethic

Nest and HoneyWell

Nest and HoneyWell

By Dave Michels on February 15, 2012

Nest hit a nerve. Thermostats are not the most popular topic for high-tech and Internet blogs – but Nest hit a nerve. Nest offers a thermostat for the home. Probably because it’s a San Francisco start-up, possibly because it has some leadership that once worked at Apple, or possibly because it has a nifty display […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged home automation, Honeywell, Motorola Mobility, nest, Patent, Patent infringement, patents, Random, Thermostat | 1 Response

Version 0.9. What Do You Think?

Version 0.9. What Do You Think?

By Mark Suster on July 5, 2011

I’m excited to announce that we silently launched our new website last week. Like a startup we took a very “version 0.9” approach. What I would love to do with this post is tell you our goals and solicit reactions for what you like and what you don’t like. What you’d like to see added, […]

Posted in General | Tagged Random

A fun (and potentially infuriating) mental exercise

A fun (and potentially infuriating) mental exercise

By Derek Pilling on November 12, 2009

Every couple of years, I run into this probability puzzle that reminds me just how bad humans are at assessing probabilistic outcomes. Its called the Monty Hall problem, named after the famed Monty Hall game show. The puzzle goes something like this. Suppose you are given the opportunity to choose between three doors. Behind one […]

Posted in Just for fun | Tagged Random | 6 Responses

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