21 years ago, I ran a small telecom operator in Paris, France. After prototyping what was probably one of the first video-on-demand services called Move.tv, my team and I were innovating within the telecom space and media. We managed to interconnect a web server with an interactive voice response system and a telecom switch to create and pilot video on demand services years before Netflix through a simple user experience on the web. But as we have learned the hard way, timing is everything. L...

What’s the difference between who you are and what you do? Can you become someone new by doing something new? I ask because I’m reconsidering the extent to which our actions define us. Many people believe in a static, universal sense of self, but we also often describe our identities in terms of our professions and avocations. That’s not necessarily a bad thing; I admire people who establish their identities through practice. After all, doing something today (or not) informs what we have to s...

If we want to make real progress on climate action, we have to be honest with ourselves: asking people to sacrifice in the name of a better future only gets us so far. Sure, there are moments of altruistic inspiration. But enduring systems change? That happens when we make the sustainable path the easy, obvious, and self-interested one—when it works better, faster, cheaper. In other words, we need to design climate action that doesn’t just appeal to our better angels, but to our everyday ince...

Immerse yourself in the captivatingly BIZARRE world of BizarreBeasts with the launch of my second web3 game, Head Crush, now playable in the Farcade (accessible via Telegram, Warpcast, and World App)! This project is a deeply personal endeavor and a significant milestone for me. As an artist on a FAFO web3 journey, this project represents over 100 hours of focused "vibe coding," where I brought my hand-illustrated creations to life in a fast-paced and engaging gaming experience.More than a ty...

It is crucially important to have something to fight for instead of just resisting. Having a long term goal is what keeps us motivated and resilient in light of near term setbacks. Sadly American politics is utterly bereft of a bold vision at the moment (the recent book Abundance falls comically short of its title). A great inspiration for a positive vision of the US today can be found in the original Star Trek from the late 1960s. We are still a long way from some of the extreme technologica...

Gameweek 32 of this season of the English Premier League came to an end last night with Bournemouth's 1-0 victory over Fulham. With 6 gameweeks left to play, the final state of the table is beginning to come into focus. Here are a few thoughts from the weekend's games. Liverpool Stroll To The TitleIt's done and dusted now. Honestly, I thought there wasn't much of a title race to begin with, and that it was over the moment Saka got injured, but I suppose there was always some chance of an upse...

An AI bot's critique an AI training session for a NYC block association

According to the WSJ, the US office market saw a significant increase in leasing activity in the first quarter of this year. Approximately 115 million square feet of space was leased, which represents a 13% increase from the previous quarter and the highest level since before the pandemic in mid-2019. But then, tariffs for everybody! Now tenants are worried that a recession is coming, inflation is going to rise, and that so too will interest rates. Uncertainty is bad for business. Here's wher...

Today, I have to come back to big lie many founders seem to believe - that is what we can control. The sad truth is your team doesn't control most of the metrics you're measuring them against. And when you set goals they can't influence, you're ...

Stephen Miller is one of the only members of the first Trump admin who has managed to stick around and make his way into a clearly influential position in the 2nd Admin. Today's press conference served as the strongest indicator yet that Miller has exerted full puppeteer-like control over Trump in my opinion. Here's my rationale: Bukele Press Conference: Watching today's press conference with Bukele was horrifying for many reasons. One of those was the way that Miller immediately interjected ...