Although I haven’t posted much about it on this blog, many of you know that I have spent the last year and a half helping to foster more/better entrepreneurship at my alma mater, Rice University. Six months ago I officially accepted the role of Entrepreneur in Residence at the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership, anContinue reading “A Spark of Entrepreneurship at Rice”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
My Brother’s Wedding
Last weekend Katie and I went to St. Petersburg, Florida, for my brother’s wedding. It was hot and humid, but somehow we didn’t mind at all. Katie set us up in a B&B near all the action. It was cute, quaint, and very energy- and water-efficient, which we obviously appreciated. If anyone else is travelingContinue reading “My Brother’s Wedding”
TEDx Talk About Entrepreneurship
Last year I was honored to be asked to speak about entrepreneurship at Rice’s “Unconvention” in celebration of its centennial year. Instead of talking about lean startup, customer development, fundraising, or many of the other very well covered topics out there, I chose to focus on a framework for entrepreneurship that is, well, unconventional. MyContinue reading “TEDx Talk About Entrepreneurship”
The Dude Ranch
Two weekends ago Katie and I were excited to host our first house guests since remodeling our house. Peter, a good friend from business school, and his girlfriend came into town from New York and it was the first time in Houston for both of them. They arrived late Friday night, so we just wentContinue reading “The Dude Ranch”
Weekend in NYC – Part 2
Last Saturday was a long, wonderful day in NYC. We started with brunch at Rosemary’s in Greenwich Village, not a far walk from where we were staying. The weather was wonderful for such a walk: sunny and clear, great for enjoying all the snow of the night before! Rosemary’s was excellent, too. Apparently much ofContinue reading “Weekend in NYC – Part 2”
Weekend in NYC – Part 1
Katie and I had a wonderful weekend in New York City. As much as I travel, both domestically and abroad, I actually haven’t been to NYC since before I started blogging – and Katie had never been at all. One major reason is that I have never really loved NYC. Part of that is justContinue reading “Weekend in NYC – Part 1”
Secure Base In the Office and Gym
As I’ve posted before, I’m a big fan of IMD Professor George Kohlrieser‘s advocacy of secure base leadership. Quick summary: as children we gain confidence to take risks (like learning to walk) because we have secure bases (like Mom) to pick us up if we fail (like falling down). We carry this pattern with usContinue reading “Secure Base In the Office and Gym”
ABB Houston 5k Race Report
This morning I set a new 5k PR in the ABB Houston 5k! I haven’t run a race since early last summer, but I resolved this year that I would integrate more races into my ongoing workout routine. Instead of training for 5k and 10k races and then running just a couple of them, eachContinue reading “ABB Houston 5k Race Report”
James Bond Songs
Some of my previous James Bond rankings have stirred up a bit of debate and this one is likely to as well: my ranking of James Bond theme songs! As with my other rankings, there are broadly three categories: great songs that are still memorable and good today, songs that aren’t so great/memorable but areContinue reading “James Bond Songs”
James Bond Cars
Today’s ranking: James Bond’s best cars: 1. Aston Martin DB5 – this beautiful silver sports car was featured in multiple movies (Goldfinger, Thunderball, Skyfall) and cameo’ed in a few more. The original spy car, it had machine guns, rocket launchers, smoke screen, tire slashers, and a rear bullet shield. This was the Batmobile of BondContinue reading “James Bond Cars”