Notes to Self |
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Jeff Bezos in an Inteview with the Academy of Achievement. See also: regret minimalization. (thanks @msg)
“The reason why.”...I went to my boss and said to him, “You know, I’m going to go do this...
Achievement. See also:...minimalization. (thanks @msg)
I have been going through a lot of this thinking lately.
Oh oh oh. One time I asked myself, “Would I, at age 80, regret not dropping everything and following the girl?” And the...
The timing (of me reading this) could...more incredible.
hear right now, as...pass on a great college degree...pursue...
I know what I have to do tonight.
I just left this comment on bijan’s blog (I’m really digging his stuff lately). “It’s so simple. In the long run, the...
It takes tremendous guts to leave D. E. Shaw (the quintessential brain-drain) to pursue an idea which is shot down by...
I have taken big leaps that have ended well (or seem to be at the present) and ones that ended lousy. I have never...
Great thoughts on career from Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon.com.
Took a lot of guts for Bezos to leave the mothership. His boss was David Shaw and the company is D.E. Shaw, brilliant...
Thank you, Jeff Bezos.
I might regret turning into an artist; I might make no money, embarrass the wife and kids, make a fool of myself, gain...
And… this is why I left Amazon for Etsy, and why I started a company instead of looking for a job after leaving Etsy.