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What VCs Sound Like to Normal People
Bankers sell products, VCs sell dreams. The difference is ~50% in management fees.
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What we talk about when we talk about democracy
Interrupting my usual VC-startup hijinks to get a story off my chest.
Jan 28
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Starting the year with Cautious Optimism
My first live conversation of 2026, with tech journalist Alex Wilhelm.
Jan 15
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My 8th annual Year in Review
By the time you read this, I'll be offline taking a break. Probably. Maybe. OK fine: I will be trying very hard to be offline.
Dec 22, 2025
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How to stand out when everyone is perfect
Last time, I wrote about authenticity. Turns out, in the age of AI, it pays to be imperfect.
Dec 11, 2025
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The incongruity of gratitude in Venture Capital
How to thrive in an industry where what you care about and the values you live by are currently unfashionable.
Nov 26, 2025
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What we built when we built for attention
I want to tell you about the last time we built tech products with little regard for consequences, and the (very tiny) part I had to play in it.
Nov 10, 2025
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The French Laundry and McDonald's, or what happens when everyone makes the same choice
Consensus is human nature, and it's on steroids when we're all very online.
Oct 29, 2025
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