Silicon Valley

Reflections from a year in Silicon Valley

Finding yourself in a world that’s trying to change everything

How to Turn Off and Drop Out of The Attention Economy

“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think.” — Buddha

When A Start-Up Entrepreneur Abandoned The Perfect Product

Thanks to lessons from a farmer.

Overfunding floats the tech bubble

Vast investment into companies in hot sectors generates spiraling valuations

Dear Silicon Valley: Change is Coming

Silicon Valley has a diversity problem.

In a recent article in The New York Times, more than two dozen women shared their stories of sexual harassment in the workplace. Several reports about people of color leaving tech in droves because…

How Not To Be A Creep:

Some ideas on how male founders (and investors) can become an ally to women in tech

Ashton Kutcher made waves this week by asking a series of well-intentioned, if mostly tone-deaf, questions about how we can…

Underrepresented Entrepreneurs Will Succeed Without Silicon Valley Venture Capital

Costanoa Access Fellowship Spotlight: Sophie Lalonde

Present at the Creation: How Pan Wenyuan Connected Silicon Valley and China

Not Everything Can Be Fixed With Software

About a year ago, I released a satirical essay about a fictional day in the life of The…