Ideas

I usually write about startups and politics based on my experiences as co-founder of three startups and advisor to two campaigns.

My personal mission is to inspire independent and idealistic people, especially from underrepresented communities, to join these two traditionally elitist fields and compete at the highest levels.

I sincerely believe that startups and politics are the two best ways to solve the world’s biggest problems.

World’s Biggest Problems:

Politics:

2021: The 2 Independent Lanes in US Politics
2020: The 8 Lanes in US Politics
2020: The 4 Types of Republicans
2020: The 4 Types of Democrats
2020: Power vs. Counter
2017: An Open Letter to the Next FDA Commissioner (Medium)
2015: Take Down This Flag

Startups:

2020: Art vs. Fame
2015: The Founder Tree
2014: Entrepreneurship = Get Rich Slow
2013: Should You Learn to Code? (Forbes)
2013: Valuing Seed-Stage Startups
2013: On Being ‘First’
2013: Don’t Just Lead By Example
2013: How Failure Shapes Future Success (YEC)
2013: Choosing The Right Startup Accelerator
2013: 7 Ways to Improve Your Demo Day Pitch
2013: Is Entrepreneurship Really Contagious? (Forbes)
2012: The Best Advice I Ever Got (Inc.)
2012: Are You Building A Small Business – Or A Startup? (Forbes)
2012: Key Multipliers for Startup Growth

Air to All:

2020: Air to All Annual Review
2020: Air to All Inaugural Run Around The World
2020: Air to Africa
2020: Air to All’s Master Plan
2020: Why Don’t We Have Enough Ventilators?
2020: 1 Million Ventilators

Labdoor:

2018: TEST Token-Curated Registry (Medium)
2018: Decentralized Regulation of Health Products (Medium)
2017: Mission: Zero Recalls (Medium)
2017: Labdoor State of the Startup (Medium)
2014: Labdoor State of the Startup (Reddit)
2013: Why Labdoor?

Personal:

2017: I am an American.
2014: Bootstrapping is Incredible! (Medium)
2014: How Do You Compete With Your Idol? (Forbes)

Random:

2015: Jay-Z’s Y Combinator Demo Day Pitch (Medium)
2014: An Open Letter to Stan Kroenke (Medium)