{"id":4087,"date":"2015-04-26T14:23:15","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T18:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=4087"},"modified":"2015-05-10T13:29:24","modified_gmt":"2015-05-10T17:29:24","slug":"student-athletes-see-engr-145-as-an-art-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/student-athletes-see-engr-145-as-an-art-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Athletes, See ENGR 145 as an Art Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang&#8217;s 5th book, What They Don&#8217;t Teach You At Stanford Business School, launched after a Harvard Law School keynote on the New York Fashion Week runway 09-09-2009. He knows how to sniff out grand openings and crashed them with his dog Baxter. As CEO of Duck9, he spearheads to effort to get college <a href=\"https:\/\/www.101secrets.com\/general-population-credit-knowledge.htm\" target=\"_blank\">consumers get a FICO<\/a> over 750. Post H.L.S. keynote, Harvard Business wrote: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harbus.org\/2009\/What-They-Dont-Teach-4531\/\" target=\"_blank\">What They Don\u2019t Teach You at Stanford Business School<\/a>&#8221; (his latest post was done #shirtless as a yogi who &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/entrepreneurship\/setting-an-intention-for-your-sxsw-practice-at-yoga-journal-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sets an intention for SXSW<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 155px;\" width=\"156\" cellpadding=\"10\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXIaNZi3mHQ?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"260\" height=\"183\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><br \/>\nNY Fashion Week has supermodels getting a high FICO credit score because I supermodel on-the-side<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>By Larry Chiang<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Technology. Entrepreneurship.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Two words that both intimidate!!! It&#8217;s like taking an intro-to -art class where the end product could be &#8220;Pieter Bruegel&#8217;s, &#8216;Tower of Babel'&#8221; (credit Paul Graham&#8217;s book cover &#8220;Hackers and Painters&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image43.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"2464B14E-170D-4E6B-9038-33BD79290330\"><\/div>\n<div>Disclosure: Lisa Falzone took Stanford Engineering &#8220;MS&amp;E&#8221; class resulting in a masterpiece but that&#8217;s a &#8220;purposeful accidental entrepreneur #purposefulAE&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/LFalzone710\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/LFalzone710\" >https:\/\/bit.ly\/LFalzone710<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Well &#8220;technology entrepreneurship&#8221; is engineering 145 is #ENGR145. Student athletes should view it like a 4 unit art class where the worse grade you can get is an &#8220;A-&#8221;&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/592382079205122048?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/26\/15, 10:37 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>p26 &#8220;to a painter, a museum is a reference library of techniques&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jomwU4ODK1\">pic.twitter.com\/jomwU4ODK1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/592007241198219264?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/25\/15, 9:48 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Hi&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcusAllen_15\">@MarcusAllen_15<\/a>&nbsp;<br \/>Are u taking classes this summer.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ENGR145&amp;src=hash\">#ENGR145<\/a>&nbsp;helped me a lot. It&#8217;s startup-ie&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mqdCfvvx4A\">twitter.com\/unofficialatx\/\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/507394313572335617\/8Y8XrAMl_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Marcus Allen (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcusallen_15?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@MarcusAllen_15<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcusallen_15\/status\/592143718997594112?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/25\/15, 6:50 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarryChiang\">@LarryChiang<\/a>&nbsp;yes, I am! I will check it out.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My videos are a form of bad art<\/div>\n<div>But sometimes, I do a good job with my iPhone 4<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/986423068\/image_normal.jpg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Unofficial Austin (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unofficialatx?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@UnofficialATX<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unofficialatx\/status\/588010882074021892?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/14\/15, 9:08 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Coach Dawkins Hands Out &#8216;Most Improved Player&#8217; Award to Marcus Allen at Annual Awards Dinner:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kAyGNI5hed\">youtu.be\/evP1AcPiSY4?a<\/a>&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\">@YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=evP1AcPiSY4&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;a=\">Coach Dawkins Hands Out &#8216;Most Improved Player&#8217; Award to Marcus Allen at Annual Awards Dinner &#8211; YouTube<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Chris takes an &#8216;art&#8217; class for 3 hours. It&#8217;s called &#8220;his parents gave me an NLCS ticket&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OFGY7v9C4G0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Art:<\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image44.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" id=\"B0D8E1A2-937D-4127-8F2C-9D7D52F658CF\"><\/div>\n<div>Basketball and art meet.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/569246882800607232?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">2\/21\/15, 1:26 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Kobe Bryant is the sequel and mentee to Michael Jordan &#8211; (III)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23PRPRPI&amp;src=hash\">#PRPRPI<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6F5psbEldQ\">youtu.be\/JnB9bvud6IU<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/592386308728692737?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/26\/15, 10:54 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>2011, my&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23ENGR145&amp;src=hash\">#ENGR145<\/a>&nbsp;TA, &#8220;Yusef&#8221; mentored me about Kobe Bryant inside&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/austinkleon\">@austinkleon<\/a>&#8216;s book (p40). Served me well&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Baron_Davis\">@Baron_Davis<\/a>&#8216;s event 2-10-12 ny<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Austin Kleon wrote: &#8220;Steal Like An Artist&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>Gotham Chopra made a great basketball movie. Kobe Bryant. &#8220;Muse&#8221;. Mr Kobe made specific mention of a half dozen mentors.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/592384036837830656?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/26\/15, 10:45 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Muse was very good cc&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gothamchopra\">@gothamchopra<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWPO2o7UKQ\">pic.twitter.com\/KWPO2o7UKQ<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>Marcus Allen. Malcolm Allen. Brannan Scarlett. Cameron Scarlett. Have fun at the art class #Engr145<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>My art effort is is horrendous. I can&#8217;t paint. I do take pictures so that is kinda like art? Re&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23SelfieNoSelf&amp;src=hash\">#SelfieNoSelf<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<table style=\"border:1px solid black;padding:8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" style=\"width:48px;height:48px;padding-right:8px;\"><\/td>\n<td><b>Larry Chiang (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@LarryChiang<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/larrychiang\/status\/550694307007459328?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">1\/1\/15, 8:45 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The Alist party at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23WestinNYE&amp;src=hash\">#WestinNYE<\/a> was a great opportunity for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23SelfieNoSelf&amp;src=hash\">#SelfieNoSelf<\/a> pics <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qeCnLEU5ih\"><span>pic.twitter.com\/qeCnLEU5ih<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eudADPfTWiE&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/eudADPfTWiE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WVKHwYJzVVc&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed width='425' height='344' allowfullscreen='true' allowscriptaccess='always' type='application\/x-shockwave-flash' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/WVKHwYJzVVc&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \"><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 17px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); \">The good news is that even if you don&#8217;t set the world on fire with your engineering 145 project, the lowest grade you can get is an &#8220;A-&#8220;. One year I handed out an A- and the little douchebag wrote a complaint not just on the eval, but also on Quora. See Paris Hilton is the Larry Chiang of Hollywood.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Larry Chiang&#8217;s 5th book, What They Don&#8217;t Teach You At Stanford Business School, launched after a Harvard Law School keynote on the New York Fashion Week runway 09-09-2009. He knows how to sniff out grand openings and crashed them with his dog Baxter. 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