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The Impending Era of Digital Deception: Are We Ready?

2018 – 2020 are going to be years that will be seen in history as the dawn of an era when the only way you can trust what you are hearing / seeing someone say is to see it in-person. It will be the sunest of the era when you can trust that what you are hearing from a personContinue reading “The Impending Era of Digital Deception: Are We Ready?”

Acquia’s 10 year anniversary

Starting small, building huge This week marks ten years since I incorporated Acquia, the company that I count as the highest positive-impact business I’ve built. Yet, it wasn’t some incredible strategic, execution, or product skill on my part that made it happen; it is – of course – due to the people involved. I oftenContinue reading “Acquia’s 10 year anniversary”

Angel Invest Boston podcast, with me and Saleh Daher

I was recently invited by Sal Daher to be interviewed for his Angel Invest Boston podcast series. Sal’s series invites various tech angel investors from around the city and asks them a variety of questions about their own background, how their background influences their investment, and about things they commonly see in, and suggest to startupContinue reading “Angel Invest Boston podcast, with me and Saleh Daher”

Unite our nation by changing how we vote

(Originally published on Medium.com) Pundits are nearly unanimous in saying that the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of the USA proves we are a “divided nation”. The campaigns demonstrated how candidates fanned extremist flames on all sides, making us believe the “other guys” will be absolutely terrible. That same extremism is reflected inContinue reading “Unite our nation by changing how we vote”

Factors driving self-driving car adoption

I have an informal wager running with a handful of people on the following question: What year will cars that are autonomous-capable constitute over 50% of the cars sold in that model year? I began this wager in 2015, and I said “within 7 years”. Giving myself credit for the fact that 2016 model yearContinue reading “Factors driving self-driving car adoption”