The much-discussed debate on free speech vs. hate speech has spilled over from the digital world to the off-line world. And, it’s not going to end any time soon. In a way, the debate about Twitter/X and Facebook is quite simple: they’re businesses that Elon owns and that Zuck controls. They can do whatever they
My Students
It is one thing to read the news. It is an entirely other thing to know people directly affected by the news. For example: a former student of mine is Palestinian. One of his friends from Gaza has lost 47 relatives, and others have each lost 10 to 50. A friend’s two relatives (a mother
Angel Investment: Embrace.AI
We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Embrace.AI. It’s our 29th investment (portfolio here), and we’re really excited to be part of what Derek Butts and Seth Halpern are doing. Derek and Seth were early employees
Gen Z, Israel, Gaza, and Polls
For “fun,” I follow politics, listen to podcasts, and read about current events. With the current conflagration in the Middle East, I’ve continued to do that. Two polls recently came out, and I’m honestly at a loss for words. There has been a dramatic shift. I’ve tried to summarize them below with screen shots from
Office Hours
We do not have family in Gaza or Israel, but some friends, colleagues, and students do. When they suffer, I suffer. A friend has two relatives who are hostages, one a 12 year-old girl (see below). Another has a cardiologist who has lost 23 family members when a building in Gaza was bombed. During drives
Angel Investments: Apprenta and Clay Ridge Capital
We’re happy to announce that our family angel program (back 80+ entrepreneurs over eight years and donate all gains to charity; details here) has invested in Apprenta and Clay Ridge Capital. They are our 27th and 28th investments (portfolio here). Apprenta is not yet saying much about what they’re doing and so there’s not much