Alvin Foo
@alvinfoo • 162,689 subscribers
Venture Partner | ex-Google | Decoding AI • Motivational stories on innovation & resilience • Tesla/SpaceX insights 🚀
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PHD is good but please don’t waste time… - Lee Kuan Yew 😂
Alvin Foo1,466,619 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад
The way you speak determines how others listen to you.
Alvin Foo1,207,338 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад
One of the best explanation videos about the dynamics of the Middle East. And why sometimes they seem so confusing.
Alvin Foo1,149,221 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
An accidental slip became the brightest moment of the show. What made it special wasn’t the mistake, it was the response. Teammates immediately stepped in to support one another, turning an awkward moment into a powerful reminder of what teamwork looks like. The best teams aren’t the ones that never fall. They’re the ones that always lift each other up.
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This high school teacher in Alabama is describing a dynamic that’s already in plain view. Wealthy kids are prohibited from playing with tablets and don’t get smartphones until 15-16. Low-income households, on the other hand rely on these devices as babysitting aids. The result is apparent by kindergarten. Teacher after teacher has told me, “We can tell which kids have their own iPads from how distracted and anxious they are.”
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In Guangdong, China, a 12-year-old girl helped her mother communicate with a foreign client about pricing for an international trade order. The client repeatedly asked for a lower price, saying the deal would not go through otherwise. The girl stayed calm and reasoned with the client confidently, eventually helping close the deal. What a smart and capable young girl!
Alvin Foo293,284 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад
Mohammed Qahtani, the winner of the Toastmasters World Championship of Public Speaking, brilliant speech! 👍
Alvin Foo2,700,104 просмотров • 2 лет назад
Elon Musk Drops Truth Bomb: China’s Army of Brilliant, Relentless Talent Is Far More Powerful Than Most Outsiders Realize Elon Musk, speaking candidly in a recent interview, cut through the noise: “I want to emphasize the sheer number of smart, talented people in China who work very hard… I think most people outside of China don’t understand the power of China. It really is something special.” Musk is right. China produces a massive volume of rigorously trained STEM talent, hundreds of thousands of engineers and scientists annually, combined with an unmatched cultural drive for disciplined execution. This shows up in lightning-fast infrastructure builds, EV manufacturing dominance, high-speed rail scale, and surging research output. The deeper lesson is universal and inspiring: when raw population-scale intelligence meets relentless hard work and focused systems, it generates extraordinary capability. This isn’t zero-sum. It’s a reminder that human potential, properly harnessed, reshapes the world. Nations and individuals serious about the 21st century should study these strengths without illusion or sentimentality. Underestimating this reality is a strategic mistake. Progress demands clear-eyed recognition of what actually works.
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“It’s just money. It’s made up.” Money is nothing more than a shared belief system. Paper. Numbers on a screen. A social contract. The real currency? Value. Every dollar earned is a reflection of a problem solved, a need fulfilled, or a life improved. Too many people chase money. The smartest people chase value. Because when you create enough value, money follows. Markets will boom. Markets will crash. History repeats. But one principle never changes: Create value. Get rewarded. Money is the scorecard, not the game.
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What an incredible human! Jordan Adams just ran the London marathon with a 25kg fridge strapped to his back to raise money for frontotemporal dementia. He ran alongside his brother. The fridge represents the invisible weight people carry that nobody else can see. Their mum Geraldine was diagnosed with FTD at just 47. She's one of 12 family members they've lost to the disease. Two years after losing her, both brothers found out they carry the MAPT gene mutation. A 99.9% chance they'll both be diagnosed with FTD themselves. They'll likely become symptomatic in their early 40s. Today they're in Ireland beginning 32 more marathons across all 32 counties together. They've already raised nearly £500,000. They want to reach a million.
Alvin Foo116,004 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад
