Writing

In the world of startups and investing and ideas, things are always chaotic and fluid, and as such a key skill is to somehow cut through the noise and find focus.  That’s on a micro level, like what do I [...]  Read more

I was emailing with a friend recently, who asked: “On the web, in order to build a platform you first need a hit app. Do you think this dynamic is different in blockchain?” Read more

I am on a plane right now, watching home renovation shows on HGTV, thinking about how much fun it is to fix things up. Doing projects around the house (last year I built an exterior staircase and made new kitchen [...]  Read more

I was out last night with some of the little league coach dads, and we got to talking about whether it’s better for our kids to be bumped up a level (but be at the lower end of skills/experience) or [...]  Read more

A lot of founders / teams have been asking if they should be adopting a cryptocurrency strategy.  This is understandable given the frenzy of fundraising recently and the ongoing dialogue about the potential for cryptocurrencies as an alternative business model [...]  Read more

A lot of founders / teams have been asking if they should be adopting a cryptocurrency strategy.  This is understandable given the frenzy of fundraising recently and the ongoing dialogue about the potential for cryptocurrencies as an alternative business model [...]  Read more

Last month, I went to the (most beautiful city in the world) Amsterdam, to speak at The Next Web Conference .  I did two talks, one at a sub-event focused on tech & social issues, on the topic of Data [...]  Read more

I just got done coaching my son’s baseball practice. It had been amazing to watch this group of 7 and 8 year olds improve over the course of the season – learning the fundamentals and now starting to make some [...]  Read more

One thing that’s interesting about yesterday’s Basic Attention Token sale  is how quickly it went – $36M transacted in 30 sec. Lots of people were surely disappointed as they attempted to buy into the token sale only to have their orders [...]  Read more