Writing

It seems like yesterday when a bunch of folks in the NYC tech sector decided that it was time to form an organization to represent the tech sector in NYC. But in fact, it was a little more than two [...]  Read more

I’ve been chairing a $40 million capital campaign for NYC’s CS4All effort to bring computer science education to every school and every student in the nation’s largest school district. We are just into year four of the ten-year CS4All effort [...]  Read more

Last Sunday I wrote about the over the top video market and made some observations about it in light of the challenges we were having getting our satellite dish working again. In the week that passed, we had another no-show appointment [...]  Read more

I received a bunch of emails last week suggesting I listen to this interview with Vitalik. I finally did and it was as good as advertised. So I am now suggesting that all of you give it a listen too. [...]  Read more

I was at dinner with my friend Stephen a month or so ago and he was bending my ear about a provision in last year’s tax bill that provides very significant tax incentives to invest in businesses or real estate [...]  Read more

When my life gets crazy, which it is right now, it helps me to internalize what is most important and triage around that. And I’m not just talking about what tasks to do and what not to do. I’m also [...]  Read more

Speaking of doing things on our phones , I made this playlist on my phone on the train ride into NYC yesterday morning. It was inspired by the Donald Glover/Childish Gambino track of the same name that kicks off the [...]  Read more