We will be going on family ski vacation, so there will likely be no new posts until week after next. In the meantime though here are the books that I am bringing with me:The Peripheral by William Gibson. I am a huge William Gibson fan in particular Pattern Recognition and of course Neuromancer. Sex at Dawn by Christoher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha. I am about halfway through this fascinating book about the earliest origins of human sexuality and their potential implications for our behaviors today...

We will be going on family ski vacation, so there will likely be no new posts until week after next. In the meantime though here are the books that I am bringing with me:The Peripheral by William Gibson. I am a huge William Gibson fan in particular Pattern Recognition and of course Neuromancer. Sex at Dawn by Christoher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha. I am about halfway through this fascinating book about the earliest origins of human sexuality and their potential implications for our behaviors today...

A couple of years back we got scuba certified as a family. This year we took our first real dive trip. We stayed at the amazingly located Itza Lodge on Long Caye which is part of the Lighthouse Reef in Belize. Since we are still learning we did most of our diving right off Long Caye and also at nearby Half Moon Caye, which also offers some spectacular bird watching (including red footed boobies and frigatebirds). We visited the famous Great Blue Hole but went snorkeling there as the dive requ...

A couple of years back we got scuba certified as a family. This year we took our first real dive trip. We stayed at the amazingly located Itza Lodge on Long Caye which is part of the Lighthouse Reef in Belize. Since we are still learning we did most of our diving right off Long Caye and also at nearby Half Moon Caye, which also offers some spectacular bird watching (including red footed boobies and frigatebirds). We visited the famous Great Blue Hole but went snorkeling there as the dive requ...

We just got back from spending 12 amazing days in China. Given the 12 hour time difference, I feel a bit like the Panda in the picture below and a more detailed set of impressions will have to wait. But one thing is for sure - it’s hard to look at the world in quite the same way once have seen China first hand. Just one example: we had flawless mobile phone coverage including data everywhere we went including a boat trip down the Li River and a visit to the rice terraces of Longsheng. Hence m...

We just got back from spending 12 amazing days in China. Given the 12 hour time difference, I feel a bit like the Panda in the picture below and a more detailed set of impressions will have to wait. But one thing is for sure - it’s hard to look at the world in quite the same way once have seen China first hand. Just one example: we had flawless mobile phone coverage including data everywhere we went including a boat trip down the Li River and a visit to the rice terraces of Longsheng. Hence m...

We are about to go on a trip to China and I couldn’t be more excited. I have never been to Asia before and am looking forward to the experience. China in particular has held my fascination since taking Roderick MacFarquhar’s amazing course on the Cultural Revolution in college. And now of course China has been seeing dramatic economic growth with a domestic Internet population that is approaching 500 million users. For a variety of reasons that include language and culture but of course also ...

We are about to go on a trip to China and I couldn’t be more excited. I have never been to Asia before and am looking forward to the experience. China in particular has held my fascination since taking Roderick MacFarquhar’s amazing course on the Cultural Revolution in college. And now of course China has been seeing dramatic economic growth with a domestic Internet population that is approaching 500 million users. For a variety of reasons that include language and culture but of course also ...

We took a bunch of days off for a family vacation. We went down to the Turks & Caicos and had a fantastic time with a great mix between just hanging out / reading and sports / adventure activities. For the first time on a vacation I actually missed blogging, which I guess is a testament to the power of habits. Still as I was trying to minimize my time on a computer and had to do a bit of email it was blogging that took the hit (except for announcing our investment in Firebase yesterday). Book...

We took a bunch of days off for a family vacation. We went down to the Turks & Caicos and had a fantastic time with a great mix between just hanging out / reading and sports / adventure activities. For the first time on a vacation I actually missed blogging, which I guess is a testament to the power of habits. Still as I was trying to minimize my time on a computer and had to do a bit of email it was blogging that took the hit (except for announcing our investment in Firebase yesterday). Book...

I am leaving later today for a family vacation in Europe. Like last year, it turns out that I am in the middle of several business things that can’t really wait until I get back. I don’t find that to be a problem though, especially when heading to Europe. For starters, I tend to get on European time right away, which means that I have a couple of hours in the morning before everyone else gets going. As I won’t be blogging while away, this will be time completely available for work. It also he...

I am leaving later today for a family vacation in Europe. Like last year, it turns out that I am in the middle of several business things that can’t really wait until I get back. I don’t find that to be a problem though, especially when heading to Europe. For starters, I tend to get on European time right away, which means that I have a couple of hours in the morning before everyone else gets going. As I won’t be blogging while away, this will be time completely available for work. It also he...

After an amazingly busy three weeks so far this August, I am thrilled to be going on a family vacation starting next week. Also am really looking forward to speaking at Turing Festival and Lean Startup Machine in Edinburgh (both on August 26th). Other than that I plan to mostly unplug, finish reading “The Information” and hopefully at least one other book. To accomplish that I will not be blogging and also won’t be on email for anything other than completely mission critical items until right...

After an amazingly busy three weeks so far this August, I am thrilled to be going on a family vacation starting next week. Also am really looking forward to speaking at Turing Festival and Lean Startup Machine in Edinburgh (both on August 26th). Other than that I plan to mostly unplug, finish reading “The Information” and hopefully at least one other book. To accomplish that I will not be blogging and also won’t be on email for anything other than completely mission critical items until right...