...January 2012 A year ago I noticed a pattern in the least successful startups we'd funded: they all seemed hard to talk to. It felt as if there was some kind of wall between us. I could never quite tell if they understood what I was saying. This caught my attention because earlier we'd noticed a pattern among the most successful startups, and it seemed to hinge on a different quality. We found the startups that did best were the ones with the sort of founders about whom we'd say "they can take care of themselves." The startups that do best are fire-and-forget in the sense that all you have to do is give them a lead, and they'll close it, whatever type of lead it is. When they're raising money, for example, you can do the initial intros knowing that if you wanted to you could stop thinking about it at that point. You won't have to babysit the round to make sure it happens. That type of founder is going to come back with the money; the only question is how much on what terms. It seemed odd that the outliers at the two ends of the spectrum could be detected by what appeared to be unrelated tests. You'd expect that if the founders at one end were distinguished by the presence of quality x, at the other end they'd be distinguished by lack of x. Was there some kind of inverse relation between resourcefulness and being hard to talk to? It turns out there is, and the key to the mystery is the old adage "a word to the wise is sufficient." Because this phrase is not only overused...
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...The three characteristics that are ideal to survival are believe, resourceful, and bravery. These three acknowledged what will improve a person to doing what is best for them. It’s up to you to survive if you only use the three traits that I said. One of the most important survival skill to have is to believe. If you truly don’t believe in yourself, how are you going to tell yourself to keep going or you can do it? In Lexi Youngberg Invisible she said, “ She found strength and comfort in her faith in god” ( Neville,#9)....
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...Persepolis is an autobiography written by Marjane Satrapi that takes place during the Islamic revolution. The main character of Persepolis, is a very bold character. Marjane is rebellious in a time where there is no freedom. Her acts of rebellion may not seem very rebellious to people today, but during the Islamic revolution, people had next to no freedom. Marjane also despises being controlled. Marjane is also able to get herself out of trouble in many situations. Marjane wants to show the world who she is, which is hard for her during the Islamic revolution. Marjane Satrapi is most prominently a resourceful orange temperament in view of the fact that she is resourceful, rebellious, and needs freedom. People who are of the resourceful orange temperament tend do not like to be restricted.1 In this graphic novel Marjane is very restricted because she is growing up during the Islamic revolution. Marjane disagrees with many of the rules she must follow. This leads her to start breaking...
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...inspires many people to go out and do some pretty crazy, but amazing things. In Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild, Krakauer told the epic story of when Chris McCandless dropped everything in 1988 and went on a long journey across the states and ended up in Alaska for his last big adventure. This last adventure cost McCandless his life, nevertheless he was still an amazing adventurer. He was an amazing adventurer because he was very resourceful, he was a great athlete, and perseverance First, what makes McCandless an adventurer? It has to be his trait of being resourceful. One example of this trait is him hitchhiking across the country. This was seen in the first chapter of Krakaer’s book, when Jim Gallien picked up McCandless and dropped him off at the Stampede Trail (5). This shows that he can travel by using the hand he was dealt with. Another time McCandless showed that he was resourceful by killing animals like porcupine, squirrels, and a moose. Killing these...
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...Tejanos were the Spanish inhabitants that lived in Texas and Anglo-Americans was a name given to the Americans who settled down to Mexican owned Texas Stephan F. Austin a Tejano help grant many of the Anglo-Americans entry into Texas; however; many have entered Texas illegally and faced many opposition such as the Native Americans and the Spanish living in Texas and therefore lead to the Americanization of Texas. The Anglo-Americans adapted to the indigenous Native American population and the Tejanos living in Texas by being opportunistic and resourceful. The Anglo-Americans were very opportunistic to adapt, as they were able to gain from their selfish ways. Sam Houston was sent to Texas by Andrew Jackson to help redeem his life after the...
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...running, hiding and setting up traps. In the story Rainsford’s most important traits are that he is brave, cunning and resourceful. In the story, the main character Rainsford is very brave. In the story Rainsford meets a man, he turns out to be a murderer. The man tries to convince Rainsford to go “hunting” with him, but in this case they weren't gonna be hunting deer. In the story it says “Rainsford shook his head ‘No general’ he said ‘i will not hunt’”(pg 10). This quote shows that Rainsford is brave because he knows general Zaroff could kill him but he stands up for what he believes in anyways. The word cunning describes Rainsford in the story “the most dangerous game”by Richard Connell. In the story Rainsford has to escape a man named general Zaroff, who is trying to kill him, for 3 days. He was in the woods and knew he had to throw Zaroff off so he made a bunch of tracks going in all...
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...Students has an ongoing debt clock which reflects the Canadian student loan debt of over 13.9 billion dollars, with an average debt per student upon graduation of approximately 25,000 dollars. This shouldn’t be surprising, knowing that since 1990, the average net income of middle-class families in Ontario has risen only 12.5 percent, all the while, tuition costs have risen from 2,500 dollars per year, to 6,500 dollars, an increase of an astounding 260 percent. This trend of rising tuition costs is consistent throughout the majority of Canadian provinces. Today’s Canadian post-secondary students are capable of controlling their debts, provided, they decrease their loans by minimizing their school fees and costs of living through being resourceful and staying informed. By being accepted to a post secondary institution, students have demonstrated that they have the intelligence and knowledge to succeed in their studies. Staying at university or college, however, takes more than just smarts, it takes resourcefulness. Knowing how to reduce student debt on a grand scale is important for the years after graduation. There are still plenty of ways to save money and reduce the size of student loans during the four to five years students spend in university or college. Starting with the first year, the most common costs are as follows: tuition and incidental...
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...Research Paper on iCloud Technology Introduction The Apple Corporation seems to effortlessly lead in technology advancements that attract millions of customers, and with the newest iCloud development, there is nothing stopping its success. With the invention of this easy-to-use back up and synchronization system, Apple users are able to retrieve data from multiple devices. It is beneficial in being simple and easily accessible; however, there are some legal, ethical, and security issues that must be noted when using the service. However, with emerging technology comes further research. With the ongoing research on the iCloud service, Apple workers will be able to hurdle over these issues. Background iCloud is one of the newest, most brilliant services created by the Apple Corporation. It functions as a backup system on Apple products, such as the iPhone or iPad. Instead of having to go through the trouble of remembering to back up files such as music, photos, and other files like these, data on the device is automatically backed up through iCloud every time the piece of equipment is plugged in and connected to the Wi-Fi network (Smith, 2011). This service also helps the Apple user stay in sync with each device. By having this backup system, the material is put “in the cloud” and is able to be transferred from one Apple device to another through a wireless connection (Smith, 2011). The term “iCloud” comes from the...
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...The qualities of a good leader are innovative leader, highly resourceful, open to change, and a good communicator. Innovative leader is who thinks “outside the box” and seeks to implement creativity and leadership within its field of business. Highly resourceful meaning utilizing the tools that is available and find out by asking questions. A leader must create access to information. Open to change by having the leader taking into account all points of view and be willing to change a policy, program, and cultural tradition that are no longer beneficial to the group. A good communicator that listens to his team members, by asking questions, consider all options, and leads in the right direction. (Holden Leadership Center 2009) In the business community, Steve Jobs is the prime example of a good leader, who took the Apple industry to higher levels of achievement. Steve Jobs is innovative leader, resourceful; open to change, and a good communicator. Steve Jobs, “stay hungry. stay foolish” captivated billions of people with his innovative ideas and he’s thankful to use his apple team to lend support. An innovative leader that created a iPhone project so he can assemble his team on specific roles to engage in the tech activity. Steve Jobs was very resourceful on improving iMac computers and latest versions of iPhones. He gave his team a trail of questions for improvement on weakness that lies within the computer software and hardware. In despite of let downs on...
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..._____________________________________ Date Prepared: ______________ Quality of Work: Accuracy and acceptability of work performed Outstanding 1 Highest possible quality, no mistakes Above Average 1 Few errors Average 1 No more mistakes than should be expected Fair 1 Improvement needed Unacceptable 1 Excessive errors Comments: ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Initiative: The degree to which the employee acts independently Outstanding 1 Little or no supervision needed; highly resourceful Above Average 1 Thinks and acts independently; resourceful in new situations Average 1 Requires average amount of supervision Fair 1 Requires close supervision and frequent instruction Unacceptable 1 Takes no personal initiative; constant close supervision Comments: ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Productivity: Completes the standard requirements of the job and others as assigned. Meets all deadlines and performs common tasks in a timely fashion Outstanding 1 Consistently exceeds standard requirements and always completes tasks...
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...in companies and businesses “develop and maintain all the computer systems to allow managers to operate and maintain a successful operation of business” (Burton & Kaliski, 2001). It is very important for managers to fully understand the different software applications and operating systems to perform quality and accurate communication throughout the company. “Microsoft is the most commonly used software tool” (Management Information Systems, 2012) which allows to you to create many different types of documents for any area of the MIS. Microsoft Word along with PowerPoint and Excel are applications used for specific tasks and is timely and efficient in improving business operations. On a personal view, these applications have been very resourceful in completing assignments and tasks in the home, school and job. Accounting Information Systems In accounting...
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...things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises” (29). This is a quintessential element in “The Alchemist.” Santiago, the main character, embarks on a journey after a dream reveals to him a destination of hidden treasure in the Egyptian desert. Each day Santiago faces new challenges on the road to his treasure, and each time he accepts these challenges and turns them into steps that bring him closer to his treasure. The author makes Santiago very relatable throughout the novel by creating the absence of a name. Allowing a reader to immediately place themselves in The Boy’s perspective and apply his attitude their life. This attitude is the attitude of the Alchemist, a resourceful person who takes advantage of every obstacle in their way. However, not only does The Boy become resourceful, he immerses himself in the quest for his dream. “Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal...
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...that has become intolerant to any kind of deviation with regards to a person’s appearance or their abilities. The reader is introduced into another world called Waknuk by the main character, David Strorm. David is a ten year old boy when the novel opens and a sixteen year old as it closes. David is a telepath and is part of an exclusive group who is able to communicate with others with similar telepathic abilities. Being in the society of Waknuk which believes in having no deviants and all members of their society to follow and failure to meet the standards would mean death, David and his telepathic friends have to conceal their identities. David is a young man living a double life to save his own. He is curious, trustworthy, and a resourceful. He questions everything he is told and ignores what he is supposed to lawfully abide by. David is curious and free-thinking. He doesn’t agree with the widely held belief that mutants are sinful and sent by the devil. He consistently questions the validity of The Definition of Man. David and his Uncle Axel want to prove to everyone in the world and all the people of Waknuk that everybody does not have to look the same or act the same or be the same in every way. Also due to his curious nature, David is the one to discover Sophie and her secret. He throws question after question at Sophie when they first meet, “’What’s your name?”(page 7) and ‘Where’s your home?’(page 7)” in an effort to gain more information about her and to satisfy...
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...Ms. Hunt ENG3U0-B July 20th 2015 Not All Heroes Wear Capes Superman is a well-known superhero who succeeds in protecting others. However, being a protector does not mean that one must be a superhero. George Milton, in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, is not a superhero but is characterized as a protector. The novella is about two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Smalls, who travel together during the Depression in order to find work. Unfortunately, they get into all sorts of mishaps because of Lennie. The two men have a dream to one day own a farm, but Lennie’s mental disability proves to be a far greater obstacle than anticipated. George Milton is a common man but shows the qualities of a superhero through his caring, resourceful, and selfless personality. Without these traits, George would not travel with Lennie, for he would have no reason to. Perhaps then, the ending of the novella would not end as tragically as it did. Firstly, Steinbeck depicts George as a caring person through his actions and attitude towards situations. At the start of the book, Lennie is seen drinking water from a river. When George sees this he says, “Lennie, for God’ sakes don’t drink so much […] you gonna be sick like you was last night. […] You never oughta drink water when it ain’t running, Lennie” (3.) George is looking out for Lennie, and is concerned that he will get sick from drinking the water, thus showing how compassionate George is since he cares for Lennie’s wellbeing....
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...What Does it Mean to be Well-Educated David Croucher Bachelor of Theology, Turabian Format Liberty University Online My definition of a good education has always been graduating high school and an accredited college with a degree until I read Kohn’s article. It is true that high school and collegiate work can further you in life, but good grades and a degree alone do not in itself equate to a good education. A good education is not defined by pure knowledge or place of learning but rather the type of information taught that can be used throughout life in a meaningful and resourceful manner. “For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life” (Proverbs 6:23, KJV). A good education is a conglomeration of many different things, so it cannot be just schooling. It cannot be defined only as excellent grades, seat time at school, memorization, or knowledge of useless information in preparing for life. A good education, in other words, cannot be defined as purely a formal education in itself. I am acquainted with people who are very intelligent and book smart, and have completed their collegiate time and degree, but still do not have the ability to utilize the information they have gleaned from various teachings in a classroom. Another false definition of a good education is just utilizing good common sense you may have been given. There must be a learning process involved in each situation to constitute an education. ...
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