June 2011
4 posts
ESM GROUP PARTNERS WITH USA WATER POLO TO HELP ATHLETES NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS
SACRAMENTO, CA- The ESM Group announced today a strategic alliance with USA Water Polo to provide educational services for US Water Polo members designed to help them navigate the college admissions process.
ESM will offer USA Water Polo Student-Athletes the resources to help them find their way to...
ESM College Blog: ESM GROUP PARTNERS WITH USA... →
esmcollege:
SACRAMENTO, CA- The ESM Group announced today a strategic alliance with USA Water Polo to provide educational services for US Water Polo members designed to help them navigate the college admissions process.
ESM will offer USA Water Polo Student-Athletes the resources to help them find their…
The Schiavenza Family tells its story about making it to the University of Notre Dame
BBC Sport - England 2-2 Switzerland →
April 2011
1 post
Jake got accepted to his first choice——UC Berkeley!
July 2010
2 posts
April 2010
2 posts
Snippet from an upcoming ESM Video….
February 2010
1 post
bijan sabet: Developing Chrome Extensions →
I’ve been using Google Chrome as my default browser since the day it was released. I have firefox purely as a backup for the extensions that I count on.
But more of those extensions are coming to Chrome everyday and new ones are actually coming out on Chrome first.
One of my favorite Chrome…
January 2010
1 post
December 2009
7 posts
So let’s talk traffic. We’ve got people who love this goddamn phone so much that...
– The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : A not-so-brief chat with Randall Stephenson of AT&T
Fake Steve Jobs on fire with this post.
(via bijan)
(via fred-wilson)
Google to Start Selling Own Phone Without Wireless... →
Its about Google shakes up the mobile market
Every Student Matters = ESM Mission
– billy, brent, brian, jake
Creating an operating plan for 2010
bijan:
This time of year, many venture backed startups have created or are putting together their operating plan for 2010.
Few suggestions for early stage/pre revenue companies:
1. Start with the ending. What do you want to accomplish by the end of next year and why?
2. Set quarterly objectives
Quarterly objectives help your board identify what’s going well and not well at the company. Are...
Last night I was speaking with a man whose son just graduated from Stanford Law...
– Gotham Gal (via fred-wilson)
Exactly. I have one good friend who isn’t formally educated but one of the smartest people I know. I keep telling her to teach herself how to program and she’d make a very comfortable living. When I was at Foocamp I gave a talk entitled “Where are all the minorities at...
November 2009
5 posts
University of California, Crown Jewel of... →
News 10 runs a story on students leaving California schools.
Flood of grads look beyond California universities... →
2009 coming to a close; hope for 2010
It’s hard to think that 2009 is nearing to a close so rapidly. It seems like only yesterday that we are waiting for Obama to take office and throwing the old Christmas tree out.
But with each year ending, there is a renewed hope and energy that next year will be better than the last. Over this year at ESM, we feel blessed that our mentor-based tutoring and counseling platform has been...
October 2009
1 post
Looking for a great, fun read...?
I’ve just finished Peter Mayle’s two books on life in Provence — “A Year in Provence” and “Tojours Provence”. If you are looking for a fun, relaxing and inspiring read, Mayle is simply the best. With his English wit in full swing, he details his life in the South of France with an eye for detail that makes you feel as if you are sitting at the dinner...
September 2009
1 post
Arsenal's Net Rises 37% - WSJ.com →
August 2009
2 posts
Back to Blogging
Have not posted in a long time - today I am starting back with my blog about business, life and travel. It feels good to be back. I will post once a day, and sometimes add a photo or two.
-BD
July 2009
2 posts
CrunchPad: The Launch Prototype →
June 2009
10 posts
Dream Big.
davemorin:
“Filling little gaps in another company’s product lineup is snatching nickels from the path of an oncoming steam roller.” - Platform vendors - Joel on Software
Joel has some good things to say on developers choosing which products to work on in relation to Platform vendors.
I believe it is important to dream big when you’re considering building an application on any Platform. If...
Clear Lanes Are No Longer Available →
Starting in late 2007, one of the first things we did to solve our problems was...
– Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla
As labor cost go up and environmental regulation tightens in places like China and India, we are going to see more and more manufacturing moving back to the US. Shipping cost and time to market are 2 very big negatives that exist when outsourcing manufacturing to Asia which...
This is a great clip of Fred Wilson off his website.
The Disadvantages of an Elite Education: an... →
May 2009
12 posts
Where change begins at L.A.'s Locke High School -... →
Will we see Amazon Connect soon?
bijan:
About 10 years ago, Microsoft had an idea for portable credentials with a product called Passport and later expanded into suite called Hailstorm. The basic idea: a better user experience across the web for personal information such as credentials & billing information plus other stuff.
Despite owning Hotmail and MSN, Hailstorm never caught on.
But the idea is quite interesting.
...
The public school system is failing those who need...
bijan:
Lauren and I went to a lunch yesterday and met with US Senator Michael Bennet.
Senator Bennet talked about a number of things but I felt much of his passion around his desire to fix our public schools. Prior to becoming Senator he was the superintendent for the Denver Public Schools.
He had a balanced view about the blame (all of us adults, not the kids) but he first shared a few data...
Arsenal Woes
I am not sure what has me more upset — Arsenal’s loss last week to Manchester United in the Champions League or the 4-1 thrashing we just got at the hands of Chelsea in the Preimer League.
I am looking forward to this season being over, so we can get on with a new season!