June 2013
2 posts
April 2013
11 posts
July 2012
1 post
“Доктор встретил меня с ласковым весельем отлично выспавшегося и только что умывшегося после сна человека, напевая и закуривая.
-- Мой молодой друг, -- сказал он, предлагая курить и мне, -- давно хотел поговорить с вами, -- вы понимаете, о чем. Вам отлично известно, что я человек без предрассудков. Но мне дорого счастье дочери, от души жаль и вас, и потому поговорим начистоту, как мужчина с мужчиной. Как это ни странно, но
ведь я вас совсем не знаю. Скажите же мне: кто вы такой? -- сказал он с улыбкой.
Краснея и бледнея, я стал усиленно затягиваться. Кто я такой? Хотелось ответить с гордостью, как Гете (я только что прочел тогда Эккермана) : "Я сам себя не знаю, и избави меня, Боже, знать себя!" Я, однако, сказал скромно:
Вы знаете, что я пишу... Буду продолжать писать, работать над собой ...
И неожиданно прибавил:
-- Может быть, подготовлюсь и поступлю в университет ...
-- Университет, это, конечно, прекрасно, -- ответил доктор. -- Но ведь подготовиться к нему дело не шуточное. И к какой именно деятельности вы хотите готовиться? К литературной только или и к общественной, служебной?
И снова вздор полез мне в голову -- снова Гете:
"Я живу в веках, с чувством несносного непостоянства всего земного ...
Политика никогда не может быть делом поэзии ..."
-- Общественность не дело поэта, -- ответил я. Доктор взглянул на меня с легким удивлением..."April 2012
1 post
With Maria Bartiromo I talk about what I call the ‘Love Principle’ in investing (To see the video click on the title above). I want to expand on what I said. I’ve learned to invest only in the companies where I completely fall in love with the team, product, execution and vision. Life is short so one should want to invest your time, energy and resources into something that you can be tireless about- where your love becomes a source of endless energy. Think Warren Buffet still drinking Cherry Cokes every single day or going to the local DQ frequently. You can’t go wrong with love.
This has helped me filter and simplify what I decide to invest in. If you don’t feel the love then don’t invest in something because you want to check off an empty box in a space- you are not investing in empty boxes- you are investing in people and the resilience of the human heart to beat on against the greatest odds. Companies and teams like Uber, Fab, Warby Parker, Tumblr, Machine Zone are filled with love and caring for their teams, their vision and their products- where they exude the passion of their teams and their focused execution inspires excellence all around. Their hearts pound so hard the world feels the beats and begins to sway to them. Love what you do and it never feels like work- it feels like being alive.
December 2011
1 post
November 2011
1 post
October 2011
1 post
September 2011
4 posts
This is an exclusive preview of Peter Conway’s song Satellite that features in the new Hollywood summer original motion picture ‘Friends With Benefits’ by director Will Gluck and starring Justin Timberlake and Milas Kunis. The song has also been chosen for the original motion pictures sound track and will be available to download soon from iTunes.
The movie will be released22nd July in the USA and 9th September in the UK
Satellite
Words and Music Written by Peter Conway
Published by Sony/ATV
www.peterconway.net
August 2011
4 posts
July 2011
7 posts
“mobile will become the main vehicle for interaction between viewer and broadcaster, with 40% of mobile users saying that they are most likely to be multi-tasking using their phone while watching the TV.”
Knock Knock - Mac Miller - KIDS mixtape
Mac and his KIDS mixtape are the artists of the weekend on fredwilson.fm
June 2011
12 posts
“Being really busy” is seductive – it has nothing to do with getting things done, or actually accomplishing your goals. But there’s something satisfying, or at least addictive, about being so busy that you don’t have time to think or reflect on what is going on around you. This is a big mistake long term as you’ll ultimately make crummy decisions.” - from Brad Feld’s post
May 2011
12 posts

It’s now clear that when we’re moving into Social Games, our online friends are a fundamental part of our gaming experience. The fact that gaming is a social activity is nothing new to any games scholar, but how this social activity gets transformed by taking place in social network sites is…
“The notion of social foci provides a flexible and general way to produce models of networks exhibiting both an abundance of short paths and efficient decentralized search. Social focus is any type of community, occupational pursuit, neighborhood, shared interest, or activity that serves to organize social life around it. Foci are a way of summarizing the many possible reasons that two people can know each other or become friends: because they live on the same block, work at the same company, frequent the same cafe, or attend the same kind of concerts.”