Marvin LiaoLessons in Living a Dolce Life: My Italian TripI came to Italy for a VC friend’s wedding in September 2023 in Apulia. Ended up staying at this very nice 1400 year old B&B hotel, in the…5h ago15h ago1
Marvin LiaoBe a Pioneer: Immigrants Are the Best EntrepreneursLouis L’amour was one of the best Western writers in America. There was a beautiful passage he wrote in the intro to the Sackett series…2d ago2d ago
Marvin LiaoMarvin’s Best Weekly Reads October 6th, 2024“A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job.” — Michael Larsen4d ago4d ago
Marvin LiaoEveryone Has Problems: Why You Should be Kind to EveryoneI have a staple of movies that I can always go to that bring me great joy. Movies that I never get tired of watching when I am on long…5d ago5d ago
Marvin LiaoA Good YearI saw this movie back when it came out in 2006 in my Yahoo! jet set days. It stars Russell Crowe as a hard driving, world class a — hole…Oct 3Oct 3
Marvin LiaoThe Kids Are Not Alright: The Repercussions of ZIRP Era 2018–2022I invest in people and early stage startups. At least that is what I did for the last 10.5 years.Oct 1Oct 1
Marvin LiaoMarvin’s Best Weekly Reads September 29th, 2024“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.” — Benjamin FranklinSep 29Sep 29
Marvin LiaoThe Silent Pandemic After the Pandemic: The Global Mental Health CrisisI emerged out of the Covid pandemic lockdown bubble in 2021 but only really started reconnecting with many old friends and acquaintances in…Sep 28Sep 28
Marvin LiaoThe Magic of Modern Air Travel: Refuge in the SkyI wrote this post after a trip to Australia. It should be magic that I’m leaving Perth on a Saturday morning and arriving Saturday morning…Sep 26Sep 26
Marvin LiaoOnly the Paranoid SurviveTech legend, Andy Grove’s autobiography is one of the best books written regarding thriving in the fast paced business world of Silicon…Sep 24Sep 24