The more I sit with this, the more I realize how much pop culture influences kids toward what we’ll see when their part of our working population decades hence.
Makes me curious how movies, TV shows, and music today, are setting up the 2050s
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Makes me curious how movies, TV shows, and music today, are setting up the 2050s
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Willie Wonka Inspired a Generation of Founders
He was no wizard.
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The more I sit with this, the more I realize how much pop culture influences kids toward what we’ll see when their part of our working population decades hence.
Makes me curious how movies, TV shows, and music today, are setting up the 2050s
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Makes me curious how movies, TV shows, and music today, are setting up the 2050s
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AI Runs on Yesterday’s Hardware — Quantum Writes Tomorrow’s Policy
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AI Runs on Yesterday’s Hardware — Quantum Writes Tomorrow’s Policy
The Quantum Playbook
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June 2, 2025 at 10:05 PM
AI Runs on Yesterday’s Hardware — Quantum Writes Tomorrow’s Policy
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New Collar Jobs and the Critical Distinction of Startups from Small Businesses
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New Collar Jobs and the Critical Distinction of Startups from Small Businesses
Today at the Texas Venture Forum in Austin, TX, we had the honor of hearing from the 28th Administrator of the U.S.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:36 PM
New Collar Jobs and the Critical Distinction of Startups from Small Businesses
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Founders and Policymakers Need Us at the Table— Before They Decide the Future for Us
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Founders and Policymakers Need Us at the Table— Before They Decide the Future for Us
BREAKING: DOJ Finally Cracks Down on Google Search... 20 Years Late
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April 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Founders and Policymakers Need Us at the Table— Before They Decide the Future for Us
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This Is Why It’s Critical to Our Economy That We Distinguish Startups from New Businesses
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This Is Why It’s Critical to Our Economy That We Distinguish Startups from New Businesses
Not All Failure is Created Equal
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April 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This Is Why It’s Critical to Our Economy That We Distinguish Startups from New Businesses
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If You’re Asking If You Can Start a Startup, We Know How Likely You Are to Fail — And It’s a Lot Worse Than the Average
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If You’re Asking If You Can Start a Startup, We Know How Likely You Are to Fail — And It’s a Lot Worse Than the Average
This is one of those “I did the math” posts, and it might inspire you, but it could also discourage you so before I let you go on into the depths of discouragement, let me point out that what we’re ex...
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April 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
If You’re Asking If You Can Start a Startup, We Know How Likely You Are to Fail — And It’s a Lot Worse Than the Average
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Belgian Startups, Immigration, and Why your Definition of Innovation is Wrong
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Belgian Startups, Immigration, and Why your Definition of Innovation is Wrong
Let’s make something clear before we get into it, this is a discussion of beer from the perspective of an entrepreneur and economist, to explain to you something critical to your startup ecosystem: “t...
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April 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Belgian Startups, Immigration, and Why your Definition of Innovation is Wrong
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SX Sideways: More to Changing SXSW than Condensing the Weekends
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SX Sideways: More to Changing SXSW than Condensing the Weekends
For those unfamiliar, SXSW is rather unique in the world for being far more than a conference, trade show, or film or music festival — it’s an economic engine, a cultural touchstone, and, arguably, th...
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March 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
SX Sideways: More to Changing SXSW than Condensing the Weekends
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How the Irish Saved Entrepreneurship
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How the Irish Saved Entrepreneurship
The Future of Ireland’s Startup Ecosystem: The Emerald Ripple?
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March 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
How the Irish Saved Entrepreneurship
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Why Most Investors Are Wasting Their Time Ignoring Emerging Fund Managers
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Why Most Investors Are Wasting Their Time Ignoring Emerging Fund Managers
The most prevalent reason why I always raise my hand to speak, moderate, or host an event, is that while written content reaches millions or podcasting helps people see or hear your tone and passion, ...
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March 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Why Most Investors Are Wasting Their Time Ignoring Emerging Fund Managers
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Texas Drops a Bigger, Better Blueprint:
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Texas Drops a Bigger, Better Blueprint:
Why the World Should Take Notes (and Copy It)
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March 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Texas Drops a Bigger, Better Blueprint:
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Startup Accelerators Fail Founders Too Often
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Startup Accelerators Fail Founders Too Often
Let’s talk about the dirty little secret of startup accelerators: most of them fail founders.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Startup Accelerators Fail Founders Too Often
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Portugal’s Entrepreneurial Revolution: Why Startups and Innovation Thrive (And What Needs to Change)
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Portugal’s Entrepreneurial Revolution: Why Startups and Innovation Thrive (And What Needs to Change)
A Country Built on Bold Exploration and Innovation
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March 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Portugal’s Entrepreneurial Revolution: Why Startups and Innovation Thrive (And What Needs to Change)
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Your Startup Pitch is Bad; Let me Explain How I Know
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Your Startup Pitch is Bad; Let me Explain How I Know
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been pushing us to question traditional startup methodologies such as lean startup or how venture capitalists discern investments, through an exploration with you o...
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February 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Your Startup Pitch is Bad; Let me Explain How I Know
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Your Conference Event is Boring. Here’s How to Fix It in Austin (Especially for SXSW)
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Your Conference Event is Boring. Here’s How to Fix It in Austin (Especially for SXSW)
So, you’re hosting an event during a conference or trade show, perhaps a meetup, a happy hour, or maybe even some speakers with engaging content hosted by a dynamic moderator (you are at least getting...
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February 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Your Conference Event is Boring. Here’s How to Fix It in Austin (Especially for SXSW)
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We had social media during the American Revolution. Paul Revere’s ride is the shining example of it; get on your horse and get out there and tell people.
People can wait for the “Media” to decide what to tell us and how. The consequence of that is being controlled.
People can wait for the “Media” to decide what to tell us and how. The consequence of that is being controlled.
February 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
We had social media during the American Revolution. Paul Revere’s ride is the shining example of it; get on your horse and get out there and tell people.
People can wait for the “Media” to decide what to tell us and how. The consequence of that is being controlled.
People can wait for the “Media” to decide what to tell us and how. The consequence of that is being controlled.
In startups collaboration is a requirement, so people like me can discern if cities, investors, advisors, etc. are going to fail in their work to HELP founders, because they keep their work isolated to their community or friends.
February 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In startups collaboration is a requirement, so people like me can discern if cities, investors, advisors, etc. are going to fail in their work to HELP founders, because they keep their work isolated to their community or friends.
Quantum or Bust: The Playbook for Post-Silicon Economic Dominance
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Quantum or Bust: The Playbook for Post-Silicon Economic Dominance
Earlier this week, Philip Farah, VP of sales, industries and strategic relationships for IonQ and William Hurley (aka whurley), CEO and founder of Strangeworks, joined The Texas Tribune's Matthew Watk...
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February 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Quantum or Bust: The Playbook for Post-Silicon Economic Dominance
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The Bell Mason Diagnostic and First Principles Thinking in Venture Capital
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The Bell Mason Diagnostic and First Principles Thinking in Venture Capital
Why Venture Capital Needs a First Principles Overhaul
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February 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
The Bell Mason Diagnostic and First Principles Thinking in Venture Capital
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AI transcription of video, automatically parsing who is speaking... I just ran a 45 minute video on Otter AI and, respectfully, it's so inaccurate I can't even afford the time to go through it all to try to fix it. Anyone have a good alternative?
February 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
AI transcription of video, automatically parsing who is speaking... I just ran a 45 minute video on Otter AI and, respectfully, it's so inaccurate I can't even afford the time to go through it all to try to fix it. Anyone have a good alternative?
Your Startup Methodology is What’s Failing: How the First Principles Approach Beats Lean, Agile, and Waterfall
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Your Startup Methodology is What’s Failing: How the First Principles Approach Beats Lean, Agile, and Waterfall
Your Brain Is More Agile Than Your Project Plan
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February 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Your Startup Methodology is What’s Failing: How the First Principles Approach Beats Lean, Agile, and Waterfall
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I have a confession, when I was little, at Yellowstone, I was the one chosen to prevent forest fires.
February 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I have a confession, when I was little, at Yellowstone, I was the one chosen to prevent forest fires.
After the decline of Yahoo and the risk of Quora, I was surprised to discover Ask Jeeves is still a thing.
February 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
After the decline of Yahoo and the risk of Quora, I was surprised to discover Ask Jeeves is still a thing.
2025 seems designed for us ENTPs 🤣
February 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
2025 seems designed for us ENTPs 🤣
A great irony in the U.S. today is that many people argue and hate on the idea that the country is Free Market and Capitalist, and yet free market capitalists are active in the government now, proving that it isn't.
February 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A great irony in the U.S. today is that many people argue and hate on the idea that the country is Free Market and Capitalist, and yet free market capitalists are active in the government now, proving that it isn't.