The cost of assessing risk is now often greater than the cost of failing.

Education is something that other people do to you. Learning is something you do for yourself.

Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.

LinkedIn allows you to search histories and CVs in your network - it's great for finding people who work in a particular company, or who have worked with someone you know. It's also an interesting way to find references for people or companies you're getting to know.

In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.

I have had a great deal of interaction with Koreans and feel a fairly strong bond with Korea.

Question authority; think for yourself. Talk to people, do things unrelated to school - to come up with your own framework for living. The world is too complex and people are too different to be overly prescriptive about the details.