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Freakonomics – A review

Freakonomics is one of those wildly popular books which brings a dry scientific subject, in this case economics to a wider audience using the proven formula for such a task. Simplified language, lack of equations, and avoidance of theories and science specific jargon are a must. Then take subject matter which is interesting to a [...]

Ottawa Social Media Book Club

Yesterday I participated in a book club discussion centered around Social Media. The club, which meets about once every three months, met at the downtown Fox and Feather Pub and was discussing The Cluetrain Manifesto. The ‘Manifesto’ is a book by now 10 years old but not to be confused as outdated. It talks about [...]

Alan Greenspan – The Age of Turbulence

Alan Greenspan’s book The Age of Turbulence – Adventures in a New World may be a bestseller as much for its literary merit as for the man’s perceived role in the global credit crisis. This fact did not escape Greenspan, who went on to add another chapter for the revised edition of the book after [...]

Outliers – The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell, the author of the highly successfull The Tiping Point, and Blink, came back last year with yet another bestseller – Outliers, the analysis of what makes people truly successfull. The premise of the book is that while there are many bright, talented and hard working people out there, societal and cultural advantages are [...]

TBridge @ E2 Alumni reception

The evening’s guest speaker was Mr. Scott Lake, founder and co-founder of number of web 2.0 and social media startups (Think SM, SWIX and Shopify) in the Ottawa area. He briefly talked about his past experience with startup businesses, the advantages and drawbacks of living the entrepreneurial life. In his words, the main advantages being that one gets to chose with whom to work with, what to work on and being in control of ones own destiny.