August 2011
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@innovations | How did 9/11 change your world? →
From our colleagues on @innovations:
washingtonpostinnovations:
We want to know how the world looks differently to you because of 9/11, in ways big and small. Have government buildings been closed off in your area? Is your commute different? Are there artistic displays or memorials in your neighborhood?
Show us how 9/11 has changed your day-to-day life by…
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Bryce Dot VC: Building a Company is Hard →
This reminded me of this piece by 50Kings founder Francisco Dao: http://wapo.st/qPKuyM
“Another disturbing trend is the drift toward motivational platitudes in the start-up world. Starting a company is hard, risky, painful and usually seems unfair. Starting a company that will leave a lasting mark on the world is reserved for the borderline insane or very lucky — not for those who need to...
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“Innovation and energy will go on whether or not we join and no nation which...”
– Vice President Joe Biden at the National Clean Energy Summit, 2011.
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“Skeptics are correct when they note that we are divided on philosophy,...”
– Nobel Laureate Michael Spence, “How to reverse the economic slowdown,” The Washington Post.
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