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An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by WEREA »

timr wrote: post #10
SMrF wrote: post #4

She's a Stanford grad, entrepreneur, surfer, model and apparently she has been published in the NYT. She also created this diet, which looks interesting: http://thenaturalfoodsdiet.com/about.php I had no idea human beings like this existed. I feel inferior. http://prernagupta.com/

There are tons of people who have bios like this, especially in San Francisco. You quickly come to realize that most of the people who have done 50 million different "impressive" things in a short period of time are either dilettantes who seek the most recognition for the least work investment, or people who have one or two serious interests, and a strong ability to promote all of their other minor achievements. (Pro…

Dude Seriously, I couldn't agree more! I would be rather be Tim Berners Lee rather than some multidimensional above average being

Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by WEREA »

Balsamic wrote: post #11

I find it mildly interesting that the NYT article omits CS from her dossier. Does branding her as purely an Economics grad make her more of an 'everyman' and thus result in a more relatable story?

yeah CS would mean she is geek, shyaa. They must keep the whole econ major models can design an Iphone app feel!

Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by Jun8 »

mburney wrote: post #5
jessor wrote: post #2

Maybe I value my time more than my net worth. Maybe my fear of boredom outweighs my fear of failure. Or, maybe I have an irrational belief that I will succeed against all odds. Whatever it is, I find the risk of entrepreneurship to be not only worthwhile but also necessary for fulfillment. Work is no longer work. It is life, and a good one. Is it just me or do those last paragraphes sound like beautiful poetry?

Sounds more like banal, run-of-the-mill inspirational speech (not that I have anything against that)

Relief! So I wasn't the only one thinking that. It sounds like a warmed up version of Timothy Ferriss-like mantra.

Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by abstractbill »

timr wrote: post #10
SMrF wrote: post #4

She's a Stanford grad, entrepreneur, surfer, model and apparently she has been published in the NYT. She also created this diet, which looks interesting: http://thenaturalfoodsdiet.com/about.php I had no idea human beings like this existed. I feel inferior. http://prernagupta.com/

There are tons of people who have bios like this, especially in San Francisco. You quickly come to realize that most of the people who have done 50 million different "impressive" things in a short period of time are either dilettantes who seek the most recognition for the least work investment, or people who have one or two serious interests, and a strong ability to promote all of their other minor achievements. (Pro…

Any time someone lists "Microsoft Word" as a skill on their resume (other than a secretary, and then I'd expect a lot more detail) my gut reaction is to assume they're the kind of person who enjoys listing accomplishments no matter how deep or meaningful.

Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by Jun8 »

Obviously NYT was having a slow day. However, what I'd like to point out is the discrimination: Do you think the same piece would be created if the entrepreneur in question was an average looking guy? People always talk about how women get discriminated against in CS, EE and the like (which is true to a point) while refusing to see the advantages of being a woman in these areas.

When we were interviewing people for positions, I always sensed somewhat more enthusiasm before interviewing a woman in my colleagues, even if it's a phone interview.

You may find these comments Summers-like, but let me know if you have not experienced similar things in your work environment.

Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by WEREA »

abstractbill wrote: post #16
timr wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are tons of people who have bios like this, especially in San Francisco. You quickly come to realize that most of the people who have done 50 million different "impressive" things in a short period of time are either dilettantes who seek the most recognition for the least work investment, or people who have one or two serious interests, and a strong ability to promote all of their other minor achievements. (Pro…

Any time someone lists "Microsoft Word" as a skill on their resume (other than a secretary, and then I'd expect a lot more detail) my gut reaction is to assume they're the kind of person who enjoys listing accomplishments no matter how deep or meaningful.

Add to the list those who write: ASP,XML,ORACLE,SAP,Javascript,AWK,GREP,PERL,.Net and few more capitalized abbreviations

In fact beauty is in minimalism. Such as Google which just say C++,Java and Python

Re: An Entrepreneur Who Took a Chance on Herself

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Post by nostromo »

timr wrote: post #10
SMrF wrote: post #4

She's a Stanford grad, entrepreneur, surfer, model and apparently she has been published in the NYT. She also created this diet, which looks interesting: http://thenaturalfoodsdiet.com/about.php I had no idea human beings like this existed. I feel inferior. http://prernagupta.com/

There are tons of people who have bios like this, especially in San Francisco. You quickly come to realize that most of the people who have done 50 million different "impressive" things in a short period of time are either dilettantes who seek the most recognition for the least work investment, or people who have one or two serious interests, and a strong ability to promote all of their other minor achievements. (Pro…

That description reminds me of the 4 hour workweek guy to a t.
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