It’s interesting how our lives intersect. In 1992, I worked for Harvard University in Harvard Yard. I worked at the Fogg and Widener, and when I wasn’t there, I spent all my time at the Harvard Science Lab. That was a perfect triangle of technology, art and books, and in the middle was Harvard Yard, where I would often hang out. It was adjacent to Harvard Square, where I also spent so many hours talking to my friends who were world-class thinkers from MIT. I didn’t realize then how fortunate I was to be in the midst of some of these people. In hindsight, of course, many of the lessons they tried teaching me make complete sense. Did I learn some of the lessons? Maybe. One never knows until one lives a...