Sweet! I was just notified that I have been selected for the next round of admissions for the student-entrepreneur residence, Velocity.
My interview will last for about 30 minutes this Friday. We’ll see how that goes 
Learn more about Velocity from my older post.
- Peter Kao
I was running a routine CHKDSK on my laptop last week and according to the Vista there were some files that required moving. So, Vista moved them around for me to “solve the problem” but instead of optimizing my laptop, it self-destructed by moving BOOT records to weird places which means that my computer can’t boot up anymore!
Today, I went to the group meeting for New Venture Pathways. They are funded by CBET under the University of Waterloo’s Enterprise initiative. New Venture Pathways provide resources and tools for aspiring or existing entrepreneurs, such as local listings of seminars or events related to starting your own business.
The meeting went pretty well and the work involved seems interesting. I’m thinking of helping out in the technology area of the group (website, database etc…) and the financial area, so I’ll be (hopefully) gaining lots of experience in those areas. Joining NVP is also a great way to network with ‘key’ people
Cheers,
Peter Kao
It’s only fair that we put his face somewhere…for being the worst American president ever.
- Peter Kao
I go on TED.com while I eat sometimes. It’s a great place to listen to the greatest minds on our planet. The topics range from Technology, Economics, Design (hence, the name TED).
Today, I saw an incredible presentation from a doctor/researcher named Hans Rosling. He used the data published by the United Nations to see (graphically) the patterns of poverty, the economic performance and health of countries. The software he had used was absolutely amazing (as was his entire presentation). You can see a picture below:
He explained that we are focusing too much on the health issues of developing countries, but obviously he can explain it much better than I can so here’s his presentation below:
