The Living Proof Project

I was lucky enough to get invited to hear Bill and Melinda Gates talk about their Living Proof Project on Tuesday night. They did a fantastic job of being Impatient Optimists--addressing the "living proof" that government and nonprofit aid programs had helped lesser developed countries to make enormous strides in global health, while remaining anxious to quickly see that more is done. Their data presentation was flawless; they even used the audience to create a living pie chart. And their video was as realistic as any I've ever seen--conveyed via a "Star Wars" type projector arm beaming pictures against a semicircular screen that made you feel as if you were in the village or marketplace portrayed. In terms of philanthropy, Gates is the Andrew Carnegie of our times, but unlike Carnegie never passed through a "robber baron" stage and seems like he has always been the "nice guy" he is today.

Tim Westergren, Founder of Pandora, visits the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

Hear the story of how Tim Westergren, a former Political Science major and nanny, took his interest in music and build the online radio, Pandora.

Pandora from Richard Mitchell on Vimeo.