SF is Dead. Long Live SF.

SF is booming: coffee shops are packed with people working. It’s 2023, but…

The Gamblers.

In poker, and in life, gamblers are prey and winners prevail.

The first cut is the deepest.

In the name of full disclosure, and in an attempt to exorcize these ghosts, I must admit: I have failed.

Intellectuals and Capitalism.

I grew up in a home of intellectuals. My dad was a professor of International Law. My mom is a writer and a…

Money changes everything: Ten leadership lessons from my summers of rugby.

Working from home is comfortable. Comfort is not the goal.

“Without pain you don’t become happy. /Without love you…

Hard things.

Being a baby in the 70s was a risky endeavor. It was accepted and commonplace for expecting mothers to drink and smoke during…

Masters and fools.

Whenever I am asked for guidance in hiring, especially for a technical position, my suggestions are always the same. Hire…

Tools for the soul.

When I started this blog, I hoped it would be kinda newsy, mostly about business and tech. But you know how it is, even with…

What do you think their job is?

A few years ago, a friend’s former employee wrote a hit piece on him, gleeful about his “failure” — one…