Before I jump in, a quick preface. I’ve been meaning to start writing more in order to build a body of work as well as simply maintain/get better at writing. I’m going to write a post every day for the next 30 days. For the most part, I’m going to focus on tech/startup topics. The […]
Zelalem has a big future
DC boy Zelalem racking up the assists at Rangers
Amazon should include “Add to cart” button next to search results
Looks like this now: Should look like this: I just searched for Robert Caro’s Lyndon Johnson books and want to add them all to my cart, but instead, I have to open up 3-4 tabs, go to each page and then hit add to cart, then close each page. If anybody should be minimizing clicks-to-cart, […]
Aphex Twin shows that ballers work their asses off
I’ve been doing a lot of research on SoundCloud recently and stumbled upon this story: apparently the DJ Aphex Twin has been steadily posting unreleased tracks under a pseudonym. Since January 26th (103 days ago), user18081971 has posted 208 tracks on his page – roughly 2 tracks per day. The word on the web is that some of […]
How to grow your business
I’ve been interviewing for a couple of positions as a ~growth manager here in Berlin and abroad so I thought I’d do some brushing up. I started here – with a lecture by Chamath Palhapitaya who was the growth lead at Facebook fairly early on. He’s got a very distinct, assertive style but his insights […]
Episode 1 of Cheer Up Berlin!
Sven, Johann, Imke and I have been working on “Cheer Up Berlin!” for a few months now. It’s a talk show centered around the experience of living in Berlin and the little ways people find joy here. Sven hosted, Johann shot and edited, and Imke provided the jokes/structure. It’s in German, but pretty hilarious even […]
Behavioral Approaches to Education
Education is transformative – it elevates our understanding of the world, allowing us to interact with it on a higher plane. It is also practically useful in creating opportunities for a better life. In the past few decades, we’ve seen an explosion in the nature of knowledge – it is abundant and newly accessible to […]
There’s nothing like this feeling…
The trick is not to be satisfied with it – keep building bigger and better things.
Great Birthday!
For me, my birthday and New Year’s Eve are two of the highest-pressure days of the year. Everyone wants to ring in the New Year doing something memorable or special, the pressure of having all eyes on you during a birthday celebration can be a bit intense. But this year, I managed to get the […]
Can’t stop listening to this album: The Heist – Macklemore/Ryan Lewis
I’ve been listening to Macklemore/Ryan Lewis’ album The Heist almost exclusively for the past week. I really think he’s a breath of fresh air in the genre – someone who bridges the gap between the traditional subjects and contexts of hip hop and the mainstream contexts of middle-class young people who overwhelmingly consume it. In […]