Moving on
After 13 years, one week, and four days with the Pan American Development Foundation, I am moving on. As I left the office today, I had a powerful mixture of feelings. I am sad to say good-bye to so many…
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How High Will You Fly?
Seth's new book The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly? pushes us to fly towards the Sun. The question isn't "How high are you allowed to fly" or "How high do you dare to fly" but "How high WILL you fly."…
It is not about the tents
Cite Soleil–is this really any better than a tent?: Photo by Jordon Michael Zuniga When journalists discuss the progress of reconstruction in Haiti, they frequently cite the number of people still living in tents as an indication of how much…
Responding to the Haiti Earthquake–my story
The Pan American Development Foundation put together a video to thank the Caterpillar Foundation for the support that they gave to us following the Haiti earthquake. It features me telling the story of how we responded. I am very pleased…
The $100 Startup
Imagine a life where all your time is spent on things that you want to do. Imagine giving all your greatest attention to a project you create yourself… Imagine that today is your final day of working…
Did Steve Jobs make Apple into a Great company?
In Issac Walterson's biography of Steve Jobs, Steve is repeatedly quoted in saying that he has strived to make Apple into an enduringly great company–one that will stand the test of time. Yet so much of Apple revolved around the…
Two years later: a long slow fight
photo by Jordan Michael of Red 1 Studios Two years ago, the ground in Port-au-Prince shook and tens of thousands of buildings collapsed. The January 12th earthquake was the worst disaster to ever hit the Americas. The early days after…