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Y-Combinator Co-Founder: Why Mean People Fail

Y-Combinator’s co-founder, Paul Graham shares his optimistic view on why meanness among startup founders is maladaptive. “One of the things…

Pinterest Engineer Champions Women Technologists

10x would love to represent more female tech talent (please apply!), but women currently comprise only about 10-30% of skilled workers…

12 Views on What is a Hacker?

Mainstream perception of “hacking” ranges from the criminal (electronic mischief, theft, vandalism and, increasingly, “cyberterrorism“), to the crafty (clever tricks like life-hacks, work-hacks and brain-hacks). But to…

Internet Suggests Alternate Lightsaber Designs

We love creativity – love it! In light of (pun intended) Lucasfilm’s recent release of the official trailer for the next…

On The Science of Gratitude

As an occasion for gorging upon food and drink, Thanksgiving isn’t the healthiest of holidays. But to remind us to celebrate gratitude, it…

The Value of Failure

A friend recently shared a verse from Antonio Machado’s lovely poem, Last Night As I Was Sleeping: Last night as I was sleeping, I dreamt—marvelous…

Growth Statistics for Social Media Brands

As discussed in my previous post, The Impact of the Internet on Society, social media’s influence upon how people socialize is significant, though often misperceived. No…

Time’s Top 25 Inventions in 2014

Your hoverboard has (just about) arrived. Hoverboards, wireless electricity and smart jewelry are among Time Magazine’s 25 Best Inventions of 2014….

Get a College-Level Computer Science Education… For Free

The National Center for Education Statistics estimates the average cost for a year of education at a private 4-year institution to be…

Plug In, Turn On, Drop Out: Thiel’s Case Against College

Billionaire Paypal co-founder and Facebook’s first investor, Peter Thiel, has lately been making waves by calling a 4-year college education “a bad…