There was total silence. I’m not sure if anyone laughed at a single joke. First, I prepared to be bombed. I spoke with the comedian Jim Norton. I said, “I’m afraid it…
There was total silence. I’m not sure if anyone laughed at a single joke. First, I prepared to be bombed. I spoke with the comedian Jim Norton. I said, “I’m afraid it will be a disaster.” He said, “The fear goes away when you realize that bombing is survivable.” I spoke to the MC of […]
Is Da Vinci a plagiarist? Is Andy Warhol? Is Steve Jobs? How do you take “the greatest story ever told” – a story around thousands of years and has been painted 100s…
Is Da Vinci a plagiarist? Is Andy Warhol? Is Steve Jobs? How do you take “the greatest story ever told” – a story around thousands of years and has been painted 100s of times, and make it your own? Answer: Idea sex! The most famous rendition is Da Vinci’s “The Last Supper. ” Da Vinci […]
(rules, “non-rules”, and bibliography and a “tl;dr” for each section) I wanted to get better at poker. I showed up at the local underground club and within ten minutes I was out…
(rules, “non-rules”, and bibliography and a “tl;dr” for each section) I wanted to get better at poker. I showed up at the local underground club and within ten minutes I was out $1000 and I went home. My wife said, “Did they scam you?” My sister said, “Was it mafia?” No. I sucked. I went […]
The robots are now delivering pizza, stealing the jobs from acne-cratered 19 year olds in every college town. Dominos just announced that self-driving robots will deliver pizzas. This is the new world.…
The robots are now delivering pizza, stealing the jobs from acne-cratered 19 year olds in every college town. Dominos just announced that self-driving robots will deliver pizzas. This is the new world. So, as the last generation to physically have a delivery job I feel it’s my responsibility to share the life lessons I learned […]
This is what I wish: that my daughters don’t go to school. I offered my oldest the very prestigious “Altucher Fellowship”. Never awarded before. Only awarded to her. Basically it says: do…
This is what I wish: that my daughters don’t go to school. I offered my oldest the very prestigious “Altucher Fellowship”. Never awarded before. Only awarded to her. Basically it says: do exactly what I tell you to do for a year and don’t go to college. I’m not sure she’s going to take it. […]
I don’t think Craig wanted to talk to me. For one thing, I smelled. I woke up late and rushed out to get to the “Women Entrepreneurs” breakfast where Craig Newmark, founder…
I don’t think Craig wanted to talk to me. For one thing, I smelled. I woke up late and rushed out to get to the “Women Entrepreneurs” breakfast where Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist was speaking. There were about 40 women there, Craig, and then me. I crashed the breakfast. I had some questions for […]
I wanted to learn about stocks because I lost $15,000,000. I lost everything. And I wanted to maybe learn what I did wrong so I could start thinking how to make it…
I wanted to learn about stocks because I lost $15,000,000. I lost everything. And I wanted to maybe learn what I did wrong so I could start thinking how to make it back. I was a gambler at heart. I went from playing poker every day to playing the stock market every day. That’s mistake […]
