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Tips and learnings about launching things.

I wrote it up on Medium. We learned a bunch from launching our app a few different ways the last six months. Find out what so you can profit (pr0fit).

Tips and learnings about launching things.

I wrote it up on Medium. We learned a bunch from launching our app a few different ways the last six months. Find out what so you can profit (pr0fit).

Cliches to use when raising money

People say this, below! If you are more modest then what’s wrong with your deal? If you are the same, feels fake. If you are more subtle but manage the same idea, perhaps you are sincere. — X who started

Cliches to use when raising money

People say this, below! If you are more modest then what’s wrong with your deal? If you are the same, feels fake. If you are more subtle but manage the same idea, perhaps you are sincere. — X who started

The importance of product management, and some good posts about what it looks like.

Some famous posts on product management that are worth reading. They say: the PM is the CEO. It’s weird how often investors are said to be “engineers” but not “product managers”. The product is how it works, how it looks,

The importance of product management, and some good posts about what it looks like.

Some famous posts on product management that are worth reading. They say: the PM is the CEO. It’s weird how often investors are said to be “engineers” but not “product managers”. The product is how it works, how it looks,

Lead-gen vs. Transactional Marketplaces

You never get the same taxi driver. Uber hosts a transactional market. But a handyman is a hiring decision not a transaction. All the good marketplaces from Ebay to Amazon to Uber seem to help you do what retailers have

Lead-gen vs. Transactional Marketplaces

You never get the same taxi driver. Uber hosts a transactional market. But a handyman is a hiring decision not a transaction. All the good marketplaces from Ebay to Amazon to Uber seem to help you do what retailers have

Interesting measurements and party tricks to impress your friends. 

Some things people do when they get lost: – get to high elevation – try to walk in a straight line – create a base location and search the radius around it, returning to it frequently – stay in one

Interesting measurements and party tricks to impress your friends. 

Some things people do when they get lost: – get to high elevation – try to walk in a straight line – create a base location and search the radius around it, returning to it frequently – stay in one

This was my 7th grade science project

Study: A fascinating aspect of language looks to be biologically hardwired in our brains Quartz Does the Turkish word küçük (pronounced coo-chook) mean “big” or “small”? If you guessed the latter without knowing the language, you’re right—and there may be…

This was my 7th grade science project

Study: A fascinating aspect of language looks to be biologically hardwired in our brains Quartz Does the Turkish word küçük (pronounced coo-chook) mean “big” or “small”? If you guessed the latter without knowing the language, you’re right—and there may be…

Twitters problems in an image

Two screenshots. Facebook screen space is search, post, add friends, like. There is a whole menu tab about incoming friend requests. Twitter buries post, search, add/discover friends. QED Amol Sarva, Ph.D. // [email protected] // @amol // 530-727-8277 // Knotable //

Twitters problems in an image

Two screenshots. Facebook screen space is search, post, add friends, like. There is a whole menu tab about incoming friend requests. Twitter buries post, search, add/discover friends. QED Amol Sarva, Ph.D. // [email protected] // @amol // 530-727-8277 // Knotable //

Investment themes of one of the big NYC funds.

I had the pleasure of chatting with a new partner at a great NYC VC recently. Here are their themes: – Bitcoin. – Drones and robots. – Space. – Real estate. – Sales and marketing SaaS. This is a fascinating

Investment themes of one of the big NYC funds.

I had the pleasure of chatting with a new partner at a great NYC VC recently. Here are their themes: – Bitcoin. – Drones and robots. – Space. – Real estate. – Sales and marketing SaaS. This is a fascinating

Neuroscientists don’t know what consciousness is

An interesting finding! // The research, led by Mohamad Koubeissi at GWU in Washington DC, was originally tasked with analyzing a woman with epilepsy. The neuroscientists were stimulating regions of the brain with electrodes in an attempt to discover where

Neuroscientists don’t know what consciousness is

An interesting finding! // The research, led by Mohamad Koubeissi at GWU in Washington DC, was originally tasked with analyzing a woman with epilepsy. The neuroscientists were stimulating regions of the brain with electrodes in an attempt to discover where

Podcast with me: Venture For America “who are you” interview.

Pretty good overview of all the stuff I have worked on to date and why. Here is where they publish their podcast series.

Podcast with me: Venture For America “who are you” interview.

Pretty good overview of all the stuff I have worked on to date and why. Here is where they publish their podcast series.