Using prediction markets to surface hidden signals in organizations
6 November 2026
This mid-term election season I was fascinated by the information on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi. The wisdom of crowds was often…
Reflections on leadership, lean, and life.
6 November 2026
This mid-term election season I was fascinated by the information on prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi. The wisdom of crowds was often…
2 November 2026
When my partners and I sold our company four years ago, we hired a high-priced Silicon Valley legal team. The structure of the deal was relatively sim…
29 October 2026
After my last few posts on quantum, several of you wrote back with roughly the same reaction: intrigued, slightly unnerved, and not at all sure what t…
28 October 2026
Like a lot of investors this week, I spent an evening with Anthropic's S-1. I'd opened it for the financials. I stayed for the risk factors, w…
30 September 2026
Yesterday the New York Times ran piece by Elizabeth Dias, its national religion correspondent, on how Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah has been quietly…
14 September 2026
I've run many manufacturing lines in the past, and seen hundreds more, including some exemplary examples of lean while visiting companies in Japan…
11 September 2026
Serves: 4 Total time: ~45 minutes for the fish and cabbage salad; add ~40 minutes for the hindbeh, which is best made ahead Difficulty: Moderate Diet:…
8 September 2026
Time flies, but some memories - and the lessons from them - remain vivid. In late 2000 I decided to pivot from over ten years in medical device manuf…