Michael FolksonIsraeli judicial reforms: The end of democracy or a hullabaloo about nothing?I’m not a lawyer, legal expert or have anything other than a superficial level understanding of Israeli constitutional matters. But in…Mar 13, 20231Mar 13, 20231
Michael FolksonMake America Florida Again?I have never seen the United States like this. I have never seen a Democratic Party like this, either in power or out of power. I have…Mar 13, 2023Mar 13, 2023
Michael FolksonExploring Israel, the startup nation (Part 2)This was written based on experiences and research I did in 2019. This included multiple visits to the Taglit Innovation Center in Tel Aviv…Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
Michael FolksonCrypto’s Judgment DayI wrote this and this in 2017. Five years ago. At the time I knew I was fighting a losing battle to try to get funding for a Bitcoin…Nov 11, 2022Nov 11, 2022
Michael FolksonExploring Israel, the startup nation (Part 1)This was originally written in 2019 and I am publishing it in November 2022. I haven’t edited it since so as not to dilute my initial…Nov 4, 2022Nov 4, 2022
Michael FolksonShaming the nouveau richeI’ve done better recently at retreating to my laptop and my noise cancelling headphones and broadly ignoring the UK media generating…Dec 4, 2018Dec 4, 2018
Michael FolksonSoftware Engineering DailyI spent the best part of 6 months traipsing around the San Francisco Bay Area with very little money or accommodation trying to raise funds…May 1, 2018May 1, 2018
Michael FolksonSkin in the GameIf you give an opinion, and someone follows it, you are morally obligated to be, yourself, exposed to its consequences.Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
Michael FolksonRIP AviciiAvici — the lowest level of hell in Buddhist belief systemApr 21, 2018Apr 21, 2018
Michael FolksonThe turnaround of Andreessen HorowitzYesterday Balaji S. Srinivasan described the turnaround of 21.co from a failing company bleeding capital to being acquired by Coinbase for…Apr 17, 2018Apr 17, 2018