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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…