For Dien Rice

Hi Harry,

Everybody starts somewhere - even you and me. You and I were "newbies" once too. Insulting "newbies" is really insulting ourselves!

In addition to that, we have many wise and talented people posting here as well. I learn a lot here too! I'm actually often impressed by what I read here myself!

I do have a Ph.D. in theoretical physics, and it means I am an expert in one thing. However, having a Ph.D. in physics doesn't guarantee success in business.... I've had to learn those skills too. For example, my copy writing skills nowadays are light years ahead of what they were a few years ago....

I've always had an interest in business and entrepreneurship. But it's a completely different ball-game from the world of physics research. In fact, it's been very eye-opening and enlightening to having been involved in both worlds!

I certainly don't plan to leave the physics world behind.... I contine to keep my links to the physics world, and I plan to be using my physics knowledge in business as well.

However, the real heart of my interest is "how the world works". That could mean at the heart of matter, in quantum physics (which is my physics specialty). Or it could mean at the heart of society....

In my opinion, entrepreneurs are some of the most important people in society. Entrepreneurs create the jobs. They are the ones who propagate innovation throughout society. (While many "technical" types may be the ones who create new innovations, it's the entrepreneurs who commercialize it and make it available for everyone to use.)

One of my goals has been to understand entrepreneurship. And the best way to TEST whether you understand it is to see if you can DO it! If you can't DO it successfully, you don't yet understand it!

I've learned a LOT here (and continue to learn).... And I hope many others are learning a lot here as well!

(And my learning is constantly paying off in increasing profits.... I hope it's the same for everyone else here too.)

In short, there is a lot of wisdom here, Harry, if you look closely....

- Dien