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One of the more popular pieces to hit the internet today is a New York magazine article about the Lambda School, a coding bootcamp where students don’t pay any tuition up front, but pay 17% of their pre-tax income for two years (up to a maximum cumulative total of $30,000) once they obtain a tech … Continue reading The Cost of Cynicism
I recently had the pleasure and privilege of traveling to India (and Dubai) with my old friend Mohanjit Jolly, co-founder of the Iron Pillar Fund. In partnership with Iron Pillar and Sequoia India, I spoke at a number of events to spread the gospel of blitzscaling, as well as taking a brief detour to see … Continue reading My First Trip To India (and Dubai)
The last time I posted one of these updates, I was hoping that I would be able to work on running and jumping again within a month or two. Well, in my last physical therapy session, which took place right after the 7 month anniversary of my injury, my therapist had me run and jump–sort … Continue reading Achilles Tendon Recovery: 7 month update
On Sunday, my team will be riding in Cycle for Survival, a great charity that has raised over $200 million for rare cancer research. While I won’t be able to be with them (I will be out of the country), you can still help support this great cause. 100% of the money you donate goes … Continue reading Fight Cancer, Get My Help
“Fish do not see water.” (Count Hayashi) I first came to Silicon Valley in the Fall of 1990, when I started my freshman year at Stanford. Since then, other than a five-year stint in Boston (or rather, Cambridge), I have lived in Silicon Valley, all within a five mile radius of my original freshman dorm. … Continue reading Book Review: Uncanny Valley
This is the 10th in a series of updates about my Achilles tendon rupture and recovery. When I last wrote about this topic at the four month mark, my surgeon had given my repaired tendon a clean bill of health, but I was still working on recovering from the muscle atrophy resulting from the injury, … Continue reading Achilles Tendon Recovery: 6 month update