Theory Of Change

We’re back! After a two week (vacation-induced) hiatus, which Jane and I spent traveling in Ethiopia, we are back in the Bay Area. And I have lots of exciting things planned for the near future. More on this soon…

You Will Never Ever Know

Again and again I find myself talking to people who are pondering the question IF they should do x, y or z. There are always a million arguments for doing it. And at least an equal amount of arguments against it.

It’s All About Happiness

I had a wonderful conversation with a highly accomplished executive in the tech industry this morning. Part of our discussion centered around the question what to optimize our lives for.

How You Know When You Know

After my announcement from Wednesday that I left Google, a bunch of people have asked me how one knows when it’s time to call it quits. It’s the classic question: When do you know when your company (or your job) has turned into a dead horse which you’re just beating and beating? Or…

Ad Nauseam

Over coffee, a young founder recently asked me why it is that her employees come to her with every little question — all the time. She made it clear in the interview process that she doesn’t want to micromanage anyone. That she trusts them to make the right decisions. And that she only wants to be consulted…

Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

I quit my job at Google.

Over the last couple of months it became increasingly clear to me that I need to be deep in the trenches of entrepreneurship. That I care too much about founders, startups and ecosystems that I can do anything else…

Why We Need You

The World Bank estimates that over the next 15 or so years we need to create 600 Million sustainable jobs to keep current employment rates. Youth unemployment in countries like Spain tops 50%. 3 billion people live on less than $2.50 a day. 80% of the world’s population live on less than $10 a day.