What I Learned from Passing on Calm (and missing a 1500x return)Five years ago, I came across a new meditation app called Calm. As a student of Buddhist philosophy who had struggled to sustain a…Feb 19, 20191Feb 19, 20191
Published inHackerNoon.comWhat a Dead Philosopher Can Teach Startups about CultureA couple of weeks ago, a gifted entrepreneur called Anders Krohn (Founder and CEO of Aula) shot me an email (printed with Anders’…Oct 25, 20182Oct 25, 20182
Published inHackerNoon.comThe Value of a Brand for Tech Companies:VC: “Where’s the defensibility?”May 16, 20183May 16, 20183
Does getting an MBA make you a better entrepreneur?People often ask me whether getting an MBA is, firstly, worth it and, secondly, whether it will better his or her odds of becoming a…May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Can Artificial Intelligence Be Conscious?Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about AI. There’s a lot of hype, excitement, and angst in the press about AI’s…Mar 27, 20185Mar 27, 20185
Tokens Will Create A Liquid WorldThere are $256 trillion of real-world assets. Most of these assets are still signified by paper and are highly illiquid. However, with the…Jan 26, 20184Jan 26, 20184
Published inThoughts And IdeasHow Buddhism Helped MeNew years are a time for reflection. So to kick of 2018, I wanted to share a few thoughts I had over the holidays on Buddhism, a tradition…Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018
CryptoKitties: Baseball Cards on the BlockchainThe latest in crypto-world — people are going mad for CryptoKitties. It’s a popular application on Ethereum that lets players buy, sell…Dec 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017
Blockchain: When Does Decentralization Make Sense?This may well be the billion-dollar question of today’s crypto-craze. In my last blog post, I wrote that people should “use common sense”…Nov 1, 20172Nov 1, 20172
A Brief History of Blockchain: An Investor’s PerspectiveAfter many friends and family members asked me to explain my investments in blockchain assets, I decided to write an email. That email…Jul 8, 201743Jul 8, 201743
