Taking on Tech Titans
How Startups Can Compete with Industry Giants
The five kinds of “No” — and what they can teach you
The first truth of entrepreneurship and investing: The biggest new ideas are contrarian. They go so deeply against commonly held assumptions that they seem not only risky but flat-out ridiculous. They’re the kind of ideas that draw a lot of “Nos.” And this makes sense: The fact that an idea goes against conventional wisdom is…
Philosopher Versus MBA
How Academic Pursuits Impact Entrepreneurship
The Philosopher-Entrepreneur
Applying High-Level Thinking to Real-World Business
Accelerating Aurora, Driving the Future
Today, Aurora and Reinvent Technology Partners Y announced their agreement to merge. In my own view, this is awesome news — because I’ve been an investor in Aurora since February 2018 when I co-led its Series A round for Greylock and joined Aurora’s board. At this point, it’s well understood that creating AV technology is an extremely challenging undertaking – especially…
Human-Centered AI
Ethical Considerations in Building Artificial Intelligence
Let’s democratize entrepreneurism: Why the Masters of Scale book matters
Most of us love a great founding story. Whether it’s the founding of a corporation or the founding of a nation, we’re drawn to the dramatic stories where everything began. But I came to realize something, as I reviewed the past four years of Masters of Scale interviews in preparation for writing the new Masters of…
People-First Capitalism
Airbnb’s Playbook for Flourishing Amid Crisis
A Foreword for Disruptors
Knowing my background in philosophy, Brad Feld and Dave Jilk recently invited me to contribute a foreword for their new book, The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors. It’s now available andI highly recommend it; click here to get your copy. Here’s the foreword I wrote for it. Nietzsche is a troubling and troublesome philosopher. In different decades…
Game On
How Strategy Games Teach Valuable Business Skills
Protecting Voting Rights: Good for America, Good for American Business
“A government of the people, by the people. A beautifully American ideal, but a reality denied to many for much of this nation’s history. As Americans, we know that in our democracy we should not expect to agree on everything. However, regardless of our political affiliations we believe the very foundation of our electoral process…
How to Decide
How to Make Better Decisions, Faster
Spiderman Ethics
Tech’s impact, influence and responsibility to society
Leadership and CEO Succession
Lessons from Jeff Bezos
Go Anywhere, Get Anything
Uber’s Future in Mobility and Delivery