Smart AI Guidelines for Students: It’s Not All or NothingEncountered this ‘use scale’ at a high school for how students are permitted (even sometimes encouraged) to use Artificial Intelligence…Oct 19Oct 19
Why I No Longer Care About Startup Valuation When I Invest (Except for These Four Reasons)56 investments into Homebrew IV(ever), the pivot we made in 2022 to investing our own personal dollars in an evergreen fashion, we’re in a…Oct 12A response icon2Oct 12A response icon2
When is Institutional Capital Right for a New VC Firm?“My first three ventures funds were all high net worth individuals and founders/tech folks. How should I decide if institutional LPs are…Sep 23A response icon1Sep 23A response icon1
It might not be true, but it is real. AI, SF and our culture.“It might not be true, but it is real.” This was the recent advice given to us at Curriculum Night by the Head of Upper School (Grades 5–8)…Sep 22Sep 22
Tech Reporter Alex Konrad on Going Independent with Upstarts, What Drives Subscribers (vs Just…Got to know Alex while he was at Forbes, a tenure which basically made him one of, if not *the*, go-to reporters for exclusives launches…Sep 17Sep 17
S**t ShovelingI used to think that if you never had to shovel shit, you ended up lacking empathy for those who shovel shit.Sep 14A response icon5Sep 14A response icon5
AI Buying Software Instead of Salespeople; Teaching Companies To Do Less; Have the Swiss Figured…Labor Day weekend readsAug 31Aug 31
When Slack Went Down All The Time; AI is Learning to Lie in Order to Win; Your Org Chart is About…The reliability crisis [BuildingSlack/Johnny Rogers] — “If we can’t ship safely, we aren’t shipping at all.” That’s what Slack’s OG CTO…Aug 23Aug 23
Why Marketing Sucks Right Now, Underground Robot Fights, Free Waffles Worth $50, and +++ [link…Summer is for reading.Aug 15Aug 15
No Notes: Near Perfect Posts on AI Ruining the Public Web, Silicon Valley Etiquette, the Fear of a…No Notes. Just some chef’s kiss, on-target readsJul 26Jul 26