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The Startup of You

“But what does Socrates say? ‘Just as one person delights in improving his farm, and another his horse, so I delight in attending to my own improvement day by day.’” —EPICTETUS, DISCOURSES, 3.5.14 he rage these days is to start your own company—to be an entrepreneur. There is no question, building a business from scratch can be an immensely rewarding pursuit. It’s why people put their whole lives into doing it, working countless hours and taking countless risks. But shouldn’t we be just as invested in building ourselves as we would be to any company? Like a start-up, we begin as just an idea: we’re incubated, put out into the world where we develop slowly, and then, over time, we accumulate partners, employees, customers, investors, and wealth. Is it really so strange to treat your own life as seriously as you might treat an idea for a business? Which one really is the matter of life and death? 

The Philosopher King

  “For I believe a good king is from the outset and by necessity a philosopher, and the philosopher is from the outset a kingly person.” —MUSONIUSRUFUS, LECTURES, 8.33.32–34 he Israeli general Herzl Halevi believes that philosophy is essential in his role as a leader and warrior. “People used to tell me that business administration is for the practical life and philosophy is for the spirit,” he said. “Through the years I found it is exactly the opposite—I used philosophy much more practically.” War and leadership offer an unending series of ethical decisions that require priorities, balance, and clarity. That’s what philosophy helps with. Plato knew this when he imagined a utopia ruled by a philosopher king. “Either philosophers should become kings,” he said in The Republic, “or those now called kings should truly and sufficiently undertake philosophy.” Marcus Aurelius was quite literally that philosopher king. What does that have to do with you? There are fewer kings these days, but w

Saputo Dairy

Company profile Saputo produces, markets, and distributes a wide array of dairy products of the utmost quality, including cheese, fluid milk, extended shelf-life milk and cream products, cultured products and dairy ingredients. Saputo are one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, the largest in Canada, the third in Argentina and the fourth in Australia. In the US, the Company ranks among the top three cheese producers and is one of the largest producers of extended shelf-life and cultured dairy products. Our products are sold in more than 40 countries under well-known brand names such as Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, Baxter, Dairyland, Dragone, DuVillage 1860, Friendship, Frigo Cheese Heads, Great Midwest, King’s Choice, Kingsey, La Paulina, Milk2Go, Neilson, Nutrilait, Ricrem, Salemville, Scotsburn, Stella, Sungold and Treasure Cave. Saputo Inc. is a publicly traded company whose shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “SAP”. Through avant-gar

Mathematics & Physics Fundamentals - Online Course

It is my strong view that algebra , trigonometry , calculus and mechanics are the fundamental building blocks for any nation's development in the sciences .   Some online courses have been planned as under :   https://sites.google.com/view/mathsmechanicsfoundation   There is no boundary barrier and rates are negotiable

Probiotics Market in India

India Probiotics Market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 13.56% over the forecast period to reach a market size of US$ 961.856 million in 2025 from US$ 448.456 million in 2019. India has emerged as the second fastest-growing major economy in the world and is expected to be one of the top three economic powers by 2025, backed by its strong institutions and trade partnerships. India is the second most populated country in the world with a population of 1.37 billion of which 62 % is below the age of 35. India’s population continues to drive annual real GDP growth with private consumption accounting for almost 60 %of GDP. Food processors, importers, wholesalers, retailers, foodservice operators are all part of a developing agribusiness sector. Apart from being a large food producer, India’s bulk, intermediate, consumer-oriented, and agricultural-related imports grew from $22 billion in 2013 to $25 billion in 2018, an increase of 10%. The market for consumer-oriented

Math Apps For Middle And High School Students

Math Apps For Middle And High School Students Mathway Mathway is a free algebra calculator with step-by-step explanations. Kahoot! Kahoot! is a game-based learning platform that offers math classes taught from on-board educators. Brilliant Brilliant teaches STEM skills with fun and challenging interactive explorations. IXL IXL provides personalized learning, along with a real-time math diagnostic test. The diagnostic designs a recommendations list based around areas you struggle. Symbolab Symbolab is a math equation calculator for algebra, trigonometry, and calculus problems. CK-12 CK-12 provides a library of free online textbooks, videos, exercises, flashcards, and real world applications for over 5000 concepts. Khan Academy Developer Description: Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom Quizlet Quizlet is a free to use app with community

Maths Video Links

5000 free math, physics, and engineering video tutorials and lectures (mathandmultimedia.com)   Here are the collections of sites with math, physics, engineering, and other sciences video tutorials.  Some sites also contains non-science videos as well. If you find a site with more than 50 videos, please inform me so I could  include it on the list. Khan Academy   – more than   2100  2600 not only for math but also includes other subjects such as economics, chemistry, physics and other fields. The math videos range from adding integers up to elementary calculus. Brightstorm  – more than 500 math videos in algebra, geometry, Precaculus and Calculus. Just Math Tutorials   – more than 1000 videos on algebra, geometry, trigonometry,  calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra MIT Open Courseware   – videos about math, engineering, sciences, and other fields. Free Video Lectures   – more than 700 (excluding Khan Academy’s which they also listed) videos. Videos include single variab