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Ikea versus Apple

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Map of online communities - 2010

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Size on the map represents volume of daily social activity based on data gathered over the spring and summer of 2010.

How great leaders inspire action - Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership all starting with a golden circle and the question "Why?" His examples include Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers -- and as a counterpoint Tivo, which (until a recent court victory that tripled its stock price) appeared to be struggling.

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Why Machines Need People - Damon Horowitz

the amount of information in people's heads positively dwarf the amount of information online. imagine your own case, how little amount of information you published online.

we use artificial intelligence not to replace people but to connect people.

I believe that as technologists, our efforts should be spent facilitating human interaction and not stimulating human intelligence. technology can not solve all the our problems for us. the task of thinking is still ours.

artifical intelligence, philosophy, human computer interaction, entrepreneurship, technology as a religion, natural language processing, human centric approach to technology, challanging yourself and much more in less than 10 minutes from Damon Horowitz... really enlightening!

Raising Kids to Be Entrepreneurs - Cameron Herold - TEDxEdmonton

TEDxTalks — April 05, 2010 — "Raising Kids to Be Entrepreneurs" - Successful business leader passionate about raising kids to be entrepreneurs. For over 20 years, Cameron Herold has been coaching, speaking to, or helping entrepreneurs build companies on five continents. He launched BackPocket COO to coach & mentor young, fun, entrepreneurial, growth companies and help make their dreams happen. He is one of the countrys most innovative business leaders and was a leading force behind one of the most successful businesses of the decade, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?. For more information about this TEDxTalk or TEDxEdmonton, visit http://www.tedxedmonton.com.

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