Thoughts on Building the Future

Writing about startups, education, AI, venture capital, and the lessons learned along the way.

What do you call a student who studies abroad?

Study abroad-er? NOPE! It’s: International Student or Foreign Student My personal statement consulting student had another “reverse dictionary” question for me: What do you call a student who studies abroad?

Cool Apps: Automatic Pro

Just discovered… While searching for the parent company of WordPress (Automattic – spelled with 2 “t’s”), I tripped over this app:

The Top Universities of the World – Updated 2017

TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD Updated: 5/2018 For over 20+ years, I’ve analyzed the many lists and surveys* about the Top Universities in the United States (and quite possibly the “World”). And in the earlier part of this decade, I wrote one of the most comprehensive posts (on two

What do you call a person who works in a lab?

Lab Technician or Laboratory Technician? While working with my personal statement consulting student, he turned around to me ask this very question: What do you call a person who works in a lab?

Scary CEO Stories Vol 1: A Story about a Chaebol CEO from my Coworker

Answering: Why are Korean people so scary? on Quora, I remembered the following: The following story hasn’t been proven, but my jaw dropped when hearing it.

Biz Dev Complexity

Why Analogies Can Help

Originally answered on Quora. Why do analogies help? Jesus Christ! Just as much as me using a divine person’s name (to some) to express an emotion or feeling vs. just logically saying “I think that is the most stupid question I have ever heard” OR “How can you not know