The Intuitive Investor

Posted on February 9, 2014 Under Life

I’ve never written about investing before. In fact, I’ve never really considered myself an investor until recently – despite the fact that I’ve participated in the financing of dozens of companies, and many of them have gone on to become…

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My Year In Cities: 2012

Posted on January 2, 2013 Under Life

A yearly activity I love to do to wrap up one year and head into the next. London, England* Geneva, Switzerland Davos, Switzerland New York, NY* Long Beach, CA Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Los Angeles, CA* Myokonos, Greece Dubai, UAE* Mudsandam…

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Back on the radar…

Posted on September 17, 2012 Under Life

I've been off the radar the past few weeks, apologies. With the launch of Valet, and travel in China, visiting Beijing and Tianjin, and all over Japan in Tokyo, Nagano, and up in Hokkaido in Sapporo. Lots of reviews and…

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Turf Geography Club

Posted on August 2, 2012 Under Life

Episode 01: "Welcome Geographers" from Turf Geography Club on Vimeo. It's on. I mentioned Turf back in May. Then I invested. Now it launched with the most awesome video ever. Download the game, play it, and tell your friends.

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Gymkhana in San Francisco

Posted on July 9, 2012 Under Life

Remember The Art of Gymkhana? Well, Ken Block is back– but this time he's on the streets of San Francisco. Oh, my, god. You will not believe this happened. Utilizing a tricked out Ford Fiesta with 0-60 MPH capabilities in…

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Path x Nike Fuelband

Posted on June 30, 2012 Under Life

I invested in my friend Dave Morin's company Path a few years ago, and I'm thrilled to watch it progress– especially around sophisticated brand integration. This Path x Nike Fuelband partnership is perfect. Path users can now pair up their account…

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Chrome for iOS

Posted on June 30, 2012 Under Life

I tried it. I'm impressed. Check out Chrome for iOS on your iPhone and iPad. I think it's time for Apple to up the ante on their mobile browser, that's for sure.

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Swap-O-Matic

Posted on June 4, 2012 Under Life

This brilliant experiment was created by Parsons School of Design student Lina Fenequito. The Swap-O-Matic vending machine is designed for user to give, take, or swap anything that fits inside the compartments. People have traded items like original art, poems,…

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Dollar Shave Club

Posted on March 7, 2012 Under Life

Dollar Shave Club. I'm in.  Genius.

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Beaker Magazine

Posted on March 4, 2012 Under Life

I see good things in the future for Amrit Richmond founder of Beaker Magazine. In her own words– Beaker is a business and culture magazine for the idea generation. Beaker aims to equip entrepreneurs, technologists and executives to act on their…

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