Tilo Mitra

A great post from my friend, Rajesh Kumar, on what makes Waterloo unique: Waterloo’s message, at least within the confines of the University’s walls, is this: Learn to deal with shit thrown at you from all directions. And be able to do it all at the same time with minimal resources. Get a whole bunch …

I pushed a new version of the YUI GridBuilder recently. It includes a fix for the Chrome 25 inline-block issue, and pulls in Grids as of YUI 3.9.0. The app also looks prettier, and has unit test coverage. Check it out and try using it for your next project..

Check out this awesome video. I play a small role in it!

From Paul Graham’s recent post on Black Swan Farming: The first time Peter Thiel spoke at YC he drew a Venn diagram that illustrates the situation perfectly. He drew two intersecting circles, one labelled “seems like a bad idea” and the other “is a good idea.” The intersection is the sweet spot for startups. This …