A rundown into how to gamify a product to increase engagement and retention.
Our Kickstarter demo that explains what we're building.
Me pitching Xpertville in Boulder at NewTech Meetup.
Our Kickstarter aimed at building our community.
Genesis #3. Leveraging tech to foster human connection.
Genesis #2. Transforming search into a journey.
Genesis #1. An original take on the future of human-centric technology.
How can we harness new technologies to attain our potential?
A comprehensive study by McKinsey on Smart Cities
A valuable summary of trends based on Pinterest analytics.
Adam Gant, one of my favorite thought leaders, gives ideas about how to hire.
Some ideas for questions to ask when interviewing candidates.
A thread about Apple's, Nike's and Coca-Cola's copywriting and how it makes them stand out.
A collection of essays by Jason Yeh about startups and fundraising.
A breakdown into how Visa and its ecosystem works.
An infographic that depicts the vast extent and reach of the U.S. Military.
Building with legos is awesome. Making your own instructions is even cooler.
A new type of satellite technology is making cloud cover and night time irrelevant with profound implications.
An awesome open source tool to grow your own food.
A newsletter that teaches you a great many things about building software.
A neat way to explore the building blocks that the universe is made of.
An in-depth look at sustainable global electrification, its viability and its implications.
An interesting take on the impact that LLMs might have on reducing the complexity, beauty and uniqueness of knowledge.
A compendium of tools for software architects and processes-as-code visualizations.
A summary of the most popular KPIs by Nicolas Boucher.
Sequoia's take on product market fit and it's different manifestations.
Some great takeaways from the legendary Doug Leone.
My favorite tool for financial scenario planning.
Brett Adcock's summary of his 7 favorite shareholder letters that will teach you "more than an MBA".
A thread about editing tricks Apple uses to make their videos captivating.
An interesting experiment using generative agents to simulate human behavior and interactions.
How do you defend your business against incumbents in this new age?
Interesting deep dive into Ethereum founder's perspective on the promises and dangers of technology.
A site to buy and learn about electronics and hardware.
What is the circular economy and how to think about it.
An interactive way of looking at the world's changes and issues.
If you want to learn about geospatial technologies, QGIS is a powerful free tool to get started.
Google Lab's experiments are interesting, exciting and entertaining.
Free courses by the leading institute on complex systems: the Santa Fe Institute.
One of the best tools to gain insights into climate change and how to tackle it.
One of my favorite NGOs, they're attacking ocean plastic pollution at its roots: rivers.
A visual explanation of how blockchain works.
Insights by an original thinker.
A thread about what Pixar does differently to remain creative.
A brief but valuable way of thinking about how to build and optimize efficiently and effectively.
An interesting read on what Brett Adcock has learned about fundraising.
A daily newsletter that keeps me up to date with the latest funding rounds for startups.
By favorite newsletter to keep up with the daily news.
A thread about the red flags to avoid when raising a pre-seed round.
My favorite newsletter to keep up with the latest developments across tech and startups.
A blueprint for how to think about the changing landscape of data infrastructure.
An essay by Marc Andreessen about the potential that technology has to uplift our lives.
A comprehensive take on the metrics that every country, community and person should be focused on.
A neat way to think about living a fulfilling life of growth and happiness.
The ultimate summary of work and life principles that will guide you to success.
One of the best sources of management knowledge that exists.
A compendium of Stephen Wolfram's thoughts.
A place to learn and explore the latest developments in AI.
A digital representation of the global economy.
A valuable set of toolkits and ideas for how to think about your business.
A breakdown into the different types of business models and which ones have proven most successful.
A great essay by Paul Graham on the best way to start a startup.
One of my favorite projects for self-reliant and sustainable living, they're building a smart community OS.
An introduction into John Boyd and his work on strategy and the OODA loop.
A great compilation of classes for entrepreneurs and managers alike.
The portfolio of one of my favorite designers.
An overview of people analytics and why it matters.
A great article by Google focused on hiring. It's now deprecated, but thankfully stored by Archive.org.
An initiative by Steve Ballmer to better understand the data behind US economic development and how to make better public policy decisions.
Nikita Bier presents a public policy simulator that projects scenarios based on decisions.
If you're a fan of Harry Potter I recommend you take your Sorting Hat and Patronus Quiz!
A compilation of maps by Parag Khanna that visualizes how the world is interconnected.
A wonderful set of tools that allow you to explore wikidata in powerful, interactive ways.
A historical archive of all the websites in the internet.
Bryan Johnson's protocol for reducing the rate at which he ages.
An introduction into xenobots -- the world's first living robots, created in Michael Levin's lab by cracking the electrical code of cells.
How Apple optimized their organizational structure to empower technical leaders.
Tim Urban takes a deep dive into Neuralink and what it might mean for the brain's future.
Rex Woodbury dives into the shifts taking place in creator commerce and where it might be headed.
Fascinating visualization of the different communities in Reddit and their size.
The most comprehensive summary into the state of Big Data, Machine Learning and AI, by Matt Turck.
A case study into how Notion leveraged its community to grow.
Why building on top of other's APIs is challenging and yet with AI, access to content is critical.
Julie Supan breaks down how to select your target users.
Some thoughts related to where marketplaces might go with AI.
A brief breakdown of the current state of social media and Reddit's place on it.
A neat breakdown my Andrew Chen into startup metrics for consumer startups.
Andrew Chen shares macro insights into consumer technology.
An investment thesis that outlines potential directions for search.
Explorations into the way search is evolving.
