Latest posts
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Connection Happens in the Kitchen
I spend a lot of time thinking about what holds its value as AI pervades everything. The list is short. Near the top are the people who’d pick up the phone if you called. This is a piece about how to stumble on those people, which turns out not to be the way you’d expect.
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Postcards from Brunei
I just got back from Brunei, where I spent a week running an AI-focused entrepreneurship program. This was my first time in Southeast Asia, so I was going in blind. What I got was a week of wonderfully spicy food, genuinely warm people, and a country full of surprises. If I get the chance to return (and […]
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The $100M Business Where No One Can Work
My friend manages intellectual property for a British semiconductor company. He’s the “China guy”—handles the accounts there, flies out to Shenzhen three to four times a year. He’s been making the trip for the last three years. One day, he was visiting a customer and immediately sensed that something was off.
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What Makes and Breaks Entrepreneurs in Wild Times
This is the written version of a talk I gave at Founders Forum last week. It unpacks my take on what matters as AI destabilizes work.
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How to Toot Your Own Horn
Most people I work with would rather punch themselves in the face than talk about their accomplishments. They did the work. They made the thing. They assume the world will notice. The world does not notice.
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21 Ways to Get the Most Out of a Conference
Recently, I led two projects—one for the Kendra Scott Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at UT-Austin and the other for the UK Department of Investment & Trade—on how to get the most out of a conference. Their teams found these tactics useful, I’m betting you will too.