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The Unbearable Weight of Impeccable Taste
This is a reproduction of a beer, wine, and cheese pairing I did with LoMo Phillips for a Stanford alumni event.The Unbearable Weight of Impeccable Taste Tom Cruise is the world’s last great movie star. A testament to the power of flawless execution, his everyman-but-better sweet spot virtually guarantees summer blockbuster success. Tom Cruise is comfort food: consistently enjoyable but rarely memorable.[1] Nicolas Cage could not be more different. While perhaps best known for his Cruise-esque roles in mainstream movies like National Treasure, Face/Off, and The Rock, his forays into…
An American Pale
This is a reproduction of a beer and cheese pairing Naomi Laporte and I performed in February.An American Pale The 1986 animated feature An American Tail begins with a heartwarming scene: a family of poor mice in 1880s Ukraine celebrating Hanukkah. But just as Papa Mousekewitz begins to regale his son Fievel with stories of a far-off land of opportunity, their village is raided by anti-Semitic Cossack cats. With their home destroyed, there’s nothing left to do but pack up and head to the mouse utopia of Papa's tales – America. While the Mouskewitzes suffer repeated traumas on their voyage…
Startup Patent Primer
So, you've got a tech startup and you want to learn about patents? Great, you're in the right place. If you're a solo inventor, non-tech-startup small business owner, or just generally full of ideas, you might want to check out this post first. Startups often want to file patents for the wrong reasons. Before we jump into how patents can help your business, let's get something out of the way: Patents may not help you stop "copiers"... Why not? The average patent infringement lawsuit in the U.S. costs around $2,000,000. And that's for a single lawsuit - so if you're intending to sue multiple…