Picking a name for your child is hard for a number of reasons, not least because you can’t predict the future. You could have lived a totally normal life as an Adolf or a Hannibal, until events took a turn where they became completely unusable. Picking a common name diffuses the risk; no one replies…

This weekend was purpose built to be as calm as possible. No trips. No events. Just a time to hang out together, get some tasks done, and enjoy some much needed naps. That goes for all three of us. With a bit of breathing space, I made two stocks; a chicken and a beef. They…

There is a restaurant in London called Fallow which have an immaculate social media presence. They’re essentially “open source” in terms of their recipes; everything they make they share the recipes AND film themselves doing so. I have learned a lot from them, and if the hype wasn’t so much, would very much like to…

I was stressed today preparing for an investor call. Not a future investor mind you, a current VC who had led Innovera’s seed round. This was one meeting I didn’t want to screw up. And I didn’t! Not because I was well prepared, I was, but because the guy on the line wanted to just…

Colorado has a few notable industries. It has historically been cowboy and mining country, and lately seen big gains in tourism and technology. But leave behind the Big Smoke and the resort towns, head a bit south, and you’ll find another big employer. Prisons. Fremont County is located two hours south of Denver, and has…

Yesterday, I wrote about my Man v Model. The most interesting thing was running the results through Claude to see if it could identify the reasons why. Here are some of the highlights: