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David Hall has been my boss for the past 10 years. I have worked a little on some of these projects over the years but I work for the oil & gas part of the comp
by mrchucklepants 10y ago
David Hall has been my boss for the past 10 years. I have worked a little on some of these projects over the years but I work for the oil & gas part of the company that was sold to Schlumberger. David has lots of ideas, many I have helped him kill quickly. Some are great though and have lead to major innovations in diamond technology, oil & gas drilling, and a growing number of other fields.
- noobermin 10y agoHe sounds like an idea-man, someone similar to a lot of people here on HN.
- j2bax 10y agoNot sure if this is meant in a positive way or negative way... If negative, I'd say, an idea-man with the funds to see his ideas through to completion isn't your typical Hey I have an idea, want to build it for me for rev share type of guy that is typically lambasted around here...
- noobermin 10y agoI actually meant it positive, but you're right, he's not just a big-thinker, he actually has the ability to bring his ideas into fruition.
- neurotech1 10y agoSounds like (Google) X: come up with new, off the wall, solutions and then kill them by figuring out why they'd fail. https://www.ted.com/talks/astro_teller_the_unexpected_benefit_of_celebrating_failure?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/astro_teller_the_unexpected_benefi...
- 0xdeadbeefbabe 10y agoSo here's a free idea: When you are serving people cake do you wad it up in a ball and throw it at them?