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Some notes on how to do the #indivisible gameplan

tl;dr in case you don’t want to listen to this great briefing on the Indivisible gameplan, here are my notes. David was there in 2009. Republicans started by – looking for compromise (negotiating) – retreating and licking wounds (McConnell)   When

Some notes on how to do the #indivisible gameplan

tl;dr in case you don’t want to listen to this great briefing on the Indivisible gameplan, here are my notes. David was there in 2009. Republicans started by – looking for compromise (negotiating) – retreating and licking wounds (McConnell)   When

Class 2 of Venturing 2017: What I learned.

“Venturing to change the world”, our class at Columbia College for undergrads about startups, is back on, and this is class two. (Class one.)   This one was about the social context of entrepreneurship. The rate of technological change, what’s driving

Class 2 of Venturing 2017: What I learned.

“Venturing to change the world”, our class at Columbia College for undergrads about startups, is back on, and this is class two. (Class one.)   This one was about the social context of entrepreneurship. The rate of technological change, what’s driving

#Resist accomplishments from the Committee and others this week.

Welcome, Pragmatic Businessman Leader! Here are some good, things I noticed this week among folks who believe the new president and world climate are dangerous: Our group Committee to Protect America is reaching lots of people and they are forming groups.

#Resist accomplishments from the Committee and others this week.

Welcome, Pragmatic Businessman Leader! Here are some good, things I noticed this week among folks who believe the new president and world climate are dangerous: Our group Committee to Protect America is reaching lots of people and they are forming groups.

Serial founder, side hustle founder, pivot founder, incubator founder: $100mm raised

Cool story. I met Jamie Siminoff when he was running PhoneTag, an update of his prior company Simulscribe — both focused on Google-Voice-like features around voicemail, transcription, and call management. We were building Peek, the simple messaging device that would

Serial founder, side hustle founder, pivot founder, incubator founder: $100mm raised

Cool story. I met Jamie Siminoff when he was running PhoneTag, an update of his prior company Simulscribe — both focused on Google-Voice-like features around voicemail, transcription, and call management. We were building Peek, the simple messaging device that would

Class 1 of Venturing 2017: What I learned.

“Venturing to change the world”, our class at Columbia College for undergrads about startups, is back on. Here is what we talked about today that made an impression on me. Starting companies, social ventures, or movements is not for everyone.

Class 1 of Venturing 2017: What I learned.

“Venturing to change the world”, our class at Columbia College for undergrads about startups, is back on. Here is what we talked about today that made an impression on me. Starting companies, social ventures, or movements is not for everyone.

God’s Footsteps.

‘The statesman’s task is to hear God’s footsteps marching through history and to try and catch on to his coattails as he marches past’ Bismarck The world has changed tremendously. Tomorrow is the big day in DC. Be ready.

God’s Footsteps.

‘The statesman’s task is to hear God’s footsteps marching through history and to try and catch on to his coattails as he marches past’ Bismarck The world has changed tremendously. Tomorrow is the big day in DC. Be ready.

Does the world need governments when we have APIs?

This title above is a cool point made by Joshua Cooper Ramo in his great book “The Seventh Sense”. To those worried about the new leader of the free world, there has been much talk of securing solidarity among City

Does the world need governments when we have APIs?

This title above is a cool point made by Joshua Cooper Ramo in his great book “The Seventh Sense”. To those worried about the new leader of the free world, there has been much talk of securing solidarity among City

Proposed solution to the Death of News Media

The news business lacks network effects. It needs them. The way to get it is either through platform or content. They keep failing on the platform side to clone social networks. On the other they can’t outrun the infinite competitive

Proposed solution to the Death of News Media

The news business lacks network effects. It needs them. The way to get it is either through platform or content. They keep failing on the platform side to clone social networks. On the other they can’t outrun the infinite competitive

Tl;dr of In Praise of Idleness, by Bertrand Russell

In 1932, a couple years after Keynes’s famous paper on the utopian possibilities of an automated future, Bertrand Russell weighed in on the topic too — what happens when robots do all the jobs? Is work really such a virtue?

Tl;dr of In Praise of Idleness, by Bertrand Russell

In 1932, a couple years after Keynes’s famous paper on the utopian possibilities of an automated future, Bertrand Russell weighed in on the topic too — what happens when robots do all the jobs? Is work really such a virtue?

Standing for something.

We got an amazing comment at Knotel today: “Why is my office taking a stand on politics?” (We are running a bus to the Women’s March on Jan 21. ) The answer is: because we do stand for something, and

Standing for something.

We got an amazing comment at Knotel today: “Why is my office taking a stand on politics?” (We are running a bus to the Women’s March on Jan 21. ) The answer is: because we do stand for something, and