Dave Taylor received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993. While in school, he created the IEEE CS National Programming Contest for which he was awarded both the Lifetime Entrepreneurial Award and the Student Leadership
+ more bio informationI raise money for a living. The classic catch-22 in business is how to get the fat wads of cash you need to do the clever thing you want to do without having done the clever thing you want to do in order to demonstrate that you should be handed fat wads of cash.Here's how to break the catch-22.First, keep your day job. Your d... More..
Automated automobiles are coming soon. Remember the movie "Minority Report"? You may not see pods quite that sexy, but that is undeniably a glimpse of our future. America will probably be the last to join this future, kicking and screaming for no good reason because its infatuation with control and ownership of its vehicles, ... More..
Wealth has tested me, and poverty has liberated me.When I am flush with cash, and I have been very flush a couple times in my lucky life, I've noticed that money tested me. I spent more freely on things that do not last, particularly expensive food, and impulsive gifts for loved ones. Now, I know gifts are not all bad, but it... More..
I helped write Doom and Quake, which means I hear "I have a great idea for a game" a lot, mostly from boys ages 9 to 39.Great ideas for video games are extremely valuable. However, there isn't a market for them, so you can't actually sell them or license them. It's a silly contradiction, but there you have it.If you have a br... More..
Here's how to end the Iraqi war.We now have the technology to at least see what the heck happened when someone did something naughty, and to trace back where the jerk came from to his hive of scum and villany. Using this same technology, we can also learn to understand one another better, to run our governments more efficient... More..
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