"Do you think I'm patient?", I asked my girlfriend. She looked at me, smirked and looked away. I could tell that she was trying to hold back a laugh. For most of my childhood and adolescence I was under the impression that I was impatient. I suppose I had most of the characteristics of being… Continue reading Be Patient!! (??)
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Defining Innovation
In a sentence...
Artificial Un-Intelligence
Before I started my tech startup Artificial Intelligence (AI) really wasn't on my radar. I was somewhat aware of autonomous driving vehicles, but apart from that I didn't see how AI was going to have an impact in my life. Even now when I meet with other tech entrepreneurs, the discussion surrounding AI often causes… Continue reading Artificial Un-Intelligence
This Blog Post Was Written At 2.45AM
When I was at University I found that I studied best in the middle of the night. I used to keep reading until my vision went blurry as a result of the small muscles in my eyes getting fatigued and slowly giving up. Prior to medical school, the only other thing I dedicated my soul… Continue reading This Blog Post Was Written At 2.45AM
Defining Cleverness
I was trying to figure out how to define cleverness the other day. I was coming up with all sorts of ideas and thoughts. But, it was too difficult for me to define it in a succinct way so I asked my girlfriend how she would define cleverness. She immediately said: "It's having knowledge and… Continue reading Defining Cleverness
Flattening The Bell Curve
The Bell Curve This is a bell curve and is what the world used to look like. People used to watch the same movies and TV shows as one another, listen to the same songs on the radio as one another and even talk about the same topics as one another. Then the Internet happened.… Continue reading Flattening The Bell Curve
Let’s Make It A Date
Too many people are all talk. It's difficult to deal with people sometimes because of this. Are they actually going to follow through? Or are they just another one of those people who just like to talk about "someday". Here's a quick tip; Set a date. Do you want to start something? Want to make sure someone else… Continue reading Let’s Make It A Date
Flame Vs Fire
Some people have a little flame that goes off from time to time: A moment of inspiration or a burst of enthusiasm. However, these flames are often too fragile and the smallest breath of wind ends up extinguishing their flame. https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bhvjfC5qenQ/maxresdefault.jpg Others have a fire. A raging fire that can't be controlled or hampered in… Continue reading Flame Vs Fire
Maybe She’s Born With It?
It's interesting how many people limit their own capabilities due to their own self beliefs. The majority of people believe they're born a certain way and there's nothing that they can do about it. Most of the things people believe are inherent characteristics from birth are actually just skills that they can work on. Here's… Continue reading Maybe She’s Born With It?
Metrics Of Life
In the startup scene there's a saying: "You build what you measure". If for example your startup is measuring number of new registrations, then you'll end up building and iterating in a way that makes that metric go up. However, if you stop measuring this metric and concentrate on something else, you may find that… Continue reading Metrics Of Life