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This morning I was reflecting on the fact that it has been some 20 years since my primary job was computer programming. It’s quite possible that I would struggle — or even fail — at a number of the technical interviews that I passed in the past. This...
Continue readingThis morning I was reflecting on the fact that it has been some 20 years since my primary job was computer programming. It’s quite possible that I would struggle — or even fail — at a number of the technical interviews that I passed in the past. This...
Continue readingHow can you make it less likely you’ll be hacked? Only a fool would describe any setup as “hacker proof”, but with every meaningful effort to adopt best practices, you’ll close off holes that will make it easy to attack you....
Continue readingOne of the common online retail experiences is to show a product or service rating with one to five stars. But should we weight each rating equally? What makes a given rating more or less helpful to discerning whether the product is any good or what...
Continue readingThis is an idea for a startup that should probably exist and then get acquired by AirBNB or the like. I’m not planning on starting this company myself. If you do end up making it or have already done so, please get in touch....
Continue readingJust as an FYI since I wasn’t able to find this information elsewhere…...
Continue readingSo Apple came out with their new M1 based laptops and Mac Mini. The new MacBook Air looks like a nice fit for a college laptop: going completely fanless was a bold choice, though it’s disappointing that they said literally nothing about the camera op...
Continue readingOn Wednesday evenings for the past few months I have been part of a new class run by the Aspen Institute where a small cohort of experienced tech leaders have been learning about public policy and how to drive change in the federal government. It was...
Continue readingMy name is David Weekly. I’ve been in Silicon Valley for nearly 25 years now, invested in 60+ startups, created mexican.vc returning >11x cash-on-cash, founded three companies and two non-profits. I’ve created corporate R&D teams at both Facebook and...
Continue readingMostly, it's a bunch of iterative improvements and polish. It's not a revolutionary new phone but it's definitely a better iPhone and is definitely a step forward. Mostly it's a better processor and a better screen with a better camera. The screen is...
Continue readingIn other contexts this is known as "kinesthetic learning" aka "learning by doing". Any skill that you have to actually perform in order to learn practically falls into this bucket. It's a very efficient way to learn but also scary, because it require...
Continue readingHappy GivingTuesdayNowhttps://www.facebook.com/hashtag/givingtuesdaynow?source=feedtext&epa=HASHTAG, folks!...
Continue readingWritten for a dear friend who recently joined her first Board.by David WeeklyMay 24, 2019...
Continue readingOver the last few years, my wife Rebecca and I have continued to discuss and iterate on our approach to charitable giving and I think we have something that we are happy with. I’ve shared it privately with a number of my friends and they found it use...
Continue readingHey everyone! Many of you know that I went full time on Medcorder earlier this year. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s an app focused on improving decision making in medical care by helping patients and families get the most out of their time with a d...
Continue readingIf you think that life is meritocratic, or your country, or your company, you’re likely to believe that outcomes are strictly due to skills. This will cause you to falsely conjoin an analysis of your decision-making skills with an analysis of the qua...
Continue readingIf you talk to a corporate patent attorney about why the company files patents, you may hear things about building a defensive portfolio, creating valuable long-term assets, or protecting key developments from exploitation by competitors. But increas...
Continue readingFriends; after four great years at Google and before that a year and a half of great times at Facebook it is time for me to return to startup-world. January 25th will be my last day at Google and I'll at that point be commuting the much shorter dista...
Continue readingA coworker of mine recently wrote to me asking for advice on how I take notes. Here is what I wrote back:...
Continue readingWhen about two years ago my dad was diagnosed with the prostate cancer that ended up killing him, we had no idea what to do. There was a lot of information coming at us, fast. Most of this information was related to my dad in conversations with docto...
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Continue readingIt’s easier to give advice than to follow it! The below should be considered the bar I’d like to hold myself to, even if often I fall short of it…!...
Continue readingIt’s difficult to predict the future. More specifically, there is error in estimating the derivative of the economic value of a given technology over time. Errors in this estimation are underdamped and have poor impedance matching to true underlying...
Continue readingI gave a colleague a practice interview today. They asked me before we began to at the end say what I would have graded them and if I would recommend they be hired or not....
Continue readingThis is my first time with an Apple Watch of any sort; my last smartwatch was a Pebble which was helpful but utilitarian. When I saw LTE connectivity from my wrist with built-in Siri capability, capacity to make phone calls apart from my phone and al...
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