How Design Made Extinction Rebellion A Global Movement
2020-03-11
Most protest posters are one-offs. And so are most climate protests. But Extinction Rebellion broke that mold, becoming the firstKeep Reading
Five Questions Funders Will Ask About Your Journalism Venture
2019-04-17
Think these over before meeting with potential funders from the tech world. More and more journalist-entrepreneurs are looking to SiliconKeep Reading
Flashback To A Very Young Netflix, Climbing The Wall of Worry
2019-04-15
Check out the first five Netflix annual reports (2002-2007), which for some reason I saved and have now scanned: 2002Keep Reading
David Mayer On Fighting For Public Health, And His Condom Business
2019-02-26
How National Condom Week Turned Into A Lifelong Entrepreneurial Career In 2019 I interviewed my neighbor David Mayer, the founderKeep Reading
Notes From The Day Larry And Sergei Pitched Us
2019-02-05
This morning I found the notes from my memorable early-1999 meeting with Google’s Larry Page and Sergei Brin. I wasKeep Reading
Celebrating The Early Quizlet Team
2018-10-22
The early Quizlet team was awesome. We bootstrapped the company for almost a decade, with a small, scrappy, team thatKeep Reading
Artist Amos Kennedy Jr… ‘It’s a Joy To Make Stuff’
2018-01-21
If you’re a creative person and want to get inspired, watch this talk with Detroit letterpress artist Amos Kennedy Jr.Keep Reading
Why I Admire Khan Academy
2017-05-31
Quizlet CEO Matt Glotzbach and I visited Khan Academy today to have lunch with their new COO Ginny Lee, whoKeep Reading
Cobalt Blue Sign From the Dawn of Global Banking
2017-04-02
I bought this sign at the Alameda antiques market after noticing it a few months in a row. I’m intoKeep Reading
Startup Advice And Values (Circa 2010)
2017-02-04
Startup cultures have changed a lot since I wrote this list for the Quizlet team in 2010. We had aKeep Reading
An Afternoon of Design Ideas
2016-12-08
Just went to a very cool afternoon of presentations at the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation on the Berkeley campus.Keep Reading
How Pilates Got Huge (It Went Open Source)
2016-10-20
If you want to start a trend that goes from obscure to ubiquitous seemingly overnight, open it up wide. CaseKeep Reading
CEO Weekend Project: How to Hang Swings in Your Office
2013-07-19
Let’s face it – you need a break from the firehose of decisions, meetings and stress that comes with beingKeep Reading
