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Writing is a tool for making new ideas
Over in Every, I wrote about how writing is more than a method for capturing ideas, it’s a way of exploring them:
By externalizing your thoughts, writing puts you into conversation with yourself. It’s always easier to diagnose other
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The beauty of playing the long game
Over in the Boston Globe, I wrote about the surprising power of playing long games:
I love projects with multi-decade timelines. They defy the limiting logic of quarterly earnings, KPIs, conversion rates, and all the other metrics that
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The Four Laws of Making a Website*
- If you hire the best person in the world to build you something custom, it might be expensive, but it’ll be perfect for you.
- If you use a proven off-the-shelf product, it might not do everything you want, but it’ll
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Concept Art
I love concept art because it isn’t the thing, it’s meant to inform the thing.
It’s not complete, it’s suggestive.
It doesn’t tell a story, it creates a vibe.
Instead of illustrating what happens next, it seeks maximally resonant images.…
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Wizards Meddling In the Source Code of Life
Fiction is a uniquely capable vehicle for exploring the power and consequences of new technologies, grounding thought experiments in human experience and playing out second and third order effects. In his new science-fiction thriller, Upgrade, Blake Crouch imagines a …
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Writing Reap3r
Big news: My new novel, Reap3r, comes out today.
How far would you go to achieve your greatest ambition?
Nothing is what it seems in this speculative thriller about a quantum computer scientist, virologist, podcaster, venture capitalist, and assassin …
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Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone on writing This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is a mind-expanding, heart-wrenching tale of dastardly intrigue and burgeoning romance that follows two supremely competent secret agents traveling through time to bend the arc of …
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Don’t forget to feed your soul
In times like these, while it’s crucial to stay informed, I often lose myself in the news cycle—emerging horrified, furious, and drained. It helps to complement with people, music, and stories that feed my soul, that give me energy for -
Accelerate Your Startup | Matt Cartagena Interview
Ever thought of applying to a startup accelerator like Y Combinator or Techstars? Notable companies like AirBNB, Dropbox, and Sendgrid trace their origins back to these top programs. But to outsiders, these programs can be black boxes. What goes