Entrepreneur, author, analyst. A visual programming platform for mapping functionality to open-source hardware, like Arduino. Developers write ‘code blocks’ that accomplish certain tasks. These are either free or purchased through the market. Users only see the abstracted code, like legos, or Tetris. Total ease of use. Users stack a few of these blocks to solve a specific problem [...]
I spent a good amount of time Saturday night in the night-vision-green haze of the Oakland debacle. A lone citizen journalist hollering at arrested protestors for their names. Footage of battle-gear sporting plump policemen milling about outside the kettling cordon, pausing to eat chinese food off the back of a police cruiser, arresting journalists. It’s [...]
A variant on Kickstarter for lobbying initiatives. May as formalize existing flows of capital in exchange for influence so more can participate and benefit instead of just the few. These could be local. Force a bank to clean up a foreclosed home. Front-yard garden/goat/chicken friendly laws. Make it illegal for debt collectors to be on [...]
Following up on my review, Daedalus is great for writing and organizing parts of a workflow. Needs add editing functionality to close the loop. I’m looking for the ability to blow apart a page (which are infinite). Specifically, a way to look at the elements of a page and reorganize them as needed. This would [...]
If I were an average sized V.C. ($150m or so), was watching the funding overhang end (what funds raised vs. what the industry spent), and the uncertainty in the economy in general, here’s what my portfolio would look like (based on several years of research in a variety of fields for a diverse set of clients). [...]