“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE. Keep this constantly in mind. Weak desire brings weak results, just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
- Napoleon Hill
#UAE_Codes is a great initiative by @HHShkMohd to attract the best coders around the globe to live in UAE. Looking forward to their hackathons and the solutions that came out of them. exciting times for all the hackathon hackers.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of launching Twitch, I thought I’d share some of the lessons I learned along the way. Each of these insights could probably be expanded into an essay, of course. Like the ones you would want me to expand on in the future.
A real investment leads to real output in the future.
Like investing in seeds and fertilizer that produces fruit, or building a hospital that serves people
Bitcoin is not a real investment
Stripe is known for product excellence. The team has consistently launched products that are loved & thrive.
It's a key reason they're valued at $36 billion.
But they should also be known for content & community excellence. It's why they get 1M+ mos visits. [THREAD] 🧵
The IMF and @WorldBank call on all official bilateral creditors to suspend debt payments from the world’s poorest countries (IDA) that request forbearance. Read our joint statement here: https://t.co/Y4vqc1vx38 #COVID19#coronavirus
And in times of mourning, I sit by the wise
Laughing at them,
And laughing at myself
I'm maddened with cares, and tired of searching
Is that what I'm here for? I don't understand.
If I don't regret sin, I don't boast of sinning either.
Yesterday a seed, today a flower, tomorrow I'll turn to dust;
I am a gust of wind blowing over the desert garden-
Now, a breeze, now rain, at times I sear in flames,
But I move ever onwards-
I'll be lost If I stand still.
“Any fool can criticise, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.”
― Dale Carnegie
It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong. In that simple statement is the key to science.