big ideas

The cultural power of elite immigrants.

This is long and provocative and starts with conflating elite cultural status and high IQ, which is a leap you may or may not agree with. “High-IQ immigrants will have major impacts on the places they end up not only […]

better doing

The skill of naming what’s happening in the room.

“Your observations—of the energy on the call, of a change in someone’s tone or body language, of how you as a group are not meeting the desired goal—can reset this frustrated dynamic. Often, everyone else in the room will also […]

tech, startups, internet

The end of advertising.

“For decades, the economic relationship between consumers of content and the providers of content has been hidden behind business models that were monetizing our attention. We didn’t put too much thought into it because we were getting what we wanted […]

fun facts

Pipe dream.

My daughter was playing a that reminded me of the old Pipe Dream. It turn out you can play online now! ~ learn more