{"id":4114,"date":"2015-04-29T12:56:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-29T16:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=4114"},"modified":"2015-05-08T18:36:31","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T22:36:31","slug":"thats-so-messed-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/thats-so-messed-up\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;That&#8217;s so messed up&#8221;"},"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>The world is sometimes messed up. I went to a public school like Cal. Trust me when I say I&#8217;ve seen more than my statistical share of messed up shitake*<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I&#8217;m Larry &#8220;Brass-balls&#8221; Chiang. I cut my teeth blogging a TC article that got two deans and an admin fired**. I don&#8217;t take threats to undergrads and poor treatment of public school kids laying down. I take action to reverse a wrong-doing***<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here is a wrong <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startberkeley&amp;src=hash\">#startberkeley<\/a>. Rachel Tsao wanted to do an Entrepreneur Week. She&#8217;s an undergrad. She could not call it &#8220;Cal entrepreneur Week&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?feature=youtu.be&amp;v=Y0Q2mBE1tT0&amp;a=\">Cal Founders Will Speak at #CalEweek (in theory) &#8211;<\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/3411684931\/bd26194fa93733b624ec22966dbdb9d9_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/593449036171976706?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/29\/15, 9:17 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CalEweek&amp;src=hash\">#CalEweek<\/a>\u00a0is a sequel to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23StanfordEweek&amp;src=hash\">#StanfordEweek<\/a>, sequeled by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23UTeWeek&amp;src=hash\">#UTeWeek<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BUzz5xeMiQ\">m.youtube.com\/watch?feature=\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px;\">Cal has a tradition of great founders.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid black; padding: 8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"bottom\">\n<td width=\"48\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/986423068\/image_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/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\/593442670669856769?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">4\/29\/15, 8:52 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Cal, YC Founders Will Speak at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23CalEweek&amp;src=hash\">#CalEweek<\/a>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jZQwCwnKXE\">youtu.be\/Y0Q2mBE1tT0?a<\/a>\u00a0via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YouTube\">@YouTube<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">As an Asian founder who dumbed down and sandbagged for success, I recognize and encourage Asian founders from Cal to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yup, the same Larry Chiang from #ENGR145, Stanford Engineering 145, Technology Entrepreneurship.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Yes, YC used to come to Cal for #StartupSchool. But then Cal wanted to charge and then YC&#8217;s &#8220;Startup School&#8221; never came back. YC is 40 minutes away in Mountain View, CALIF<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-family: Helvetica;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;feature=youtube_gdata_player\"><embed src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/OFGY7v9C4G0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"><\/embed><\/a><\/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\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/1145592453\/BE_Logo__RGB__normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>Berkeley Engineering (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cal_engineer?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@Cal_Engineer<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cal_engineer\/status\/402521856672280577?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">11\/18\/13, 11:41 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Happening now: Berkeley Entrepreneurship Week:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EGZrxraApn\">ow.ly\/qWFjL<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startberkeley&amp;src=hash\">#startberkeley<\/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\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/535663278131671040\/b2WpDWwq_normal.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>Cal (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cal?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@Cal<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cal\/status\/402860268876599296?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">11\/19\/13, 10:05 AM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>This week: Berkeley Entrepreneurship Week, FREE &amp; open to students &amp; public, 7 pm-9 pm, RSVP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cl7NdrsVaz\">bit.ly\/I2UVm7<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startberkeley&amp;src=hash\">#startberkeley<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23cal&amp;src=hash\">#cal<\/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\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/489158549944008704\/CUBFzSPL_normal.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>Y Combinator (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ycombinator?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@ycombinator<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ycombinator\/status\/404046263500304384?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">11\/22\/13, 4:38 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>YC&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilikevests\">@ilikevests<\/a>\u00a0will be judging Berkeley Entrepreneurship Week&#8217;s Demo Day tonight. Come say hi:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sue8YWi1zM\">berkeleyeweek.com<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startberkeley&amp;src=hash\">#startberkeley<\/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\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/589707340351438848\/dcAc_E7n_normal.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>Kevin Hale (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilikevests?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@ilikevests<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilikevests\/status\/404101691483512833?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">11\/22\/13, 8:18 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Many thanks to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startberkeley&amp;src=hash\">#startberkeley<\/a>\u00a0for inviting me to speak. As promised, here are my slides:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E9yfjuSYXY\">speakerdeck.com\/roundedbygravi\u2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div><\/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\" style=\"width: 48px; height: 48px; padding-right: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/437092120738816000\/IrGFj6VO_normal.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/td>\n<td><b>Sunny Juneja (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunnyrjuneja?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">@SunnyRJuneja<\/a>)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunnyrjuneja\/status\/404728489124708352?refsrc=email&amp;s=11\">11\/24\/13, 1:49 PM<\/a><\/div>\n<div>If you missed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ilikevests\">@ilikevests<\/a> (YC Partner) keynote at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23startberkeley&amp;src=hash\">#startberkeley<\/a>, check out his older talk at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/POQ54tm6go\">youtube.com\/watch?v=tBWFfx\u2026<\/a> similar &amp; awsome!<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>It&#8217;s true. I&#8217;m the one that introduced Jessica Ma to PG at YC.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"A9F2DB3E-6F21-4B4A-808C-A76641618A85\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image58.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>Get an SPG #AmexDuck9 card and you can sleep free at W hotel for sxsw or the Super Bowl<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>YC will just accept people like that. While I won&#8217;t meet you for a coffee at Coupa, you&#8217;re free to cold email any YC partner and cc me &#8220;Larry @<a href=\"https:\/\/duck9.com\">duck9.com<\/a>&#8221; is for spam. Chiang9. Yes, that includes YC partner &#8220;Peter&#8221;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Learn to cold email as a cal CS major. I would google Evan Reas. He backdoored a cs degree after an MBA. Yup, he&#8217;s YC too<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>*College student dropout rate due to credit card debt in 2008 was astronomical<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>** See TechCrunch SSE labs article I wrote.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>*** Card Act helped my eliminate college student dropouts due to credit card debt<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Obvi, as solo founder of #CalEWeek, you, the Cal engineering undergrad, are free to use it. I&#8217;m larry<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"FEA5B13A-F505-4238-BF40-726D0A83EF08\" src=\"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/image59.jpeg\" alt=\"image.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<div>meet Kirby Chiang, cal grad.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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. 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