(as this post is gaining wider attention, a quick bio about me: I’m a 39 year old resident of San Francisco who moved here from my native London, UK in 2006 with barely a few months rent in my bank account to seek the startup-driven American dream. …

I’ve been thinking about the various ramifications from the inevitable work from home culture that will remain after COVID. …

Ben Metcalfe — Investor, Ridge Ventures & Board Director, Samasource, Inc. Every day I am privileged to meet exceptional founders — and human beings — who defy the status quo and want to make our lives better, easier, safer. Often times these founders become close friends. …

“It’s too violent”, Mr. Cook told Apple Music executive Jimmy Iovine, said people familiar with Apple’s entertainment plans. “Apple can’t show this”. … ‘Vital Signs’, a dark, semi-biographical tale of hip hop artist Dr. Dre, featured characters doing lines of cocaine, an extended orgy in a mansion and drawn guns. …

Kevin Roose in the NY Times has captured a question that’s been on my mind for a while — “How much of my life is being effectively subsidized by investors?” The NYT piece positions it as: “It’s called the 75 Cent Dollar Store. We’re going to sell dollar bills for…

In your experience, what is the most unforeseen misstep that new startups make when seeking funding at the angle or seed stage? Failing to contextualize the problem they are solving in their pitch to investors (or, even, not actually having a clear problem they are solving!). Failing to explain why…

(I have not been paid or incentivized to write this post, these are my own personal views) Don’t do what I did — crash your DJI Mavic Pro into the hotel during your vacation. …

Theresa May has played an incredibly clever hand calling for this UK general election. It’s already being billed as a Brexit election, but it’s actually about capitalizing upon the turmoil in Labour over it’s future identity. The remainers will vote Lib Dem, the lefties will vote Labour, the disenfranchised pro-Brexit…

This is the face of the American worker who has realized automation is on the cusp of ending his livelihood. His emotionally charged video is recorded the day after Uber launched it’s autonomous vehicle service in San Francisco. Clearly Danny Vee (an Uber driver…