The Internet Economy

We are living in an era of bundling. The big five consumer tech companies?�?Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft?�?have moved far beyond their original product lines into all sorts of hardware, software, and services that overlap and compete with one another. But their revenues and�

Please do learn to code

This morning I woke up to dozens messages from students who had read an article titled �Please Don�t Learn to Code.�

�The typical path of how people respond to life-changing inventions:

1. I�ve never heard of it.
2. I�ve heard of it but don�t understand it.
3. I understand it, but I don�t see how it�s useful.
4. I see how it could�

The Internet Economy

We are living in an era of bundling. The big five consumer tech companies?�?Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft?�?have moved far beyond their original product lines into all sorts of hardware, software, and services that overlap and compete with one another. But their revenues and�

Introducing The Balboa Foundation

As you know, I was stuck in quite a precarious situation at the end of 2014 and into 2015. I spent weeks on end in hospitals preparing for a (successful!) stem cell transplant.

�The typical path of how people respond to life-changing inventions:

1. I�ve never heard of it.
2. I�ve heard of it but don�t understand it.
3. I understand it, but I don�t see how it�s useful.
4. I see how it could�

My Student Showed Up To Class With A Different Hair Color Every Week

Let�s explore the universe of programming resources together

There are a lot of free programming�

Please do learn to code

This morning I woke up to dozens messages from students who had read an article titled �Please Don�t Learn to Code.�

Living the dream: notes from the battlefield

What is �the dream?� To be successful at your craft along with fame and/or fortune? Or to keep a healthy balance of work and family? I know this: living the so-called dream leaves very little time for actual dreaming. Here are some bits of advice that might be helpful along the�

The Hidden Cost of a Free Lunch

Whatever Happened to South Park?

As the storm clouds gather on our little startup sanctuary once again, there is hand-wringing and pre-emptive depression about what it may mean about our pampered work lives. Good news: having�

What I Learned Tindering My Way Across Europe

I spent a week swiping across London, Berlin, and Stockholm in search of new�

A Visual History of Lowriders

Take a little trip and see�