Podcast appearances and mentions of colin kroll

With rumors that the video app Vine is set to return, we look at Vine's history. Where did it come from? Where did it go? Did Cotton Eye Joe have anything to do with it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A recent Wall Street Journal article, The Tech Whiz Behind Vine and HQ Trivia, tells the story of Colin Kroll. Professional Success Colin was a young, self-taught computer programmer who left Detroit In 2007 to go to New York City and do app coding. He worked 12-hour days at the office and did more work at home. Eventually, Kroll found backers who funded a video app called Vine. You’ve heard of it. Vine was an app that allowed people to publish 6 second videos that looped. It was a big hit on the Internet. Twitter bought Vine in 2012. Kroll was 28 years old and a multimillionaire. Those around Kroll through the years always said that he was very smart. Investors backed Kroll in another Internet project—HQ Trivia—that became another Internet hit in 2018. In terms of money and recognition for his professional skills, Colin Kroll was doing very well. He was the CEO of Intermedia Labs, the company that owned HQ Trivia. He was buying homes. He had a Porsche. He had a $75,000 credit card bill. Kroll had told one of his advisors, “I’m never worried about making more money…” Tragedy Just two months ago, on December 15, 2018, Colin Kroll was found dead in his apartment. He was 34 years old. Kroll spent the night before talking with his employees at his company’s holiday party. The next day he was dead. More of the Story Of course, there is more to the story. It is not a new story. It is a very human story that has lessons for all of us. Colin Kroll was smart. In high school, he used his software coding skills to kick his neighbors off the Internet so he could get more internet cable bandwidth. He regularly got high on pot and prescription drugs. When he moved to New York City he “worked incessantly” and smoked almost two packs of cigarettes a day. He smoked pot, “occasionally did cocaine” and drank heavily. Kroll tried to reset his life in 2018. He quit smoking and began to exercise more. Despite those changes, Colin Kroll died last December 15th from an accidental overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl. It might be tempting to write Colin Kroll’s death off as just another example of the dangers of drug use. But a lot more was going on. Relationships The Wall Street Journal article talks a lot about Kroll’s relationships with others. In fact, the article spends more time talking about his relationships than his drug use. According to friends, Colin Kroll was gentle and endearing. They said that Kroll identified with people who were misfits in life. To many of those he worked with, Kroll was abrasive. He told a mentor, “Everyone thinks I’m an asshole, and I am an asshole, but I can’t help it because everyone around me is so stupid.” A partner in one of his companies quit over Kroll’s abrasive behavior. Employees complained that Kroll lashed out at them, that he was moody and that he created a hostile work environment. Articles published about Kroll described him as hard to work with and told stories about women quitting because they found Kroll creepy. Colin Kroll was imaginative and skilled at work, but he wasn’t very good at relationships. Lessons from the Death of Colin Kroll So, what are some of the lessons we can learn about life from Colin Kroll? Besides the dangers of fentanyl-laced heroin? We can learn the important difference between knowledge and wisdom. We can learn why our society’s focus on education instead of formation is failing our young people and our society. And we can learn more about the importance of relationships in life. Wisdom over Knowledge Knowledge is defined as the “facts, information and skills acquired by a person through experience or education.” Knowledge is “the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.” Knowledge is a good thing. It is literally about what you know. But knowledge and wisdom aren’t the same thing. Wisdom is more than knowledge. Wisdom is the combination of knowledge plus character.

A recent Wall Street Journal article, The Tech Whiz Behind Vine and HQ Trivia, tells the story of Colin Kroll. Professional Success Colin was a young, self-taught computer programmer who left Detroit In 2007 to go to New York City and do app coding. He worked 12-hour days at the office and did more work at home. Eventually, Kroll found backers who funded a video app called Vine. You’ve heard of it. Vine was an app that allowed people to publish 6 second videos that looped. It was a big hit on the Internet. Twitter bought Vine in 2012. Kroll was 28 years old and a multimillionaire. Those around Kroll through the years always said that he was very smart. Investors backed Kroll in another Internet project—HQ Trivia—that became another Internet hit in 2018. In terms of money and recognition for his professional skills, Colin Kroll was doing very well. He was the CEO of Intermedia Labs, the company that owned HQ Trivia. He was buying homes. He had a Porsche. He had a $75,000 credit card bill. Kroll had told one of his advisors, “I’m never worried about making more money…” Tragedy Just two months ago, on December 15, 2018, Colin Kroll was found dead in his apartment. He was 34 years old. Kroll spent the night before talking with his employees at his company’s holiday party. The next day he was dead. More of the Story Of course, there is more to the story. It is not a new story. It is a very human story that has lessons for all of us. Colin Kroll was smart. In high school, he used his software coding skills to kick his neighbors off the Internet so he could get more internet cable bandwidth. He regularly got high on pot and prescription drugs. When he moved to New York City he “worked incessantly” and smoked almost two packs of cigarettes a day. He smoked pot, “occasionally did cocaine” and drank heavily. Kroll tried to reset his life in 2018. He quit smoking and began to exercise more. Despite those changes, Colin Kroll died last December 15th from an accidental overdose of heroin that was laced with fentanyl. It might be tempting to write Colin Kroll’s death off as just another example of the dangers of drug use. But a lot more was going on. Relationships The Wall Street Journal article talks a lot about Kroll’s relationships with others. In fact, the article spends more time talking about his relationships than his drug use. According to friends, Colin Kroll was gentle and endearing. They said that Kroll identified with people who were misfits in life. To many of those he worked with, Kroll was abrasive. He told a mentor, “Everyone thinks I’m an asshole, and I am an asshole, but I can’t help it because everyone around me is so stupid.” A partner in one of his companies quit over Kroll’s abrasive behavior. Employees complained that Kroll lashed out at them, that he was moody and that he created a hostile work environment. Articles published about Kroll described him as hard to work with and told stories about women quitting because they found Kroll creepy. Colin Kroll was imaginative and skilled at work, but he wasn’t very good at relationships. Lessons from the Death of Colin Kroll So, what are some of the lessons we can learn about life from Colin Kroll? Besides the dangers of fentanyl-laced heroin? We can learn the important difference between knowledge and wisdom. We can learn why our society’s focus on education instead of formation is failing our young people and our society. And we can learn more about the importance of relationships in life. Wisdom over Knowledge Knowledge is defined as the “facts, information and skills acquired by a person through experience or education.” Knowledge is “the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.” Knowledge is a good thing. It is literally about what you know. But knowledge and wisdom aren’t the same thing. Wisdom is more than knowledge. Wisdom is the combination of knowledge plus character.

Llega un nuevo episodio de METADATA, el podcast de Tecnología de RPP! En esta sesión te contamos acerca de los ataques ocurridos durante el 2018, en donde se comprometieron más de 2500 millones de cuentas en diferentes servicios web. Además, los detalles sobre la muerte de Colin Kroll, creador de Vine y HQ Trivia, quien fue encontrado muerto en su departamento de Manhattan. Recuerda buscar las noticias más relevantes de tecnología en la sección de tecnología de RPP:

Llega un nuevo episodio de METADATA, el podcast de Tecnología de RPP! En esta sesión te contamos acerca de los ataques ocurridos durante el 2018, en donde se comprometieron más de 2500 millones de cuentas en diferentes servicios web. Además, los detalles sobre la muerte de Colin Kroll, creador de Vine y HQ Trivia, quien fue encontrado muerto en su departamento de Manhattan. Recuerda buscar las noticias más relevantes de tecnología en la sección de tecnología de RPP:

Colin Kroll, the 34-year-old co-founder and CEO of the HQ Trivia app, has been found dead of an apparent drug overdose in his apartment, TechCrunch has confirmed. A spokesman for the NYPD told us that a female called 911 for a wellness check on Kroll's apartment and he was found dead inside at 08:00 hours today. The police department said the investigation is ongoing but added that the cause of deathis “allegedly a drug overdose”.

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METADATA 014: Se filtraron 2500 millones de cuentas privadas, y eso ya debería preocuparte

On this episode of Not Rocket Science, I go innnnn for all of those job seekers out their slanging resumes and hustling for interviews. I dig into my recent skepticism and befuddlement regarding Glassdoor's, a popular job searching site, salary estimator and how I might be homeless next year based on their salary data for my position which is currently in a free fall according to them but not anywhere else. I also explain why their company reviews might not be the most honest reflection of a company's overall working experience if you take them at face value. However, I am fair and do share some of my past past experience in using them (which despite the above, is mostly good things). I also, dig into the seemingly extra, extra dark current events that have been bubbling up in the news recently including Pete Davidson's cryptic tweet and the out-of-the-blue suicide of Vine & HQ Trivia co-founder, Colin Kroll. Have a request, comment, hate rant? Hit us up! Email: notrocketscienceshow@gmail.com Instagram: @nrs_show Twitter: @nrs_show Become a supporter of this podcast: anchor.fm/not-rocket-science/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/not-rocket-science/support

Startup news for Monday, Dec 17, 2018. Heinz launches VC fund Apple Campus in Austin Colin Kroll dies Right Hand Robotics KHealth

Today we reflect on the sad news of Colin Kroll's passing, founder of Vine and creator of HQ Trivia, and discuss the reality of being an entrepreneur and the importance of finding productive ways of dealing with the various difficulties that might come along the way. You will learn: 1) Tony Robbin's technique for neutralizing emotions during especially trying times, from his first book Unlimited Power2) The power of practicing daily gratitude3) The importance of speaking with others to work through your issues, and some of the options available today for connecting with experts, like MyWellBeing and TalkSpace (used by celebrities like Michael Phelps) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Apple Music is now on the Amazon Echo; Robinhood is in hot water over a new checking account plan, and Vine and HQ Trivia co-founder Colin Kroll has died.