* And speaking of reflective improvisation, in which one thing leads to another, leads to another, Ziv Carmon, that marketing professor who was leading us through the class discussion of the contact lenses for chickens, sent me an email after class that day, saying that he was looking for a research assistant and wanted to know if I was interested. Which led to me working with him, as well as another marketing professor named Jill Klein. Which led me to academia and my current work. Also in the class that day was a student named Chris Evdemon, who became a dear friend—the same dear friend who led me to the world of entrepreneurship and start-up investing, which led me to my work on edge. And Robert, the “farmer” who enthusiastically bought my contact lenses for his chickens, was Robert Dunnigan, who also became a great friend, and who led me to some of the most profound books that changed the way I thought about success, my work, and the importance of gaining an edge.