It's helpful to be in a room where you are the best person at the task at hand. It's also helpful to be in a room where you are the worst person at the task at hand. There is tremendous learning …
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The incentives of recycling
When recycling hit the scene, one of the most broken incentive systems was born. Municipalities needed to bear the cost and logistical challenge of collecting recycling. While the …
Food Snobs
David Chang loves food and cares deeply about it. He even calls himself a snob. But he hates food snobs. So what’s the difference? The difference between his love and snobbery over food, …
Reflecting on running a non-profit
It's been almost two years since I've been involved with Dual School and I still don't think it's hit me that I am running a non-profit. I never thought I would end up in this world, but I'm deeply …
Universal basic technology
The smartest people in our generation are optimizing newsfeeds. Analyzing millions of data points, creating algorithms and making smart recommendations. These skills are commonplace in Silicon …
Are you sure?
I've been blessed in the past year to have people in my work world who question my certainty. The interaction might go a little like this: "It sounds like we'll get this payment by next Friday." …