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Archive for November, 2007

Making a List:–What’s Hot and What’s Not in Personal Technology

Nov 29: Churchill Club presents:
“Making a List:–What’s Hot and What’s Not in Personal Technology”
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
$55 members; $75 non-members; add $10 at the door
Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto
http://www.churchillclub.org/

Doing Well While Doing Good: Can Venture Capital Impact Social Good?

Nov 29: VC Task Force presents:
“Doing Well While Doing Good: Can Venture Capital Impact Social Good?”
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$55 members; $65 affiliates; $87 non-members; add $10 at the door
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto
http://vctaskforce.com/

A License is Not Just Necessary to Drive a Car

Nov 29: TiE presents:
“A License is Not Just Necessary to Drive a Car”
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
$20 members; $50 non-members; add $10 at the door
TIE Conference Center, 2903 Bunker Hill Lane, Suite 108, Santa Clara
http://www.tiesv.org/site/Events/

BERT2007: Driving Healthcare Transformation

Nov 29: UC Berkeley presents:
“BERT2007: Driving Healthcare Transformation”
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
$45 students; $35 members; $85 non-members
Sofitel San Francisco Bay, 223 Twin Dolphin Drive, Redwood City
http://groups.haas.berkeley.edu/haasbio/bert2007.htm

Manufacturing Innovation and New Business at NISSAN

Nov 29: Stanford US-ATMC presents:
“Manufacturing Innovation and New Business at NISSAN”
4:15 PM to 5:30 PM
FREE
Stanford University, Skilling Auditorium
http://asia.stanford.edu/

Neat Ideas Fair

Nov 29: The Entrepreneurial Society presents:
“Neat Ideas Fair”
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
FREE
San Jose State University, Student Union, One Washington Square,
San Jose
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/svnif/

An In-Depth Chat with Serial Entrepreneur, Bill Nguyen

Nov 28: CSPA presents:
“An In-Depth Chat with Serial Entrepreneur, Bill Nguyen”
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
$20 students; $25 members; $30 non-members; add $5 at the door
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto
http://www.eventbrite.com/event/82197856

Media Predicts ‘08: What’s Hot- What’s Not

Nov 28: PRSA presents:
“Media Predicts ‘08: What’s Hot- What’s Not”
5:00 PM to 9:30 PM
$55 students; $99 members; $120 non-members
Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View
http://www.siliconprsa.org/events/blockbuster.shtml

DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar with Ping Li, Partner, Accel & Ashwin Navin, Co-Founder and President, BitTorrent

“DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Seminar with Ping Li,
Partner, Accel & Ashwin Navin, Co-Founder and President, BitTorrent”
Date: Wednesday, November 28
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Skilling Auditorium, Stanford University
Join us for one hour as Ping and Ashwin share their thoughts.
ETL seminars are free and open to the public. For more information
visit: http://etl.stanford.edu/
We look forward to seeing you […]

The Future Is Not What It Used To Be - Jean Paul Jacob, IBM

Nov 28: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley presents:
“The Future Is Not What It Used To Be - Jean Paul Jacob, IBM”
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
FREE
UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business, C230 Cheit Hall, Berkeley
http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/calendar/


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Bookshelf


Currently Reading:
Recently Finished:
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early DaysFounders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days
by Jessica Livingston

Fascinating stories of start-ups from ground zero - RJ

iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing ItiWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
by Steve Wozniak

Proof that the some of the worlds best innovations are designed by one person, with a love of technology. - RJ

Atlas ShruggedAtlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand

A life changing study of philosophy, politics, business sex and power. The capitalists’ bible. - RJ

Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of FlyingStick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying
by Wolfgang Langewiesche

Must read if you want to grok how to control your airplane -RJ

Yahoo! HacksYahoo! Hacks
by Paul Bausch

Some useful tidbits if you want to create mashups using Yahoo! services -RJ

The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a LivingThe Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living
by Randy Komisar

Entertaining and insghtful study of the reasons for starting a business -RJ

The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design FirmThe Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from IDEO, America’s Leading Design Firm
by Tom Kelley

Insider’s view of a creative and fun organization - ideas you can replicate -RJ

The FountainheadThe Fountainhead
by Ayn Rand

Thought-provoking character study of selfishness vs selflessness, and the power of the individual -RJ


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