It is great to hear when “the system” actually works. In this morning’s NY Times, Dan Barry has written an incredible article, profiling a group of intellectually-disabled men. 21 men lived together in a bunk house and worked at a turkey-processing plant. They were paid insanely low wages and lived in terrible conditions. For decades. Their
Category: Movies / TV
‘Craigslist Joe’: Living on the Streets for a Month
I recently watched a cool movie called Craigslist Joe. Would you be able to live for a month while relying only on the kindness of others? In other words, with no money and with only the clothes on your back, could you find safety, food and shelter? Well, this documentary chronicles such a tale: 29-year-old
Movie: ‘Camp 14–Total Control Zone’
I watched a riveting movie this weekend about a North Korean political prisoner named Shin Dong-Huyk. Born at a slave labor camp, the film chronicles his life. What he has gone through is almost surreal, and it’s hard to believe that people are sent to life sentences involving harsh labor, torture and near-starvation for minor
From Venture Capital to Reality TV
“You’ll never regret your decision to leave and start your own company,” she said. “I know,” I said. “It’s something I feel I need to try and do. Risky, though.” “You can always get a job. Why not try?” I was making the rounds at the previous VC firm where I worked, telling people why
Football, Tom Brady and Motivation
I love watching football. It is a major vice in my life. It consumes hours, both from watching it and reading about it. One thing I really like is the human effort required to play in the NFL. For example, there’s a great video series about Tom Brady called “The Brady 6”. ESPN’s Mike Reiss
We Don’t Own a TV
We don’t own a TV. I know that sounds crazy, but we are among the 1% of U.S. households that don’t own a television. Let me explain why. When Mrs. T. and I moved to Singapore after business school, we decided not to buy a TV. There wasn’t (back then) a lot of interesting TV