We recently welcomed Chris Anderson to Serendipity Series #16. An accomplished author (most recent publication, Makers: The New Industrial Revolution) and entrepreneur, Chris is the former editor-in-chief of Wired magazine and was a tech and business editor with The Economist for several years. He talked about flying cameras, the benefits of running a business in Mexico, the democratization of manufacturing and why 3D printers will change our lives. Mostly he spoke about his current passion, a community / social network called DIY Drones, where people around the world share info on drones, and its sister company based in Tijuana, 3D Robotics. After the talk, we were treated to a flying Drone demo outside in the parking lot!

The beauty of music has the ability to speak where words fail.”- Robert Vijay Gupta

We were fortunate enough to be serenaded by the talented and articulate Robert Vijay Gupta this week. Narendra introduced him with the story of their chance meeting at a Korean taco truck when they bonded over the fact that Robert was an Indian guy with a white guy’s name, and Narendra was a white guy with an Indian name

Gupta started his talk by playing Bach’s Chaconne for solo violin. To say that it was an amazing and emotional experience would be an understatement. Goosebumps! Between performances, he shared some hilarious and heartfelt tales of growing up with Indian parents who made sure he began playing Suzuki violin method at the age of 4. His parents also expected “the expected” of him – that he become Dr. Gupta  – of course. So off he went to university (at age 14).

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