Writing
Essays
Notes on venture, frontier technology, sport, and building companies.
Let there be light
Why wireless latency — not compute or perception — is the real ceiling on robot fleets, and the case for optical communication over RF.
The American Unitree
With Chinese robots banned from the US market, who builds the domestic quadruped champion — and why purpose-built beats the humanoid moonshot.
Why I joined Anorak Ventures
On leaving the founder's seat for the other side of the table, and what drew me to backing frontier-technology companies.
Why your FitTech products aren't helping
Wearables and fitness apps promise a lot — a look at why so many of them quietly fail the people using them.
Why two multi-millionaire actors bought a football club in North Wales
What the Wrexham story reveals about how badly we judge our own abilities — in sport, in work, and in life.
Winning on the Hill
On the phrase "the new normal," why it means so little, and how to actually compete when the ground keeps shifting.