Tag: History
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This morning, I watched the sun come up over New York City. Twenty-four years ago, we were attacked. Today, we attack each other. “Where’s Dad?”To tell you the truth, I don’t know much about Charlie Kirk. But I do know that his wife and two small children are now alone.…
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+ 9/11, Assasination, Charlie, Charlie Kirk, Donald Trump, GOP, History, News, Politics, September 11, Trump+
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China is building bridges with massive robots. Is America hopelessly behind? This weekend, I heard about China’s bridge building robot on The All-In Podcast. The idea of building a bridge at warp speed with robots intrigued me. So this morning, I decided to learn more… The Iron Monster Many Chinese…
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+ Automation, Bridges, China, Economy, History, Industry, Infrastructure, Robotics, Robots, Tech, Technology, Travel+
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“‘At night I would cry on my own in the hospital room — the treatment [to reduce inflammation of the liver] was really horrible. I kept on asking myself why I had to die at a time like this…’” Masayoshi Son was 24 years old and on top of the…
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+ AI, Entrepreneur, Food, History, Investing, Japan, Silicon Valley, Startups, Stock Market, Stocks, Tech, Travel, Venture Capital+
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“I’ve come to get what’s mine,” Hetty Green told the bank president. Her entire $25 million fortune was on the line as the bank neared insolvency. And Hetty wasn’t about to take a loss. Hetty prevailed, as she did in so many deals. When she died in 1916, she left…
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+ Finance, History, Investing, Money, Nonfiction, Personal finance, Reading, Stock Market, Venture Capital, Wall street+
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On September 1st 1939, Hitler attacked Poland. At the time, the US military was only about the size of Holland’s. Some of its weapons dated back to the Civil War. In less than 6 years, America went from having almost no military to winning WWII. This is the story of…
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“General Magic was trying to create what was in essence the iPhone about 15 years too soon.” Tony Fadell It was the Dream Team of computing. Andy Hertzfeld, one of the original developers of the Macintosh. Bill Atkinson, inventor of the GUI. And CEO Marc Porat, creator of one of…
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+ Computers, Documentaries, Engineering, Gadgets, History, Internet, Investing, Movies, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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One hundred and sixty years ago, this was the most dangerous place on earth. This is Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. From this spot, General Robert E. Lee launched a massive attack on Union forces. After two days of intense fighting, this assault would decide the Battle of Gettysburg. The Final…
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+ Outdoors+ American History, Civil War, Confederate, Gettysburg, History, PA, Pennsylvania, Pickett’s Charge, Travel, Union, War+
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It was 1994. I was eight years old. And I was pretty sure this was going to change everything. Get the blog before anyone else…subscribe! My mother and I were in the basement of a low-slung brick building. This was the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, the first place in town to…
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Mark Twain is one of the greatest American authors. But not many people know he was also a venture capitalist. A phenomenally bad one. Twain lost the equivalent of nearly $10 million* in a single investment: the Paige Compositor. Invented by James Paige, it was one of the first typesetting…
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+ Entrepreneur, Finance, History, Inventions, Investing, Literature, Mark Twain, Money, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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They were the best and brightest young engineers American could produce. But they had one problem: their boss was a tyrant. Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory founder William Shockley shouted at his talented engineers, recorded all phone calls, and even demanded they take lie detector tests. All refused. Instead, they did something…
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+ Electronics, Entrepreneur, Finance, History, Investing, Money, Semiconductors, Silicon Valley, Startups, Tech, Venture Capital+
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Tremendous 