Founder @SproutClass - a platform to launch your own live academy online.
Interested in technology and the human condition.
Jun 4, 2020 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
#Xenophobia and #racism, based on my observations, have 3 main causes - 1. Primal Reflex 2. Defence Against Inadequacy 3. Guilty Pleasure
Explanations follow.
1. Primal Reflex: This is evolutionary, a result of mostly homogenous groups living and evolving together, where a heterogenous encounter almost always resulted in conflict. Fortunately, humans have evolved faster to overcome this reflex.
Oct 6, 2019 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
From Silicon Valley to a Bonsai Garden - thoughts on terraforming innovation in a tech first world.
Silicon Valley became what it did because of one simple reason: the enormous spending power of the booming US economy. I think every other aspect - capital, risk taking, talent - although undeniably important, was a consequence of that powerful and reassuring market force.