I am overwhelmed by the opportunities available within the Stanford community, and by the opportunities offered to us by the neighborhood and those further away. My boss told me a few times that I was crazy to leave a successful company where I was one of the most senior employees — but however much [...]
I haven’t posted about long-term plans in about 6 months because I had to get things in order with my current employer before going public. Now I finally have.
On June 21 I start a 1-year Masters of Science degree at Stanford University in Management Science & Engineering. My job here is great and [...]
I was talking to a friend in college who will likely go straight to a PhD after he graduates the other night about life outside of academia, given my 1 year of experience.
It made me realize how great business is. For a liberal arts grad it can be scary that there are no guarantees [...]
When new students arrive at Pomona in the fall, they always sit through the requisite slideshows and welcome speeches. They are told these will be the most exciting years of their lives. They are told to make the most of it. They are assured that everyone else is as nervous as they [...]
I haven’t updated in a while.
If you’re interested in public education drop me a line. Between three and eight years from now I’m going to call you back. Promise.
This weekend was fun. On Saturday I got up at 6am to go to LA (conference at Occidental) and give a talk on the Electoral College (based on my thesis, yeah I give that talk a lot). It went well because I gave the exact same talk in my Math Forum class on [...]
Check out what you can do when you’re not doing homework! (And check out what a dork I can be!) Just find a good pangram and fiddle around.
I think the closest shape to a U (besides the U) is an upside-down question mark. What do you think?
Sixty liquor jugs is a lot.
I’m [...]
at least, I think so.
I just got back on Sunday from the big annual math conference and it was hella tight. Through an online bulletin board, I found a roommate who’s about to get his Ph.D. from UC Riverside and turned out to be really cool. A good drinking buddy (see photo) and [...]