Ideas

I explore ideas through writing and conversation. The writing mostly starts on LinkedIn. The conversations happened on The Autonomous Vehicles Podcast from 2019 to 2022. The pieces worth keeping live here.

• Intentions 2015

  A reflection on setting intentions instead of resolutions, and what a decade of that practice has taught me.

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• Speed vs. Clarity

  Lessons from a decade of building at early-stage companies, from seed to Series D.

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• The Most Important Habit I've Ever Built

  I've been tracking my daily habits for over five years. The key learning? Not all habits are created equal.

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• The AV Market Three Years Later

  With Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital. Amazon's acquisition of Zoox, how the market has changed, and the ripple effects of AV R&D on the broader economy.

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• Why Simulation Matters

  With Qasar Younis & Varun Mittal, Applied Intuition. Advanced simulation for AV development, the cultural gap between Detroit and Silicon Valley, and the case for horizontal platforms.

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• Retrofitting Autonomy

  With Paul Newman, Founder & CTO of Oxbotica. Building AV technology that works on any vehicle, partnership strategy, and the realistic path to commercialization.

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• Building a Network Sensor

  With Eran Shir, CEO of Nexar. How dashcam swarm data creates higher-fidelity training data for AVs, and the go-to-market mechanics of a network effect business.

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• Where AV Investment Is Heading

  With Rob Toews, Highland Capital Partners. Investment opportunities across AI, simulation, and mapping. Why Tesla doesn't use LiDAR. Predictions for the next five years.

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