Writing

Choose

SimScale

One of the amazing things that’s happening in the world is that technologies that once were expensive and available only to large companies can now be used by individuals. For instance, we all carry supercomputers in our pockets in the [...]  Read more

Ask Me Anything: Questions 1 & 2

I recently started a new feature where you can ask me anything by recording a video. Turns out that I got two closely related questions about education and skills for a future in which machines can do more and more. [...]  Read more

Thanksgiving: Entrepreneurs

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday: time with family and food is great as is having a reminder to be thankful. Today I want to say how thankful I am for entrepreneurs. For the people who are crazy enough to believe [...]  Read more

A Bulge, Not a Bubble

Even as recently as Web Summit at the beginning of November I was asked about a Bubble as part of a panel. It has since occurred to me that the problem with using that word to denote possibly overextended valuations [...]  Read more

After Paris: Doubling Down on Democracy

The terror attacks in Paris, just like other terror attacks before them including 9/11, are a challenge to core democratic values of tolerance and freedom of speech. Turning against Muslims or against refugees is a terrible response as it only [...]  Read more

Berlin Conversation

Next Tuesday (November 17th), my partners Brad and John and I will be in Berlin for an evening event to talk about entrepreneurship, the Internet, and whatever else is of interest to the audience. Somewhat to our surprise the event [...]  Read more