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Jan 13, 2021

The Business Anti-Sedition Standard

We are investors and business people who are patriots and believers in democracy & the rule of law. The events of Jan. 6, 2021 make it clear that we all must move beyond politics and more forcefully defend our values. To add your name to the Standard, click here. At…

Trump

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The Business Anti-Sedition Standard
The Business Anti-Sedition Standard
Trump

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Oct 20, 2020

Avoid a F*ked up Election

America has had many close elections, but two of the most consequential — and most screwed up — were 1876 and 2000. They were botched and stolen elections that changed the course of history. Had they turned out different, we might have better racial justice and a solution to climate…

Elections

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Avoid a F*ked up Election
Avoid a F*ked up Election
Elections

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Mar 16, 2020

Three Simple Lessons from My Years of Remote Work

I have been working 100% remote for years on angel investments, developing an app, and running a contest. Here are the top three things I learned. #3 Commit to the tools. When people think “remote work” their minds jump to video conferencing like Zoom, Skype, Hangouts, and others. The more fundamental tools that enable remote…

Remote Working

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Three Simple Lessons from My Years of Remote Work
Three Simple Lessons from My Years of Remote Work
Remote Working

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Mar 26, 2019

Quickest Path to Prototype

I recently had the opportunity to do a workshop lead by Tom Chi, a co-founder of Google X. He described the techniques he helped hone there to rapidly innovate on moonshot ideas. His stories are astounding: — Project Loon, an audacious effort to bring cell service to remote parts of…

Lean Startup

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Lean Startup

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Mar 20, 2019

Media Fasting

The idea: 24 hours without social media, TV, reading books, newspapers, or listening to podcasts or the radio. — Here is what I learned: It was harder than I thought. Now, mind you, I once did a seven day media fast. That was excruciating, but I survived. I figured, “hey a week was hard so, 24 hours? I got this.” But a year of re-habituation to media consumption and I had an automatic urge…

Social Media

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Media Fasting
Media Fasting
Social Media

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Dec 11, 2018

Why We are Suing Uber

And What it Means for Innovation and Competition — Today, we filed an antitrust lawsuit against Uber. As an entrepreneur, a champion for transportation innovation for two decades and an advocate for consumer choice, I feel a responsibility to hold Uber accountable for its anti-competitive behavior. We do not take this action lightly. I co-founded Sidecar in 2011, and…

Uber

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Why We are Suing Uber
Why We are Suing Uber
Uber

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Aug 31, 2018

What can Scooter Regulation Teach Us about Big Tech?

San Francisco is leading the way on Scooters, but there are lessons for the rest of the tech giants. We need to be ready to reign in companies with regulation when they abuse their power or when their profit-driven interests do not align with our community interests. City regulators are…

Uber

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What can Scooter Regulation Teach Us about Big Tech?
What can Scooter Regulation Teach Us about Big Tech?
Uber

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Aug 24, 2018

Watch Uber Flex its Monopoly: Just Follow Scooters

Uber has risen to be the dominant player in mobility, and they have grown to be even bigger than the “Big Taxi” monopoly they set out to disrupt. The latest proof point is the Scooter Wars. Scooter startups like Bird, Lime and Spin recently invaded dozens of U.S. cities with…

Uber

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Watch Uber Flex its Monopoly: Just Follow Scooters
Watch Uber Flex its Monopoly: Just Follow Scooters
Uber

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Jan 4, 2018

Meditation for Slackers

I made meditation a daily habit after years of trying & failing. It was easier than I thought once I figured out four key insights. Redefine success. The media & religious idea of meditation (like the one above) is of something hard to do that brings total bliss. Growing up…

Meditation

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Meditation for Slackers
Meditation for Slackers
Meditation

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Dec 28, 2017

Top 5 Tech Surprises in 2017 … and 2018

I like to reflect on what surprised us most over the year. It helps me understand conventional wisdom and the surprises that upset it… helpful if you want to defy conventional wisdom and be all disrupty & stuff. 1. Bitcoin Bites Back Conventional wisdom last year: Blockchain is important but cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, not…

Bitcoin

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Top 5 Tech Surprises in 2017 … and 2018
Top 5 Tech Surprises in 2017 … and 2018
Bitcoin

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