It's graduation time, and everyone is sharing their best advice for graduates.

So we decided to ask our editorial and senior staff here at Business Insider, "What do you wish someone had told you at graduation?"

Our colleagues had a lot to say, from how important it is to take care of your finances to not worrying about the first five years after graduation (you read that correctly: the first five years aren't all that important, according to SAI Senior Editor Jay Yarow). 

But advice is all relative.

As Politics Reporter Walter Hickey says, "Ignore all the advice. Statistics insist."

Alyson Shontell, Senior Reporter, SAI

Steve Kovach, SAI Editor

"My advice is to not settle. There's a good chance your first job will be something you hate. If that's the case, don't stop looking until you land somewhere you can see yourself working for several years."

Alex Davies, Transportation Reporter

"Leave the country for at least a year. Chances are you can find a job in Europe, South America, or Asia teaching English.

You'll have a good time, and won't have to worry about a career for a year. When you come back you will seem more interesting to everyone, including potential employers.

It's not like you'll be missing out on a booming economy, either, and none of the people in my graduating class who left the country for a year had more trouble than usual finding a job upon their return."

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These days New Orleanians describe their lives using the terms "pre-Katrina" and "post-Katrina."

The devastating hurricane and its aftermath are still felt nearly eight years later. But since post-Katrina New Orleans has shed its storm-sacked facades, a canvas of design opportunity has taken root.

There's a new buzz in the city, and signs of real recovery are showing in repopulated neighborhoods where rebuilt and renovated homes in both traditional and contemporary styles are springing up.

And the energy has certainly spread outside the city's borders. The city had the second-highest number of visitors in its history in 2012. The record before that was in 2004, the year before Katrina hit.

The resilient city has endured many hardships over its past 300 years, but that's what gives it a uniqueness revered around the world.

As the celebrated birthplace of jazz and dozens of culinary specialties — gumbo and the po' boy, to name two — what has emerged is an extreme mix of ethnicities nestled between the largest saltwater lake and the largest river system in North America. If you plan to visit New Orleans — pronounced "new OR-luhns," not "new or-LEENS" or "new or-le-ANS" or "NAW-lins"— the following design-minded destinations will help peel back the storied layers of its history.

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See Jackson Square, a historic central area in the French Quarter, from a mule-drawn carriage.

Location: Along the Mississippi River on Decatur Street

Noteworthy: Across the street, the historic Cafe Du Monde isopen 24 hours and sells powdered beignets, a deep-fried pastry that's ubiquitous in New Orleans.

Over the centuries this historic central square in the French Quarter neighborhood once held public executions of criminals; it now hosts regular art sales and live music events. The Saint Louis Cathedral across from Jackson Square is worth a visit. The design of Jackson Square mimics the Parisian Place de Vosges.

A mule-drawn carriage, like the one seen here, can take you on a guided tour of the area. The carriages line up along the Decatur Street side. Or pop into the French Quarter Visitor Center and join a ranger-lead tour along the riverfront beginning at 9:30 a.m.

More info: Jackson Square,Cafe Du Monde, Saint Louis Cathedral, French Quarter Visitor Center

Tour the National WWII Museum that was designed by Voorsanger Architects.

Location: 945 Magazine St.

Cost: Adults, $22; seniors, $19; grades K through 12 and those with a military ID, $13

Devote a few hours to the National World War II Museum, on the edge of downtown's Warehouse District. Voorsanger Architects of New York designed this new addition — The Freedom Pavilion; it's an impressive contemporary complex with a 4-D theater, restored pieces, interactive exhibits and historical World War II–era machines.

More info: National World War II Museum

The Freedom Pavilion is a 100-foot-high space with multiple mezzanine levels. Fully restored Boeing airplanes with engines and mannequin pilots hang from above.

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With nearly half the U.S. workforce made up of women these days, you'd think paychecks would start to reflect the same kind of equity.

But working women still earn only 77 cents for every dollar their male counterparts take home, and a recent report by Institute for Women's Policy Research estimated it could take until 2057 for the wage gap to close.

Today's women can't wait that long. 

In an interesting new report, Nerdwallet.com has analyzed 366 metro areas (categorized into small, medium and large sizes) to figure out where women have the best shot at not only earning more but having a higher quality of life. 

"People want to work in a high-growth city with a lot of job potential and growth potential," Divya Raghavan, an analyst for NerdWallet, told us. "In a lot of our research we found that California and Texas tend to be ... tech hubs and they're growing really quickly with good job prospects."

Napa, Calif.

Napa, known as wine country, has a low gender pay gap and a high median salary for women.  The city is good for jobs in tourism and health care.

Median earnings for women: $46,949

Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 91.6%

Population growth: 0.9%

Overall score: 63.7

Source: NerdWallet's study "Best Places For Women In The Workforce"

Hinesville-Fort Stewart, Ga.

Hinesville and Fort Stewart’s forests and streams make it a picturesque city for nature lovers. The metro area is growing rapidly.

Median earnings for women: $31,962

Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 85.2%

Population growth: 4.1%

Overall score: 63.2

Source: NerdWallet's study "Best Places For Women In The Workforce"

Auburn-Opelika, Ala.

Home to Auburn University, this metro area has many highly educated residents and is known for its research firms. It also has a small gender pay gap and high population growth.

Median earnings for women: $39,802

Women's earnings as a percentage of men's: 91.1%

Population growth: 1.9%

Overall score: 62

Source: NerdWallet's study "Best Places For Women In The Workforce"

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Last year, IAC bought New York-based pay-per-call advertising business Felix.

As part of the reportedly $30 million acquisition, IAC rented Felix a new office in Times Square. Felix CEO Brent Metz passed along some photos of the new space.

Felix was previously part of Yext, a business listings startup. When Yext sold Felix, we noted that Felix was responsible for ~90% of Yext's profits.

Metz couldn't share any stats on the state of the business since Felix is a part of publicly traded IAC. He did say the office IAC bought has room for 250 employees, even though Felix currently has 100 on staff, suggesting there's room for big growth.

Felix didn't move into IAC's iconic Frank Gehry designed headquarters, because according to Metz, there wasn't room. While IAC has a cool looking building, this is probably for the best.

Felix's new office building has a basketball court, and their office has a giant outdoor space.

Felix's headquarters are in the old New York Times building, which is at 43rd street and eighth avenue.

The building's marble lobby, with high ceilings.

The building's 11th floor has a full basketball court and Felix gets dedicated access to it one night a week. The rest of the time it has to sign up to use it.

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The center of the financial universe is undoubtedly New York City, but that doesn't mean every trader lives and works there.

A substantial chunk of the financial services industry considers the West Coast the best coast, despite the three hour time difference.

That time difference, however, affects a trader's work life and social life. 

We spoke to a trader who has experience trading in New York, Las Vegas and California to explain how life is different, and in many ways better, for a West Coast trader.  

Many of them don't have to commute to work.

That's because a lot West Coast traders tend to trade from home.

"We're already three hours behind our east coast brethren and we can't give away any more edge in terms of getting in front of our trading screens.  A commute would totally kill that." 

Of course, there are some traders on the West Coast that have to commute as well as those that work at financial services firms there, too. 

West Coast trader's style is more laid back.

"Because we trade from home, most of us trade in our workout clothes and dress very casually.  New York traders tend to have dress clothes." 

They're early birds.

"A number of us have our trading screens near our beds, so that we can check the status of the markets early in the morning anywhere from 4 to 5 a.m. Pacific Time." 

"Not only are we three hours behind New York, but we're eight hours behind London."

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Revered Apple analyst Benedict Evans of Enders Analysis is giving a presentation May 29 at the BookExpo America convention in New York.

It's on the rise of mobile and what it means for the industry.

It's full of great charts like the one on the right about Microsoft.

Anyway … dig in!

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This past week saw the stock market sell-off a bit.

With markets near all-time highs, is it possible we've seen the top?

"They come and go," said Jack Bogle, warning that the market is probably due for a 25-50% sell-off. "I went through one in 1973-1974, I went through one in 2001, 2002, 2003; I went through another one 2008-2009. They're kind of scary — often terrifying — but it's typical."

Indeed, the bears seem to have an overwhelming number of reasons to be worried.

We've compiled 21 big warning signals that are keeping the stock market's bulls on edge and its bears on the sidelines.

First, there are signs that the latest buyers are buying recklessly.

Also, there is a lot of proof that the outlook for demand is deteriorating, profits are falling, and profit margins are too optimistic.

And it's not just a single company or industry sending warning signals. The breadth of warnings is both historic and startling.

If you're an investor thinking about making a move in the stock market, then you should probably consider these warning signals.

Investors and traders are increasingly buying stocks with borrowed money.

Source: Doug Short

The markets are almost "euphoric," which is the mother of all contrarian indicators.

Source: Credit Suisse via Sober Look

Stocks are now outpacing inflation expectations at a rate that preceded that last two crashes.

"Expectations of price increases (inflation) are a sign of potentially stronger demand growth and higher margins, which is a positive for stocks."

Source: @ParagonCap

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Last week, BusinessWeek columnist Liz Ryan stirred things up by publishing a column titled "The Truth About Sex At Work."

Sex at work, Ryan suggested, is a lot more common than most people think.

So instead of acting like a bunch of mortified Puritans about sex at work, Ryan continued, we should just acknowledge the reality and talk about it.

Well, we wanted to find out just how prevalent sex at work really is these days, as well as what folks think about it.

So we put together a sex-at-work survey.

Some of the results were quite startling.

And with about 2,500 responses, this was one of the most popular surveys we have ever done.

So, without further ado...

Almost everyone thinks we should be allowed to have sex with our colleagues.

Even more people think we should be allowed to have sex with colleagues we don't work directly with. (So some people, presumably, think that we should NOT be allowed to have sex with colleagues we work with.)

But there is a limit! Most people do not think managers should be allowed to have sex with their subordinates.

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Most companies take staff photos, either asking employees to pose individually or as a group.

But because ad agencies are obsessed with the way things look, they put more effort into their staff photography.

And some of the results are downright bizarre.

Check out this gallery of crazy, beautiful ad agency staff photos and find out:

Which agency uses a giant severed head in its formal photo? Which agency takes photos of staff with their eyes closed?

And which New York design shop has its entire staff pose in the nude?

Lawson Clarke is a freelancer who has worked for Arnold and BBDO.

Venables Bell & Partners went all-out with this special effects epic. From left: Paul Birks-Hay, managing director; Bob Molineaux, founder, president; Lucy Farey-Jones, partner, executive strategy director; Paul Venables, founder, executive creative director; Will McGinness, executive creative director.

David&Goliath, in Los Angeles: This was shot on the roof of the agency's building. In the front row is David Angelo, founder/chief creative officer (2nd to left holding spear) and Colin Jeffery, executive creative director/managing partner (2nd to right holding spear).

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For many New Yorkers, heading to the Hamptons isn’t just about the beach — it’s about the hopping nightlife.

When the weather gets warm, it’s the Hamptons, not Manhattan, that becomes the place to see and be seen after dark.

The first step in planning your Hamptons party weekend is choosing where to sleep when the partying is done, and we’ve saved you time by selecting five hotels to suit different tastes — and pairing each with a cool party spot of a similar style.

Don’t forget your designated driver.

Stay: The Trendy Hot Spot

The 24-room Capri Southampton received a beach-chic makeover in 2011, and the new owners brought in a BLT Steak and Lacoste uniforms for outdoor staff.

These brand names attract a certain social crowd — the kind that drinks champagne and munches on seafood while mingling poolside.

Party: The Bathing Club

At this trendy hotel, the party is at your front door — literally.

The rooms are all on the first floor and doors open up right to the grounds that surround the pool lounge, dubbed The Bathing Club.

Lounge music pumps through the outdoor speakers, and live DJs spin on Fridays and Saturday nights.

Guests can relax on daybeds and cushioned chairs, and on the weekends cocktails are served by the pool until 2 a.m.

Stay: The Cheap Crash Pad

Finding an affordable spot to crash in the ritzy Hamptons is no easy feat — but it does exist.

The Enclave Inn is a basic 10-room motel with close proximity to Bridgehampton and nearby beaches.

Rooms are uninteresting and starting to show wear and tear, but the front porches, outdoor pool, and a pretty lawn allow some breathing space.

If you need a cheap place to sleep within driving distance to all that the Hamptons has to offer, then this is a good choice.

Party: Boardy Barn

Boardy Barn is a Hamptons institution, known for its cheap beer, cheap hot dogs, and smiley face stickers that patrons are encouraged to stick on each other (expect to leave covered in them).

The raucous daytime drinking scene starts on Sunday afternoons over the summer, and there is always a line.

It’s located in Hampton Bays, but those in town for the weekend may prefer to stay in neighboring Bridgehampton as it’s more convenient for hitting up the beach.

Stay: The Chichi B&B

Those looking for a quiet, romantic, upscale Hamptons experience should consider Mill House Inn, a meticulously maintained historic home turned bed and breakfast in East Hampton.

It’s just a short walk from the village center and offers 10 understated, sophisticated rooms that are full of thoughtful personal touches.

The top-notch breakfast and easy walk to restaurants and shops help make it a stand-out option.

Party: SL East

The chic trendsetters who can afford Mill House Inn may appreciate this upscale nightclub located just down the road.

It’s the Hamptons outpost of SL in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District, and the line can be very long (be prepared to shell out for bottle service if you want to get in).

Once you do get in, you’ll find a huge dance hall and terrace with cabanas; there are live DJ and music performances certain nights.

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Athletes' kids are probably some of the luckiest people alive.

They're born into great fortunes, and are most likely blessed with awesome athletic genes. The only downside we can think of is they certainly have a lot to live up to.

But we have faith they'll succeed and we'll see Bryant, Beckham, and James on the backs of jerseys for years to come.

Matt Kuchar's son Cameron

Lionel Messi's son Thiago

Luis Suarez's daughter

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Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is experiencing a foodie revolution.

The hipster neighborhood has recently seen an influx of fantastic restaurants that serve everything from fresh farm-to-table ingredients to hand-made Japanese udon noodles.

We polled our editors and reporters as well as foodies who live and eat in Williamsburg to find the best restaurants in Brooklyn's hottest neighborhood.

From classic steak houses like Peter Luger to hot new barbecue joints like Fette Sau, here are the 20 best restaurants in Williamsburg.

Best Gastropub: Allswell

124 Bedford Ave.

Allswell puts its own spin on the British gastropub trend, serving creative American cuisine in a casual, old-fashioned setting that hipsters love.

The restaurant uses lots of fresh, local ingredients in its dishes. People rave about the classic American hamburger here, served on a sesame bun.

Best Slice: Best Pizza

33 Havemeyer St.

The aptly-named Best Pizza serves authentic Brooklyn-style pizza in a funky no-frills setting. The pizza is cooked in a brick oven and served on paper plates.

You can order by the pie or by the slice.

Best Brisket: BrisketTown

359 Bedford Ave.

The menu at BrisketTown is fairly limited and focuses on its high-quality smoked meats. The brisket is tender, the ribs are sweet, and the seasonally-driven sides are fresh and hearty.

If you come during the day, you can try the Texas-style breakfast tacos made with smoked beef.

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Earlier this month, Bill Gates got emotional talking about Steve Jobs.

"He and I, in a sense, grew up together," Gates said. "We were within a year of the same age, and we were kind of naively optimistic and built big companies. And every fantasy we had about creating products and learning new things — we achieved all of it. And most of it as rivals. But we always retained a certain respect and communication, including even when he was sick."

There's no relationship in history like that of Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.

As partners and rivals, they built the personal computing industry with two totally different styles.

Jobs was a working-class kid from California who believed in tight control over all products, and put a premium on design.

Bill Gates was an upper class kid from Washington who believed in open products, and didn't worry too much about great design.

"Each one thought he was smarter than the other one, but Steve generally treated Bill as someone who was slightly inferior, especially in matters of taste and style," said early Macintosh employee Andy Hertzfield in Walter Isaacson's Steve Jobs bio. He added, "Bill looked down on Steve because he couldn’t actually program."

Gates quote inspired us to take a look back at some of the best quotes from Gates and Jobs about each other in Isaacson's book to get a deeper sense of what the men really thought of each other.

Gates: Steve Jobs was "fundamentally odd," and "weirdly flawed as a human being"

Jobs on Gates: “He’d be a broader guy if he had dropped acid once or gone off to an ashram when he was younger"

Gates on Jobs: "He really never knew much about technology, but he had an amazing instinct for what works"

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“Having it all” has always been one of those sayings that has followed women around since they pretty much joined the workforce. Some view it as a great goal, others think it is absolutely unattainable (hello Anne-Marie Slaughter), and some just think it is total BS.

According to a Wall Street Journal NBC News poll taken in April, 66 percent of women say it’s impossible for women to “have it all,” meaning both a successful professional life and family life. This number was down 11 percent from 1997 and, interestingly enough, there seems to be a divide on this when it comes to age. Among those 65 years old and over, 76 percent said they agree that a woman can “have it all,” the survey authors told The Huffington Post. Only 66 percent of those between 18 and 34 years old agreed.

Now, most of us are not titans of industry (yet!), legendary feminists, or famous actresses/entrepreneurs, but I think it is interesting to get their opinions on this famous saying. Yes, they may be rich and seem to have figured it out (this is pretty much why Marissa Mayer got a beatdown when she went back to work after the world’s shortest maternity leave), but I find their opinions to be very valuable and honest. Tina Fey said she even considered making her wonderful book Bossypants all about this (though it really was, in some ways). “I thought for a minute about calling the book Having It All: Love, Work, Jaw Pain,” she told InStyle recently. Here are some other famous women on the “Having it all” struggle.

Gloria Steinem, Feminist, writer, pacifist

Steinem, the mother of modern feminism, says one of the biggest problems for women today is that there is still this impossible standard that women are expected to live up to, to “have it all.” In March at a talk at the 92Y she said:

“It’s impossible for women to have it all, if they have to do it all. It is ridiculous! We tried to kill [that saying] off for years. It blames the person instead of the structure.”

Sarah Jessica Parker, Actress, producer, designer, mother of three

Back in 2011 when SJP was promoting her film, I Don’t Know How She Does It, which was all about a woman in a high-powered finance job being torn between what she thought was being a great mom and also a great employee, she spoke about the “having it all” struggle a lot. She said in an interview:

“The question is not only how you do it, but why? If you don’t have to juggle career, children, and husband for financial reasons, why choose to? The beauty of the times we live in is that we do have choices. For me, it has been hard to say no. I wanted a family and I was a career person. I tried to marry those two things; sometimes it’s successful and sometimes it’s not.”

Bethenny Frankel, Entrepreneur, Talk Show host, mother of one

In her book, A Place of Yes: 10 Rules for Getting Everything You Want Out of Life, Frankel wrote:

“No matter where you are right now, no matter far along you are on your own path, don’t wait to ‘have it all’ to celebrate. You’re never going to figure it all out. Make being happy your business, all along the way. Life can’t be one long, tough haul, with a little party at the end. What good is that? Life should be punctuated with celebrations and you have to build them into your time because being happy isn’t easy.”

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Earlier this month, we brought you celebrities who are becoming increasingly unpopular in the public eye.

Many were wondering why some stars, including Kim Kardashian, didn't make the list. 

While she may not be the public's favorite celebrity, there's no doubt she's always a ubiquitous topic of conversation at red carpets and with a baby on the way.

This time around, here are the most unappealing celebs of the past year.

E-Poll did the research based on 1,100 surveys to find out which stars people disliked most in 2012.

17. Kanye West

Last year, Kanye went on two Twitter rants about fashion and whether a derogatory term for females could ever be positive. 

He since started dating Kim Kardashian and announced last December at a concert she was pregnant with his child.

16. Kris Jenner

The Kardashian mom tore apart rumors that Khloe wasn't biologically a Kardashian and a divorce from husband Bruce Jenner. 

She'll be getting her own talk show in July. It will air for six weeks in a trial run on select Fox-owned stations.

15. Kim Kardashian

Last year, Kardashian compared her 72-day marriage to Kris Humphries to having cancer.

Now, she's dating Kanye West and is expecting their first child this summer.

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Shapeways uses 3D printing to allow anyone to create custom-designed products.

The New York company's creations cover the range of art, jewelry, iPhone cases, trinkets, toys, cuff links, mugs, and anything else you can imagine.

If you really like how your 3D printed creation turns out, you can use Shapeways to sell it to anyone you like.

Think of it as Etsy for people who make their stuff using 3D printers.

The company just raised $30 million so that it can bring its 3D printing business more mainstream. Shapeways plans to use the cash to grow its team, build more factories, and continue to overcome technological challenges that come with 3D printing.

"Our vision is big, we want to make 3D printing affordable and accessible for everyone worldwide. This funding will help us realize our vision at an even faster rate," Co-Founder & CEO Peter Weijmarshausen tells us.

Shapeways has been around since 2007, and since then it has produced more than 1 million 3D printed products with 60,000 new designs uploaded each month.

Weijmarshausen sees Shapeways as more of an innovative manufacturing company rather than just a 3D printer. "We enable people to basically open up their own little company. They can design and test their products and bring them mainstream," Weijmarshausen told Business Insider in an interview.

It's surprising that with more than 6 billion product variations that Shapeways' production process isn't extremely complicated.

In fact, the way Shapeways works is simple. Shapeways sets a production cost, and you can mark it up as much as you want and that sets the final price. Depending on the material, customers will receive their items within 10-15 business days. Shapeways even ships your product to customers for you, and at the end of the month you get all the profits your item made. Shapeways will always charge you the same price if you want to sell your item or not.

The amount of users already taking advantage of Shapeways is a testament to the model working. "We are enabling almost a quarter of million people to make their own products. we are definitely growing quickly," Weijmarshausen said.

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A Quora user recently posed a straightforward question: What are some mind-blowing facts about Google?

Given the size and scope of such a company, the Quora community had no problem providing a number of little-known yet surprising tidbits.

With all its tech excellence (which runs from Google Glass to the self-driving car to the internet's most beloved search engine), here are 10 mind-blowing facts you should know about Google.

Google.com, home to arguably the world's most important internet company, contains 23 markup errors in its code.

Google has photographed 5 million miles of road for its Street View maps.

Originally meant to be called "Googol," investors spelled it "Google" on a check and it stuck.

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Editor's note:  Last summer, two of our interns put together a great post on the biggest idiotic mistakes Wall Street interns make every summer.  Since the season officially starts tomorrow, we've decided to share this with you again. 

Summer internships on Wall Street are about to start, so with a little help from our friends at Wall Street Oasis, we created a list of possible offenses for interns, and we hope you aren't found guilty.  

Some of these mistakes are quite obvious, though others aren't. Either way, you'll thank us after, because your chances of landing a full time spot will probably rise.

Plus, fewer co-workers will be laughing behind your back in the elevator.

Don't wear a bow-tie, even if the print is of pastel whales or fish.

Don't hit on the cute guy/girl intern in your group. This is unprofessional and at the very least, could make things awkward.

Never assume you're better than your co-workers just because you come from an elite school.

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While on vacation in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2010, I had a chance to view some Vietnam War history from the local perspective.

I toured the infamous Hoa Lo Prison, or the "Hanoi Hilton" as it came to be called by the American GIs who were imprisoned there during the war — including U.S. Senator John McCain. 

I also visited the Vietnam Army Museum in Hanoi, which as you'll see in the photos, was focused less on displaying Vietnamese military hardware, and more geared towards showing off piles of left-behind American hardware and relics of the war.

Vietnam is a much different place now than during the brutal war in which approximately 3 million people were killed, including 58,000 Americans. It is a beautiful country and its people by and large friendly and accommodating. For many Vietnamese today, the Vietnam War is a distant memory.

Even though both museums are filled with Vietnamese propaganda, the relics on display still serve to remind visitors of the Americans and Vietnamese that fought and died in the war.

The Hoa Lo Prison (Hanoi Hilton) can still be visited today.

Though the main prison was demolished in the 1990s, the gatehouse is now a museum. It mostly focuses on the use of the prison by the French for "political prisoners."

There is very little mention of Vietnam POWs by comparison.

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We get tons of books here at War Room, on management, leadership, career advice, and entrepreneurship. 

So we've pulled together the essential reading list for entrepreneurs — from our own reading, and recommendations from founders, VCs, and CEOs. 

Are there any other important books you think should've made the cut? Let us know in the comments. 

"Predictably Irrational," by Dan Ariely

Ariely's book looks deep into human behavior and consumer habits, and it's focused around the revelation that humans are wired to be irrational. Ariely goes deeper by using plenty of first-hand experiments to show that the world is fuzzier than traditional economists would like it to be.

Read more about Dan Ariely's "Predictably Irrational."

"The Signal And The Noise," by Nate Silver

Silver rose to prominence after almost perfectly predicting the outcome of the 2008 elections. He repeated the feat in 2012, after The New York Times started hosting his blog, FiveThirtyEight.  This is his examination of the world of prediction and data, and why we're so bad at understanding uncertainty. It's all the more important as big data becomes part of business. 

Read more about Nate Silver's "The Signal And The Noise."

"Business Model Generation," by Alexander Osterwalder

Entrepreneurs swear by this "handbook for visionaries, game changers and challengers." As traditional business models are being disrupted, it's essential for today's entrepreneurs to create new models in order to gain a competitive advantage. 

Read more about Alexander Osterwalder's "Business Model Generation."

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