Dan Tran

The Curious Case of Atlassian

dantran — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:43:24 GMT

There’s a company in Australia that’s growing at a tremendous rate, but isn’t receiving enough mind share in the business world. So far I’ve read about three business practices employed by Atlassian that stands out from the ty

Education was on Steve Jobs’ Mind Towards the End of His Life

dantran — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:01:02 GMT

While I thoroughly enjoyed Walter Isaacson’s detailed biography on Steve Jobs, most of the book’s recounted stories expounded upon what we already know about him through anecdotes and interviews. What piqued my interest, however, were the

Why Education Startups Haven’t Succeeded, Yet

dantran — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:36:32 GMT

I was one of the six people that met with Avichal to ask for his opinion regarding the education space. I remember speaking with him while we were still undergraduate students, and his company, PrepMe, was starting to receive traction.

His provo

A Steve Jobs Film Should Be Saved for the Next Generation

dantran — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:46:54 GMT

How soon is too soon for a movie studio to capitalize on the d

Why Marc Andreessen Won’t Recognize the Tech Bubble

dantran — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 23:36:34 GMT

If there’s such a thing as virtual hero worshipping, then I have it, for Marc

What I’ve Learned from Phil Jackson

dantran — Sat, 28 May 2011 00:02:21 GMT

Friend or foe, fan or victim, we will all miss Philip Douglas Jackson. He wo

Save NPR! Our Most Memorable ‘Fresh Air’ Interviews

dantran — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:29:00 GMT

Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers and Reading Rainbow, and other various daytime PBS programming played important roles in my development as a youth. Each episode wrapped education over a ball of entertainment, or was it the other way around?

Of course,

Opportunity Lost

dantran — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:57:57 GMT

Hulking, muscle-men with bulging biceps grunting angrily at the mirror while blowing kisses at themselves. Decrepit couples blanching their already pale skins in the jacuzzi, in complete denial of their workout facade. Big-buxomed housewives spending

The Mad Men Behind Our Super Bowl Commercials

dantran — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:15:44 GMT

Technology may come and go, but advertising will remain for as long as people have idle money to spend.<

The Beginning of the End for Bookstores

dantran — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:05:58 GMT

For all the societal progress the future promises, there is one inevitability that saddens me: not being able to bring my children to a bookstore.

Indeed, the proliferation of e-readers and digital books has led to a steadying decline in retail