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I'm never going to try if you ask for my CC up front though. Sorry.
There are thousands of tablets that need to be translated still, so this would be really useful as a starting point
Look up his book Underworld
I'd expect a fund like Sequoia to at least look at financials. Or corp structure and governance.
But apparently not.
Most countries don't allow you to just expatriate income to skip taxes while still living in your local country.
"There is a natural tendency for people with big egos and big motors who get to be CEOs who like to do big things and to become bigger spending other people's money. Normally, when big deals come along [for approval] management has already made the deal anyway, they have investment bankers there that will go through a little ritual - I've never seen one come in and do a presentation which says it's a dumb idea! They know what the answer is supposed to be, and it becomes a little game."
Try more crazy things, you'd be surprised how often it can work out.
I wish the Americans can keep their weird culture war within their own borders.
* viewing a session as a vacation of the mind and giving yourself permission to let go of pressing life matters for a bit
* reframing thoughts like "how much time is left?" as being part of the passing mental landscape which can be noted and let go
* realizing there are stages in a session, ie settling, concentrating, spreading awareness, watching and such.