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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
The non-vacuum US, or world responses to Trumpistan
Trump: “We will cut US corporate tax” — Australian newspaper today: “we will cut tax to match” Trump: “We will build a wall to Mexico” — “we won’t pay anything” Trump: “Climate change was invented by China” — “we will
The non-vacuum US, or world responses to Trumpistan
Trump: “We will cut US corporate tax” — Australian newspaper today: “we will cut tax to match” Trump: “We will build a wall to Mexico” — “we won’t pay anything” Trump: “Climate change was invented by China” — “we will
Cities vs. the world, one investable idea out of Trumpism.
Judging from how the elections went last year everywhere, here is an aha. One thing is clear: cities are winning and the country is losing. A completely different way to slice the world’s dichotomies. And in that it seems very
Cities vs. the world, one investable idea out of Trumpism.
Judging from how the elections went last year everywhere, here is an aha. One thing is clear: cities are winning and the country is losing. A completely different way to slice the world’s dichotomies. And in that it seems very
Buying from “China”, reality.
Two recent experiences. 1. Printing a book My book _Q is for Queens_ – designed in the US by me, with an illustrator from South Africa, typeset/layout by me in the US, then sent to a printer in Queens —
Buying from “China”, reality.
Two recent experiences. 1. Printing a book My book _Q is for Queens_ – designed in the US by me, with an illustrator from South Africa, typeset/layout by me in the US, then sent to a printer in Queens —
Tl;dr The Elementary Particles by Houllebecq
(Since I don’t think I’ll get around to a proper post on this, briefly:) Some truly cold, post-social era scientist dude (ruined by his childhood) bumps through life and relationships as an ogre. The people-scale storytelling is insightful but also
Tl;dr The Elementary Particles by Houllebecq
(Since I don’t think I’ll get around to a proper post on this, briefly:) Some truly cold, post-social era scientist dude (ruined by his childhood) bumps through life and relationships as an ogre. The people-scale storytelling is insightful but also
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