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OK Shift: Manage your workplace shifts via text message
The idea was simple: why isn’t there a good system for hourly workers (60% of the US workforce) to swap their shifts out via text message? Enter OK Shift, a text message-only based system that allows...
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ReservationHop Does a Hard Pivot: We are Now OK Shift
I have been relatively silent recently regarding ReservationHop. We have been doing a lot of exploration (or in startup lingo, “customer discovery”) as we try to find a good niche for innovation in...
View ArticleProductive vs. Unproductive Activities
As a follow-up to my self examination in Being a Productive Animal, I’ve taken it upon myself to assemble a list of the activities I do in my free time separated by whether I consider them productive...
View ArticleSomething to Ponder
I have been reading the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, and this quote has resonated with me. I’ll leave the carpe diem evocation here. Translation from George Long: Remember how long thou hast been...
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From Boston to Ferguson: A Lesson in Passion and Prejudice
A couple weeks ago, I wrote a blog piece expressing my outrage at the confrontational and militarized nature of the police that faced the Ferguson protestors. That piece had nothing to do with the case...
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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein
I rarely gush about a book, but The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels by Alex Epstein is an exception. I, like the author, was raised in an orthodox “green” environment where everything I’ve ever been taught...
View ArticleForeign-Born Uber Drivers Recommend their Favorite Home Cuisines (in the Bay...
If you love travel and food, as I do, you would have spent nearly every Uber ride in the last year talking with drivers about where they come from (an overwhelming number of them are immigrants) and,...
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Marriage Equality
Today was a monumental victory for all Americans, even those who believed (and continue to believe) that marriage equality somehow erodes the sanctity of that union. The fact is, extending the right to...
View ArticleJuly 4, 2015
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of AMERICA. WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands...
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“I Feel Like”: This Has to Stop
Dumb people say it. Smart people say it. Professionals say it. Hippies say it. Celebrities say it. Executives say it. Politicians say it. It has invaded our English language and turned an entire...
View ArticleZipRecruiter is Hiring!
We’re always hiring at ZipRecruiter in sunny Santa Monica, CA (and even sunnier Tempe, AZ). If you or someone you know is looking to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, hyper-growing tech startup, let me...
View ArticleJuly 4, 2016
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of AMERICA. WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands...
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Pokémon Go, from the Beach: Two Perspectives
I went for a walk to the beach today (not something I do often), and ended up at the end of Pico Street near dusk, right on the Santa Monica beach boardwalk. I was surprised to find not swarms of...
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A Crossword Puzzle With a Theme
I took a stab at making my own crossword puzzle, complete with thematic clues and even thematic grid shapes to match. Have fun, and if you want the solution, drop a note in the comments. Across 1....
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Discovering Cuba: Economics, Entrepreneurship, and the Future
HAVANA, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 — “I’m not a big fan of Fidel,” our guide Jorge* says. We have known him for less than ten minutes. The driver, who speaks little English, nods approvingly. “His name is...
View ArticleWhy I Only Read HN
I used to read everything. BBC News was my go-to for international news. Then the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes. For a while, I visited TechCrunch and Mashable daily. I used to get...
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We Were Wrong
I sat out this election. I didn’t argue with anyone about it. I stayed off of Facebook and Twitter. I spent zero time fundraising, phone banking, canvassing, convincing family members in swing states...
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Thanks, Obama
I’ve had a complicated relationship with the 44th Commander in Chief. For starters, I helped get him elected. I served on the New Media Team as a volunteer for his first presidential campaign in 2008....
View ArticleJuly 4, 2017
In CONGRESS, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the Thirteen United States of AMERICA. WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands...
View Article30 Things I Have Learned
Life 1. Age really is just a number. I’ve met 15 year old adults and children in their 40’s. This observation cuts across gender and background. As I turn 30 I realize that there’s not much more to it...
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