Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
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Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
Philosophy Mondays: Human-AI Collaboration
Today's Philosophy Monday is an important interlude. I want to reveal that I have not been writing the posts in this series entirely by myself. Instead I have been working with Claude, not just for the graphic illustrations, but also for the text. My method has been to write a rough draft and then ask Claude for improvement suggestions. I will expand this collaboration to other intelligences going forward, including open source models such as Llama and DeepSeek. I will also explore other moda...
Intent-based Collaboration Environments
AI Native IDEs for Code, Engineering, Science
Web3/Crypto: Why Bother?
One thing that keeps surprising me is how quite a few people see absolutely nothing redeeming in web3 (née crypto). Maybe this is their genuine belief. Maybe it is a reaction to the extreme boosterism of some proponents who present web3 as bringing about a libertarian nirvana. From early on I have tried to provide a more rounded perspective, pointing to both the good and the bad that can come from it as in my talks at the Blockstack Summits. Today, however, I want to attempt to provide a coge...
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I am going through an annoying dental crisis following an implant that has somehow developed an infection. Having worked at or with startups all my life I have on several occasions pushed forward even at times when it was detrimental to my health. I know many entrepreneurs who do the same – including some recent instances in our portfolio. It is a reflection of the will to create something from nothing and one of the reasons why entrepreneurs often succeed where big companies fail. But it is easy to take it too far. At the end of the day, you only have this one body and your health is not something to play games with. As I have gotten older and have (not so little) kids at home I have definitely become more aware just how precious health is. So this time around I have postponed meetings and I am even considering canceling a trip to San Francisco this week. As a board member too, I am increasingly finding myself telling entrepreneurs and others working there to back off a bit if I get the sense they are running themselves ragged. Hoping that this longer term perspective will benefit everyone in the end!
I am going through an annoying dental crisis following an implant that has somehow developed an infection. Having worked at or with startups all my life I have on several occasions pushed forward even at times when it was detrimental to my health. I know many entrepreneurs who do the same – including some recent instances in our portfolio. It is a reflection of the will to create something from nothing and one of the reasons why entrepreneurs often succeed where big companies fail. But it is easy to take it too far. At the end of the day, you only have this one body and your health is not something to play games with. As I have gotten older and have (not so little) kids at home I have definitely become more aware just how precious health is. So this time around I have postponed meetings and I am even considering canceling a trip to San Francisco this week. As a board member too, I am increasingly finding myself telling entrepreneurs and others working there to back off a bit if I get the sense they are running themselves ragged. Hoping that this longer term perspective will benefit everyone in the end!
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