Team IQ: a short book on how teams work together

A few years ago as Knotel was getting really big headcount-wise, I found our people weren’t working together super well and wanted to learn about all the stuff you hear about in management books and leadership classes. So I did

Team IQ: a short book on how teams work together

A few years ago as Knotel was getting really big headcount-wise, I found our people weren’t working together super well and wanted to learn about all the stuff you hear about in management books and leadership classes. So I did

Why wasn’t China at Davos?

“Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake” -Napoleon From 1775 onward, the recurring plot twist is this: the power that best manages coalitions and finance usually beats the power that wins battles. Britain turned that into an

Why wasn’t China at Davos?

“Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake” -Napoleon From 1775 onward, the recurring plot twist is this: the power that best manages coalitions and finance usually beats the power that wins battles. Britain turned that into an

The Rhineland in the Age of AI

That border strip at the Rhine on used to be about moving atoms: coal, steel, troops, grain. Power equaled tonnage times timetable. Rail, river, and road were the operating system of empire. Whoever scheduled the trains won the war. Now

The Rhineland in the Age of AI

That border strip at the Rhine on used to be about moving atoms: coal, steel, troops, grain. Power equaled tonnage times timetable. Rail, river, and road were the operating system of empire. Whoever scheduled the trains won the war. Now

Morrissey’s politics and his lost album

Alert! New album coming soon. Seymour Stein signed The Smiths on first listen in 1982ish and then Morrissey solo at the first opportunity. Here’s the discussion on them with the legendary A&R man who also signed Madonna, The Ramones, Depeche

Morrissey’s politics and his lost album

Alert! New album coming soon. Seymour Stein signed The Smiths on first listen in 1982ish and then Morrissey solo at the first opportunity. Here’s the discussion on them with the legendary A&R man who also signed Madonna, The Ramones, Depeche

Is Tesla overvalued?

TESLA AT ~300X P/E — HISTORICAL CONTEXT WITH AMAZON, APPLE, MSFT, NVIDIA (All text preserved, no rich formatting, headings in CAPS) AMAZON (AMZN) Peak valuation moment: Peak P/E (TTM): approximately 563x Dec 2015 quarter: P/E 563.23 with price $33.79, EPS

Is Tesla overvalued?

TESLA AT ~300X P/E — HISTORICAL CONTEXT WITH AMAZON, APPLE, MSFT, NVIDIA (All text preserved, no rich formatting, headings in CAPS) AMAZON (AMZN) Peak valuation moment: Peak P/E (TTM): approximately 563x Dec 2015 quarter: P/E 563.23 with price $33.79, EPS

Developers, developers, developers!

That famous line is now Basketball, basketball, basketball. In this interview, Ballmer quite rehabilitates what I thought about his tenure at MSFT: the age of Azure (he owns more of MSFT than Bill Gates.)

Developers, developers, developers!

That famous line is now Basketball, basketball, basketball. In this interview, Ballmer quite rehabilitates what I thought about his tenure at MSFT: the age of Azure (he owns more of MSFT than Bill Gates.)

New states, no states vs United States

Balaji at Network School: “we think the government should be 5% of GDP Vs the US (what would you zero out?) Federal spending is about 23–24% of U.S. GDP in recent years. Think of it as a big, lopsided pie

New states, no states vs United States

Balaji at Network School: “we think the government should be 5% of GDP Vs the US (what would you zero out?) Federal spending is about 23–24% of U.S. GDP in recent years. Think of it as a big, lopsided pie

Vitamin D = NBD

Vitamin D. Stop taking it. The last 20 years were a lot of talk about Vitamin D. In the end, it’s pointless to take it (though it doesn’t hurt, except your pocketbook.) Scientific American roundup and deep dive article. https://archive.ph/XuZ40

Vitamin D = NBD

Vitamin D. Stop taking it. The last 20 years were a lot of talk about Vitamin D. In the end, it’s pointless to take it (though it doesn’t hurt, except your pocketbook.) Scientific American roundup and deep dive article. https://archive.ph/XuZ40

Taurine and happiness

I think it’s an overlooked miracle drug. Taurine’s Interaction with GABAergic Signalling Taurine is a β-amino sulfonic acid abundant in brain tissue and acts as a neuromodulator. It binds and activates certain subtypes of the GABA_A receptor (ionotropic inhibitory receptor)

Taurine and happiness

I think it’s an overlooked miracle drug. Taurine’s Interaction with GABAergic Signalling Taurine is a β-amino sulfonic acid abundant in brain tissue and acts as a neuromodulator. It binds and activates certain subtypes of the GABA_A receptor (ionotropic inhibitory receptor)