Archive for the “Good” category

I’m Giving Back

by mikekarnj on September 7, 2010

I’ll be using the Jetblue AYCJ pass from September 7th – October 6th for a vacation (I haven’t taken a proper one in over two years!) While on my month-long vacation, I’d love to volunteer at an innovative non-profit organization (…)

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College, Inc.

by mikekarnj on August 11, 2010

If I had all the time and money in the world, I would spend it on documentaries that create world-shaking change that ultimately shift the ways things are done in culture, society, and the world. My favorite documentaries include The (…)

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Wrapping up the World Series of Good

by mikekarnj on July 15, 2010

“I call!” Those were the last two words that came out of my mouth at the 2010 World Series of Poker. It was Day 3 of WSOP with 1,800 remaining players out of the original starting field of 7,319 (and (…)

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Charity Project: World Series of Good

by mikekarnj on November 8, 2009

It’s no secret that I like playing poker.  It’s one of the best games in the world that combines strategy, decision making, competition, math, statistics, psychology, behavior, patterns, etc.  And you can win a lot of money playing poker, so (…)

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The Paypal Google Mafia

by mikekarnj on August 29, 2008

“I had one of the best jobs in the world,” said Chris Sacca, who left Google. “But there is a world of opportunity.” Last week, when I was at the VCU Brandcenter, I gave a presentation called “Start Brands, Not (…)

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