Archive for August, 2007

On War
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007

Mahatma Gandhi, political and spiritual leader of the Indian Independence Movement:
“What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans, and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty and democracy?”
Sun Tzu, early Chinese general and author of The Art of War:
In the operations [...]

Personal MBA Launch Update: Holy Cow, My Servers are Melting!!!
Monday, August 13th, 2007

Today has been an interesting day. Within 4 hours of posting the new Personal MBA manifesto and reading list, I was simultaneously featured on Reddit, StumbleUpon, Seth Godin’s blog, and many, many blogs. As a result, my server got tired and shut down due to lack of capacity. (Mind you, these pages are pretty [...]

LAUNCH: The Personal MBA Manifesto and Recommended Reading List, 2007 edition
Monday, August 13th, 2007

I just launched the new version of the Personal MBA manifesto and recommended reading list. For details, read this post on the PMBA blog.

On Politics
Thursday, August 9th, 2007

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President of the United States of America:
“In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.”
Ron Paul, 10-term American Congressman from Texas and 2008 US Presidential Candidate:
“No matter how well intentioned, an authoritarian government always abuses its powers.”
Anais Nin, French author:
“When we blindly adopt [...]