I am chairing a large, nonpartisan conference this fall in NYC focused on how investors & business leaders can help America continue to offer a favorable political & social environment for investing and business success. We are seeking allies, A-list speakers, and sponsors. More details to come. Contact me to get involved....
[Continue Reading]4 Ways to Make America Functional Again
Paul Graham, cofounder of Y Combinator, wrote in a thoughtful essay: “The defining quality of an ideologue, whether on the left or the right, is to acquire one’s opinions in bulk. You don’t get to pick and choose. Your opinions about taxation can be predicted from your opinions about same-sex marriage.…Accidental moderates, on the other...
[Continue Reading]How investors and executives can fight terror
Historically, many investors have tried hard to be apolitical. But US political dysfunction has forced many investors to become active in domestic politics, and Hamas’s war on Israel forces many of us to fight Hamas. You might think I condemn Hamas because I am both Jewish and Israeli. But that is not the reason. First,...
[Continue Reading]I joined VCs for Repro
I am proud to be part of VCs For Repro – a coalition of VCs united to support access to abortion. We recognize that reproductive rights are crucial to championing innovation, the backbone of our economy. And, it’s clear that most of our community agrees. This is a humanitarian and economic crisis and as investors...
[Continue Reading]Why Governments Should Invest in Their Diaspora Founders
We are brainstorming a new solution to a widespread challenge in many countries: how to develop a self-sustaining, independent local tech ecosystem. Our proposal: governments systematically support funding for their diaspora founders, not just the local founders. I co-wrote this essay with Prabhat Gusain, formerly one of my interns; and a 2021 MBA from UVA...
[Continue Reading]The Media Will Spark Mass Violence in November…or Maybe Not
I’m very concerned about the risk of civil strife when election results come in. I suggest the most important lever to promote a smooth transfer of power is for the major media companies (especially Fox) and major social media companies to plan their moves carefully. I have some friends who are executives at influential media...
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