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The Valley – great short on Silicon Valley and entrepreneurship by @seanchoe

An all-around good guy working in IT here in Korea, Sean Choe, put this together while on a quick tour of the States. One of the really great messages is from the guy at Rock You, Jia Shen. He talks about building respect by creating and running a good business rather than working for a big, established company. He seems to be speaking directly to the Korean experience. The fact that you don’t have to work for the big guys (Samsung, Naver, etc.) to be considered a success is so foreign to many in Korea (particularly parents).

I think I’ll show this to my students and get their feedback on the messages. Many of them are at a point in their lives and a point in Korean history when being entrepreneurs is looking like a good option.

John Cleese on Creativity

I love John Cleese as a comedian and his talk on creativity is no disappointment. He makes some great points, particularly about the need to disconnect, at times, to center yourself and let your mind both wander and focus. This disconnection isn’t just from technology, but also from the bonds of our daily lives. The minutia that keep us from reaching our potential.

Of course the message to me is, stop blogging and Tweeting this and read your students’ papers 🙂

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