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·Jun 10, 2020

Reckoning

It’s been a hard week or so. Or 400 years. Depends when you’re counting from. Maybe it’s the quarantine — we’ve all been cooped up, longing for connection to each other, to something. Maybe it’s the quick succession of notorious violence against innocent African Americans following Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud…

BlackLivesMatter

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Reckoning
Reckoning
BlackLivesMatter

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Published in Open Ais

·Jul 14, 2017

Alexa, show me the door

A lot has happened since I wrote about leaving Microsoft in 2014. Since then I’ve worked at two start-ups, had two kids, and returned to Microsoft to find what I was missing the first time around — a meaningful role where I felt I was learning, growing, and making a…

Parenting

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Alexa, show me the door
Alexa, show me the door
Parenting

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Published in Open Ais

·Oct 25, 2014

In a Snap: Why Snapchat Isn’t Built to Last

Last weekend Snapchat ran its first ad. And while the trailer for the movie Ouija is being heralded as a success, I think it reveals much about the shortcomings of the social network. Maybe I’m old (not in Snapchat’s core demographic), maybe I’m slow (didn’t have much use for Twitter…

Business

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Business

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Published in Open Ais

·Oct 17, 2014

One small boo boo for baby, one giant leap for mankind

Yesterday Lu turned two months old. Do know what present healthy babies get on such a day? They get their first big dose of vaccinations. Not exactly a pizza party, but beats the heck out of polio. The shots made her scream like crazy. We held her as she shook…

Parenthood

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One small boo boo for baby, one giant leap for mankind
One small boo boo for baby, one giant leap for mankind
Parenthood

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Published in Open Ais

·Sep 1, 2014

Dear Lucia

I had been meaning to write to you while you were in your mom’s belly, but you surprised us by coming a little early! Maybe that’s the first lesson — you can’t plan everything, which knowing your genes you’re likely to think you can. …

Parenthood

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Parenthood

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Published in Open Ais

·Aug 13, 2014

Low Information Density: Why You Should Never Attend a Tufte “Course”

Let me save you $400, 6 hours of your life, and considerable frustration by imparting upon you the key takeaways from the Tufte course I attended here in Seattle last week. I may have gone in with hopes too high. I expected him to discuss the general principles of visualizing…

Data

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Low Information Density: Why You Should Never Attend a Tufte “Course”
Low Information Density: Why You Should Never Attend a Tufte “Course”
Data

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Published in Open Ais

·Jul 21, 2014

Entering & Breaking (+Insuring)

I had a great July 4th weekend here in Seattle, spending most of it grilling meat on various roof decks and patios. During one such session, I had a friend pitch me their idea for a new business venture. On Monday, July 7th, I wrote back on my walk to…

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Entering & Breaking (+Insuring)
Entering & Breaking (+Insuring)

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Published in Open Ais

·Jun 2, 2014

Are you going to keep your windows phone?

There’s no question I get asked more often about leaving Microsoft. Sure, people want to know what start-up culture is like (Ping pong table? Check. Kegerator? Check.) And folks who have never worked at a start-up want to know about how risky an endeavor it is. I would have expected…

Microsoft

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Are you going to keep your windows phone?
Are you going to keep your windows phone?
Microsoft

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Published in Open Ais

·Mar 1, 2014

Prosocial Networking

The Haverford Center for Careers and Professional Advancement asked me to write a post about the importance of using LinkedIn for college students to connect with alumni. Here’s what I said… I used to think “networking” was a pejorative term, one that described the unsavory, backroom schmoozing that gave the…

Career

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Career

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Published in Open Ais

·Jan 10, 2014

So long, and thanks for all the SWAG

Today is my last day at Microsoft. It’s been quite a journey from my first visit to Redmond three years ago. But after a summer internship and 18 months on the job full time, it’s time for Microsoft & me to part ways. This may come as a surprise to…

Career

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So long, and thanks for all the SWAG
So long, and thanks for all the SWAG
Career

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