Article: Leaving Venture Capital

Venture capitalist Chris Sacca’s article, “Hanging up my spurs.“, was a fun read, but it also got me thinking about (1) opportunity cost and (2) pivoting. I’ve been focused on the opportunity cost of decisions I make specifically related to time commitments. I’m learning to say “no” like never before!

Book: Artemis

I freakin’ loved this book. My mind was melting with how much research went into each page of it! It combines economics, space, and engineering. It’s the second book by the author of The Martian, Andy Weir. Cannot recommend it enough—and it’s on sale (Amazon)!

Song: “Wide Awake (Kaskade Mix Radio Edit)”

Kaskade did a fantastic job mixing a refreshing take “Wide Awake” by Katy Perry (Soundcloud).

Video: Idaho Entrepreneur Challenge

Toast Dance. Shameless self-promotion. Hope to win some money! Any feedback on our pitch would be greatly appreciated!

Education: Differential Equations Explained

Even after taking DifEq, I still don’t even know what a differential equation is. I know vaguely what they look like and that they’re important in engineering, but I took it in an 8-week summer class from hell. In doing some research on compressor dynamics through the mechanical engineering department, I knew I needed to understand what DEs were, so I googled it. I stumbled across a GitHub project titled Differential Equations Explained that make so much more sense!

When it comes to math, I need to be able to visualize what’s happening. I had such a hard time in Linear Algebra because I couldn’t understand things like eigenvalues and eigenvectors. It was all too abstract! The application of math is where it really connects for me.

Hope this helps!

Podcast: TechStuff

The technology of Stranger Things (Apple Podcasts). It’s a fascinating listen that opens the curtain on film and TV production.

Quote: Erin Hannon

“When you’re with someone, you put up with the stuff that makes you lose respect for them.”

~Erin Hannon, The Office (S9:E5 Here Comes Treble)