blog – December 07, 2022
I wasn't really into comic books as a kid. The only comic book I ever remember reading was one about Tom Laundry and the Dallas Cowboys, and that was even before I moved to Texas in the 6th grade. Cindy (Dr. Caple), on the other hand, is a total comic book nerd. In fact, she still reads them. I get all of my comic book mythology knowledge and updates from her. She is also the one who introduced me to the book series written by Dr. E. Paul Zehr, where he analyzes the status quo and future of science and technology relative to its ability to create the likes of certain comic book characters, like Batman, Iron Man and Captain America. In this issue of Dream 10X, we take a look at Dr. Zehr's book, 'Chasing Captain America'. In this post, we discuss our top six technology takeaways from Dr. Zehr's book on how to create a Captain America-esque superhuman for real, using contemporary technologies.
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blog – November 09, 2022
Maintaining some semblance of personal physical fitness is a goal most of us shoot for, either out of a simple desire to look and feel better about ourselves, or because our longevity literally depends on losing weight and/or improving our cardiovascular fitness. All humans must tend to their physical fitness, or pay the price in not doing so. Going to the gym or going for a walk or a run can all lead to improvements in overall health and mental well being. We posit that engaging in competitive sports as an adult leads to 10x the benefits derived from regular exercise.
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blog – October 01, 2022
In this our 52nd episode, we talk to entrepreneur and rowing coach, Jaime Rubini, who has had a tremendous impact on many high school and adult aged rowers in Alexandria, Virginia. Jaime's positive impact on his community has not stopped at his rowing coaching career, however. He is also the proprietor of family owned and operated, 'Rubini Jewelers', in Old Town, Alexandria, where many people, including Cindy and I, have received warm, friendly service buying wedding rings (thanks, Joanna!) and other types of jewelry (including rowing jewelry, of course!). But before making such a positive impact on his community in Alexandria, Virginia, Jaime disembarked on an Olympic Rowing journey from Lima, Peru to Philadelphia, PA. Learning about the rowing and entrepreneurial journey of our friend and coach, Jaime Rubini, is a fitting crescendo to our 52nd Dream 10X podcast!
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blog – September 04, 2022
Anyone seeking to improve in some aspect of their life needs a coach. One of my rowing goals this year is to win the Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) in the Grand Master Single Sculls category. The HOCR is one of the biggest rowing races in the world. So to strive to win a race like this takes a significant amount of time, effort, and...coaching. My rowing coach, Mike Chin, is helping me to break down this large objective into manageable, daily exercises to help me achieve this goal. A coach can help individuals as well as companies achieve their goals. Corporate Coach, Bill Campbell, helped a wide variety of Silicon Valley firms achieve explosive growth, giving him the moniker (among many others): 'Trillion Dollar Coach'.
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blog – July 24, 2022
I have had the privilege of helping to grow several small companies in my career. Helping small companies achieve rapid growth as an employee is hard, but nowhere near as hard as trying to grow a company from the ground up, on your own. Now, I am attempting to start and grow my own software company at nautilustracker.com. Just over a month into this exercise, I can tell you it is a terrifying experience. It's also a bit of a high-stakes gamble, where the upside can be significant (and let's just not think about the potential downsides). These sentiments are echoed in Jimmy Soni's recent book about the creation of PayPal: 'The Founders'. Here are our Top 5 takeaways from this extremely thorough and well-researched book.
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