Wonder Woman and feminism: eight things I learned from the superhero

Finally got through page 20 on this one yesterday and finished today. I started it in December — then Trump happened. Preparing for international women’s day. pic.twitter.com/uIUEPB1jlp — Amol Sarva (@amol) March 5, 2017 But you can’t live on the

Wonder Woman and feminism: eight things I learned from the superhero

Finally got through page 20 on this one yesterday and finished today. I started it in December — then Trump happened. Preparing for international women’s day. pic.twitter.com/uIUEPB1jlp — Amol Sarva (@amol) March 5, 2017 But you can’t live on the

How to help refugees if you live in New York

Some ideas here: hire them, buy from them, send money to them, or host them are some options.

How to help refugees if you live in New York

Some ideas here: hire them, buy from them, send money to them, or host them are some options.

Blast from the past: How to win at Kickstarter

A friend asked me this today, and so I un-earthed this sage old advice on how to win at Kickstarter (having been part of two very successful campaigns, one raising $500k and one raising $15k). But here in the present,

Blast from the past: How to win at Kickstarter

A friend asked me this today, and so I un-earthed this sage old advice on how to win at Kickstarter (having been part of two very successful campaigns, one raising $500k and one raising $15k). But here in the present,

Personality crisis, opportunities in product world

“The personalized web” is a theory of modern tech that I should see more Morrissey ads on the internet if I like the Smiths. Boring. It hasn’t proved actionable. Netflix “you might also like” and other shallow stuff. But this

Personality crisis, opportunities in product world

“The personalized web” is a theory of modern tech that I should see more Morrissey ads on the internet if I like the Smiths. Boring. It hasn’t proved actionable. Netflix “you might also like” and other shallow stuff. But this

Blockbuster v Technology (Shared Culture After All?)

There is wonderful data to say that blockbusters are getting bigger. Disney had all five of the top films in the world last year. Music, TV and film are more concentrated now, in the age of Spotify, Netflix and Amazon.

Blockbuster v Technology (Shared Culture After All?)

There is wonderful data to say that blockbusters are getting bigger. Disney had all five of the top films in the world last year. Music, TV and film are more concentrated now, in the age of Spotify, Netflix and Amazon.

Learning instantly (something computers don’t do yet)

Back in cognitive science PhD school, I learned about this cool thing rats do. They learn super, super fast. Faster than I can learn German. Well, they learn one type of thing super fast. Not German. They learn if some

Learning instantly (something computers don’t do yet)

Back in cognitive science PhD school, I learned about this cool thing rats do. They learn super, super fast. Faster than I can learn German. Well, they learn one type of thing super fast. Not German. They learn if some

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.