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The highlight of last year’s Charité Entrepreneurship Summit in Berlin has been the closing keynote of seriel entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel. Thiel, a founder of Paypal and early investor in Facebook is not only a billionaire but one of the most forward thinking and disruptive thinkers out there. His conservative, or I’d rather say libertarian attitude, has brought him a quite some criticism, but at the same time he’s also widely recognized as one of the most successful entrepreneurs these days. In the following videos, you’ll see Peter Thiel talking about a variety of topics. What’s striking about them, apart from the actual content, is the strong believe and passion Thiel conveys through his keynote. He seems to be so sure about the things he talks about and so confident that you tend to agree on many aspects. The footage has not been shared publically yet and has now appeared on YouTube. It is copyrighted by the Charité Stiftung, which organizes the annual Charité Entrepreneurship Summit. Enough, sit back and no matter if you are a physician, entrepreneur or somebody thinking outside the box, you should watch those videos and dive into the following Q&A. Enjoy!       […]

The floor is open for discussion, we like to know your opinions. This will be my first post of the kind and hope to follow up with many more. Most of the valuable substance of these type of posts will come from the comments area and social media discussions. The goal: get a convergent conclusion about the topics we discuss. ____________________ The story: Marky Jones is a 27 year-old charming young man who followed the advice from his parents and graduated from high school with honors, entered in a well-recognized college of engineering (a career well-suited for his smarts) and graduated top of his class. He was doing great on the path to work and develop a career in a prestigious company on the thriving healthcare industry. However, while being surrounded by the whole healthcare atmosphere, the “medicine bug” bit him and he felt the calling of becoming a physician… He thought that most of the time and resources spent on engineering education would be wasted. To only consider going back to school and learn not only a completely different kind of knowledge but also very standard and strict attitudes and skills; make this decision the hardest one that he […]