Edit: Ahoy is now live so I've included links. I'm still working on the web3 project I previously wrote about. In November 2021 I wrote this description of a fundraising tool that I hoped could be used to influence votes on climate legislation. Rather than collecting signatures, this project would collect cash, real dollars, and… Continue reading Business evaluation: Ahoy
Month: June 2022
Business evaluation: Clime
I recently read this great short article about how to evaluate ideas by Jared Friedman, a partner at YC. In it he describes a recurring theme across the thousands and thousands of startup pitches they see. They call it SISP, or "a solution in search of a problem." It's an idea that has no practical… Continue reading Business evaluation: Clime
Exercising the writing muscle
Okay, here we go. I'll write as many mostly unedited words as I can before I give up and turn on Better Call Saul. These days I have a rule. I can watch my Netflix show if I've read a book for an hour during the day. This rule has led to a wonderful habit:… Continue reading Exercising the writing muscle
Hacking for climate sales
About a million years ago I wrote a blog post called "Hacking for Sales." I posted it on the Scripted blog and didn't think about it again until this guy Max Altschuler from Udemy contacted me about running a course on it. I demurred and ultimately declined, but he and I stayed in touch. Later,… Continue reading Hacking for climate sales