Can I Put “Rocket Scientist” on my CV?
This entire post is here so that I can put this picture I drew on my ipad up. It’s a rocket, so can I apply to rocket-scientist type jobs? Of course the answer is yes. Business Development and Angel Investing? Why yes, I can do those too. (I ripped this whole idea off from my brother…) Read more →
No Your a HOMOPHONE!
Friend’s Email: “Your OK dude?” N (friend): WTF! Why can’t people distinguish between “your” and “you’re”? This is one of my friends, they should be educated enough by now to get the two right. Me : Dude, it’s just homophones, people make that mistake all the time. But yeah, it’s annoying. N : No YOUR a HOMOPHONE! Read more →Private Angel Investing Philosophies
I was watching a video from the 2012 Mass Challenge Accelerator where Venture Capitalist and Author Jeff Bussgang was explaining how to master the VC game (Video Here) \cite{http://masschallenge.org/video/view/mastering-vc-game-jeff-bussgang}. Overall it is a great video for those wanting to understand venture capital and how the VC-entrepreneur relationship works. At one point, an audience member (44:00) asks a question about how VC’s perceive... Read more →When there’s nothing left to gain (relationships)
You see, its really easy for one to act like they care at the beginning of a relationship, and easy to do so in the middle as well, but the hard time, the time when it really becomes clear the state of your own (and the other person’s) feelings, is at the end, when there’s nothing left to gain.People who truly... Read more →Embracing the Future
(and letting go of the past)
After a talk with one of my advisors here at MIT, he told me that I needed to let go of my past research, including my MS thesis. While there were a lot of excellent points that he made in addition, I’ve found myself pondering the generalization of his point. Maybe I’m not just holding onto past research that I’ll never get... Read more →
Choosing between worst in class
As I’m trying to improve the performance of the mit 100k website/server delivery, I find myself comparing the performance of different cdn’s and hosting plans. They all have tips on how to use CDNs to cache your content all over the world, which is good, but with average response times of 400ms after cdn-caching \cite{http://www.husdal.com/2011/07/01/incapsula-versus-cloudflare/}\cite{http://www.husdal.com/2011/05/28/cloudflare-or-cloudfront-who-wins/}, I can’t help but think that we’re... Read more →