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The gears of progress

Circa 1910? Noted in Greenpoint, 2015.

The gears of progress

Circa 1910? Noted in Greenpoint, 2015.

The End of an Era. (USV’s Investment Thesis update.)

USV’s thought leadership is super amazing (especially their tools like the USV.com site circa December 2015), and their ideas are pretty amazing, but I’m not so sure about their practice in formulation-of-pithy-megatrends. Their investment thesis post has stimulated some significant

The End of an Era. (USV’s Investment Thesis update.)

USV’s thought leadership is super amazing (especially their tools like the USV.com site circa December 2015), and their ideas are pretty amazing, but I’m not so sure about their practice in formulation-of-pithy-megatrends. Their investment thesis post has stimulated some significant

LED bulbs and my electric bill

We started swapping light bulbs as they burnt out about 18 months ago, and now we are about 50% LED bulbs. Since the days are shorter in November, we have our first year-on-year comparison in. We used 20% fewer Kilowatt

LED bulbs and my electric bill

We started swapping light bulbs as they burnt out about 18 months ago, and now we are about 50% LED bulbs. Since the days are shorter in November, we have our first year-on-year comparison in. We used 20% fewer Kilowatt

My posts for Huffington Post and Fortune

www.huffingtonpost.com/amol-sarva/ fortune.com/author/amol-sarva/

My posts for Huffington Post and Fortune

www.huffingtonpost.com/amol-sarva/ fortune.com/author/amol-sarva/

My pill cabinet

Some of the pills and ideas around nootropics I have had on my mind: – amol.sarva.co/invention-smart-candy/ – amol.sarva.co/extremisms-meet-health/ – amol.sarva.co/the-argument-for-vitamin-pills/ My pills: Phosphatidyl choline, quercetin, resveratrol, aspirin, b complex, C, multi vitamin, chocolate powder and tumeric powder dissolved in water.

My pill cabinet

Some of the pills and ideas around nootropics I have had on my mind: – amol.sarva.co/invention-smart-candy/ – amol.sarva.co/extremisms-meet-health/ – amol.sarva.co/the-argument-for-vitamin-pills/ My pills: Phosphatidyl choline, quercetin, resveratrol, aspirin, b complex, C, multi vitamin, chocolate powder and tumeric powder dissolved in water.

Startups that try to remove CO2 from the air

Turns out there are a few companies working on the “world’s hardest problem” (or at least one of the most important): removing CO2 from the air. If you can just suck it out, you can reverse climate change right? No

Startups that try to remove CO2 from the air

Turns out there are a few companies working on the “world’s hardest problem” (or at least one of the most important): removing CO2 from the air. If you can just suck it out, you can reverse climate change right? No

The difference 1% makes (in an economic forecast)

Today, forecasters increased their growth forecast for India to 7.5%. The forecast was, a few months ago, only 6% and had been raised to 7%. That’s a big increase. The forecast from the IMF from 2014, ranging forward 60 years,

The difference 1% makes (in an economic forecast)

Today, forecasters increased their growth forecast for India to 7.5%. The forecast was, a few months ago, only 6% and had been raised to 7%. That’s a big increase. The forecast from the IMF from 2014, ranging forward 60 years,

Tl:dr of: Everything is Negotiable by Kennedy.

This classic classic sales technique book is about the negotiation part. I think it reduces well into a simple How To list. It’s worth reading the examples as anecdotes, but the world really needs a Do and Don’t list for

Tl:dr of: Everything is Negotiable by Kennedy.

This classic classic sales technique book is about the negotiation part. I think it reduces well into a simple How To list. It’s worth reading the examples as anecdotes, but the world really needs a Do and Don’t list for

“World’s biggest problem” startup ideas

One neat way to think of startup ideas is to think of a big problem. That’s how Solar City and SpaceX and Tesla were created, I’m pretty sure. It’s part of the Thiel method — though his approach focuses more

“World’s biggest problem” startup ideas

One neat way to think of startup ideas is to think of a big problem. That’s how Solar City and SpaceX and Tesla were created, I’m pretty sure. It’s part of the Thiel method — though his approach focuses more