Nov
19
External Blog Post: A Look Into The Future
Posted by: David Tran | November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment
From issues regarding euro-zone antics to reports of recent sport headlines, this Economist blog can be perceived at first glance as nothing out of the ordinary; except, it isn’t like anything I have ever read before. Titled ‘The World in 2012: Cassandra,” the blog focuses on past historic information and formulates predictions for the upcoming […]
Nov
13
Response to Rachael Reddy’s Blog Post
Posted by: David Tran | November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Here is a link to my comment on Rachael Reddy’s blog post. Rachael wrote on the leading innovative ways of Facebook and how it changed the way people socialized with one another. https://blogs.ubc.ca/areyoureddy/2011/11/09/entrepreneurial-genius/ The topic of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg as being an ‘entrepreneurial genius’ caught my attention as I completely agree with Rachael’s point […]
Nov
9
15 Percent Is More Than Enough
Posted by: David Tran | November 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment
If not for a certain entrepreneurial company, our daily lives would be significantly inefficient and certain beloved products would cease to exist. This company is of course, 3M, a global conglomerate consisting of scientists in its history, whom invented a series of prominent items today, most knowingly Post-It Notes. Although 3M employee Art Fry stumbled […]
Nov
6
Response to Jeremy Kwan’s Blog Post
Posted by: David Tran | November 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment
Here is a link to my comment on Jeremy Kwan’s blog post. Jeremy wrote on the issue of America’s 401(k) retirement plan system and the recent controversy surrounding it. https://blogs.ubc.ca/jeremykwan/2011/10/24/time-to-retire-the-401k/ The topic of whether or not the 401(k) retirement plan should be abolished has raised my interest on the matter. From reading Jeremy’s post and […]