Science Funding Needs Charter School AnalogyThe NIH is responsible for almost all the basic research funding in the USA. Each year they spend $37 billion[1]. It dwarfs all the…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
What if Christians volunteered to fund welfare?Rephrased: What if Christians replaced welfare with something better?Dec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
In the 1600’s, Boyle made an amazing wish list of 21 inventions he would like to see in the future.Personal notification when you are being irrationalDec 6, 2017Dec 6, 2017
Andrew Carnegie’s “note to self”At age 33, Andrew Carnegie took an inventory of his own heart and wrote this note to himself:Jul 29, 20171Jul 29, 20171
Instacart Funding: What Am I Missing?A few days ago Instacart announced that they had raised $400M in additional funding. And it wasn’t from dumb money. They raised from the…Jun 17, 20171Jun 17, 20171
Faith and Work Small GroupTrae Stephens and I recently led a small group through our church (EpicSF), studying Faith and Work. Based on feedback, it seems like this…Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2017
Free Startup Idea: Calendly for face-to-face meetingsIn many industries, the best way to sell to a customer is to visit their office. From what I can tell, none of the scheduling apps like…Jan 3, 20171Jan 3, 20171
Near-Sourcing: Bad idea or 20 years too early?It has become conventional wisdom that many of the ideas that failed in the 1999 bubble were actually good ideas, but too early. Since that…Dec 31, 2016Dec 31, 2016
Should there be a “startup chaplain”?Great accelerators and venture funds like YCombinator and Andreessen Horowitz are designed to solve the common problems of starting a…Sep 4, 20161Sep 4, 20161
