Since the beginning of the pandemic, my media consumption has gone up in a noticeable way. Over the past year and a half, while many people spent countless hours binge watching Netflix and Hulu shows, I have found myself watching YouTube more often than any other medium. I am quite impressed by the quantity andContinue reading “My YouTube Education”
Category Archives: World we live in
The State of Solar
This week, I was a guest on my friend Fabrice Grinda‘s Playing with Unicorns show. We talked about the state of the solar energy industry.
Yuval Noah Harari
I find Yuval Noah Harari to be one of the most impressive philosophers / historians / anthropologists of our time. I heard other intellectuals put down his works arguing that he does not introduce anything new to the realm of social sciences. What makes Harari special for me is the way he conveys and packages those facts andContinue reading “Yuval Noah Harari”
Things will never be the same
I humbly predict the following changes in human behavior in the post-Corona world. It will be interesting to look back at this post in a few years. People will realize that slowing down is actually not so bad. We will realize that a slower life style with less commuting, less consumption, less travel, and moreContinue reading “Things will never be the same”
Bear Markets
On March 16th, many people are wondering where does this market dip end? I don’t know. In the past century, bear markets lasted as little as 2 months and as long as 34 months. Average bear market lasted 11 months with a 26% dip. At this point we are less than 1 month into thisContinue reading “Bear Markets”
Life is Easy. Less is More.
In the West, we value ambition, accomplishment, progress, competition, productivity, civilization, order, and innovation. These are noble values. In our quest for achievements along these values, we frequently, or should say I frequently, find myself overwhelmed by the activities, decisions, and options that I have to consider and choose from. In those moments, I findContinue reading “Life is Easy. Less is More.”
Shades of Grey = Free
Many people like to think of the world in black and white. “I am this therefore can’t be that.” Best example of that for me was growing up. I was born in Turkey. So I was born a Turk. The prevalent way of thinking around me was – you are Turk, therefore you are toContinue reading “Shades of Grey = Free”
The dirty secret of capitalism
Almost everyone likes whistle blowers, unless the whistle blower is ratting out a system that benefits them. What I like better is when powerful insiders talk transparently about how a broken system is benefiting them more than it should. In this talk, entrepreneur/investor, Nick Hanauer is doing exactly that. Some people find this act hypocriticalContinue reading “The dirty secret of capitalism”
Fractals
I did some reading up on fractals and fractal geometry today. Fascinating subject. Fractal is defined as a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales,Continue reading “Fractals”
Mindset Shifts
I recently came across this graphic which summarizes the mindset shifts that are necessary to compete in today’s business environment. I would add to this list one more shift: Competing > to > Creating In the west, we are conditioned to compete. Just compete on the tracks that are presented to us. Many of usContinue reading “Mindset Shifts”
Kerim Baran 