Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Beautiful Hotels
Sometimes when the startup is a beatdown, I imagine life “after” – when the earn out is done, the money is in the bank, and I’m traveling the world with some super smart hottie sucking the marrow from life. I collect the ‘experiences’ I want to pursue, either solo or coupled up or with The […]
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Hippocampus Halloween
Every year I pair up with one of The Fellas for Halloween. Last year I sewed some extra arms on a shirt, painted a black samurai helmet and kabuki mask to be Lord Garmadon from Ninjago. This year, following Ford’s obsession with the Percy Jackson book series and all things “son of Poseidon”, his request […]
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Nobel Laureates
I love the time sink of a day that follows the announcing of Nobel Laureates. I spend most of a Saturday diving down rabbit holes to try and understand even a modicum of the award winners’ work. This year was no disappointment. The Nobel in Physics was awarded for “for groundbreaking inventions in the field […]
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Two Extremes
I was on a road trip with Max Levchin (Paypal founder) and we had a pair of meetings at the two extremes of personality. To lay some groundwork, Max is wildly introverted, an “academic” Jew more than a spiritual Jew, and struggles with his need for recognition and significance and his desire to be alone. […]
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Kavanaugh
This is a Supreme Court shit show that is as much about the alarmist culture of our era, #me too still finding its feet, and the divisiveness fomented by the current administration. Here’s my breakdown: I like a balanced court and don’t like how the randomness of mortality can impact decades of Constitutional interpretation. I […]
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Art by the Numbers
Artnet put out the first of their planned series of intelligence briefs, and it is a MONSTER. They had me with the cover and a teaser to let me know who had survived the “zombie apocalypse”. To be clear, I’m probably closer to the inner workings of Professional Rodeo than the art market, although I […]
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10 Year Friendversary
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9/11
I was in NY on 9/11. My apartment was next to St. Vincent’s where they planned to bring survivors. I rode a bus up to Columbia Hospital to give blood, but ended up just registering the busloads of donors. The day is worth more than this short prose, but not the topic of the moment. […]
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Cows + Cars
It is the thing of lore and glory to be on the stage at Techcrunch Disrupt. This year LIGHTHOUSE made the “second” stage as part of a health + wellness track – not quite the big chance at glory, but I still got a first hand look at The Show. Big Value: I met the […]
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John McCain
After a great week of talking about honor, integrity and duty, me and The Fellas wore our matching McCain shirts on Friday I went to see Senator McCain resting in state at the AZ capital building. It was moving and inspiring.
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