If Necessity is the Mother, Serendipity is the Father

If Necessity is the Mother, Serendipity is the Father

Trial and error, iteration, and serendipity are all part of our vernacular when it comes to innovation, much like mutations, adaptation, and variation are key ingredients to evolution. Whether it is a prehistoric adolescent who mistakenly weights the end of his spear...

Time for Technology, Technology for Time

One of the things I want to accomplish here is to look at the macro forces that are shaping the face of technology and “future” as we think about it, as well as some examples of how this is revolutionizing everyday objects and innovating how we define “everyday.”...
Nature. Nurture. &Technology

Nature. Nurture. &Technology

For millennia, humans have divided time using a trifecta model: Past, Present, and Future. “Past, Present, Future” by Rollin Kocsis I have long been fascinated with the ancient past, particularly as it relates to the human fate and condition. As an...

An Incubator for Disruption?

Last week, I had the rare (what might be called ‘ethnographic’) opportunity to visit 500 Start-Ups; an incubator dedicated to cultivating newborn start-ups through 1. education and 2. sponsorship, this company creates the perfect environment for young...

Thrilled.

A few things to be thrilled about today:   Today was my first day at The Altimeter Group. I’m absolutely overjoyed about the fact that I will now be working with some of the smartest minds in technology and research. As part of my growth and journey there,...