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Inside problem

In business, current affairs on 3 April 2010 with View Comments

Joshua Green’s recent profile of Timothy Geithner in The Atlantic’s April issue is well-written and fascinating. It provides rare insights into the upbringing and career of Geithner and how the financial crises (Japan, Mexico, Asia) he encountered during his career shaped his thinking. He is truly an intellectually awe-inspiring man. But one thing really stuck [...]

The Future of Journalism: De Scriptorum – Your Personal News Summary

In business, journalism & media on 8 November 2009 with View Comments

Prologue: This is the idea I applied to Y Combinator’s 2010 winter funding cycle with. It got rejected, rightly. As I am currently finishing my Ph.D. in law and have a law/econ background, I am still just adapting to the entrepreneurial mindset. But going out on my own is something I strive to do in [...]