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Two hopeful observations in 2017 US politics
Why do any people think Trump is telling the truth? Why does anyone think he is not insane? This is a troubling question but I hear a good answer from John Oliver this week. Since he watches the same crackpot
Two hopeful observations in 2017 US politics
Why do any people think Trump is telling the truth? Why does anyone think he is not insane? This is a troubling question but I hear a good answer from John Oliver this week. Since he watches the same crackpot
Class 3, what I learned about ecosystems
Our class at Columbia on venturing continues (tiny.cc/venturing). Week 3 was about what makes a startup ecosystem — what are all the parts in a startup environment. The lecture notes are at the link. I discovered this time around that
Class 3, what I learned about ecosystems
Our class at Columbia on venturing continues (tiny.cc/venturing). Week 3 was about what makes a startup ecosystem — what are all the parts in a startup environment. The lecture notes are at the link. I discovered this time around that
Amol’s theory of Fake News
Past: hard to get your story seen without the intentional endorsement of someone you could plausibly hold accountable. Present: follow a hashtag and see a story that’s just as legit in its presentation as any other. Did someone share it?
Amol’s theory of Fake News
Past: hard to get your story seen without the intentional endorsement of someone you could plausibly hold accountable. Present: follow a hashtag and see a story that’s just as legit in its presentation as any other. Did someone share it?
This Falcons receiver got to the Super Bowl with Halo Sport
Julio Jones, Halo Sport success story, will be catching for the Falcons in the Super Bowl shortly.
This Falcons receiver got to the Super Bowl with Halo Sport
Julio Jones, Halo Sport success story, will be catching for the Falcons in the Super Bowl shortly.
Practical ideas for a Tax Strike. Ideas?
A friend sent a note saying “Can’t we withhold taxes? What would Gandhi do?” > Ongoing ideas and research here < My answer was, indeed this is exactly the non-violent civil disobedience that Thoreau argues for in his key work “On
Practical ideas for a Tax Strike. Ideas?
A friend sent a note saying “Can’t we withhold taxes? What would Gandhi do?” > Ongoing ideas and research here < My answer was, indeed this is exactly the non-violent civil disobedience that Thoreau argues for in his key work “On
Three areas to explore for startups
Bill Gates was at Columbia last week and he said what he would work on if he were 21 today: CS AI Energy, clean and cheap. Biology, we are going to figure out obesity, depression. DNA. Saying “Vaccines are platform
Three areas to explore for startups
Bill Gates was at Columbia last week and he said what he would work on if he were 21 today: CS AI Energy, clean and cheap. Biology, we are going to figure out obesity, depression. DNA. Saying “Vaccines are platform
Immigration creates jobs, and don’t worry about automation
Agree with most of what Fabrice says here, including this gem of a science experiment from economics: www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/technology-and-the-future-of-work/
Immigration creates jobs, and don’t worry about automation
Agree with most of what Fabrice says here, including this gem of a science experiment from economics: www.fabricegrinda.com/personal-musings/technology-and-the-future-of-work/
Tl;dr: The future of automation
McKinsey Global Institute did some epic work on what the future holds for work and automation. 1. MONSTER headline: due to aging, there will be a huge labor shortage in America, China, Japan, everywhere. Our countries will be shrinking GDP
Tl;dr: The future of automation
McKinsey Global Institute did some epic work on what the future holds for work and automation. 1. MONSTER headline: due to aging, there will be a huge labor shortage in America, China, Japan, everywhere. Our countries will be shrinking GDP
Dear media: defend your base
It’s war. War on journalism. So, journalists: Stop trying to convert them. Tell the people who believe in truth the truth. And help us overthrow the know-nothings. Why should journalists be “fair” when one side is insane and they know
Dear media: defend your base
It’s war. War on journalism. So, journalists: Stop trying to convert them. Tell the people who believe in truth the truth. And help us overthrow the know-nothings. Why should journalists be “fair” when one side is insane and they know
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