PinnedOBVIOUS IN HINDSIGHT lands today!My debut novel, Obvious in Hindsight, is officially out today! In an effort to support small businesses, local independent bookstores in key cities have first access to the book starting today, with the hardcover shipping November 28 on Amazon. You can also listen to it on Audible!Political Fiction8 min readPolitical Fiction8 min read
Pinned50 Reflections at 50Like most people turning 50, my life has been a mix of good and bad, hard and easy (definitely more good than bad; the jury’s still out on hard vs. easy). On the plus side, I have two wonderful kids. I’m healthy. I have a ton of friends, really close…Birthday Reflections25 min readBirthday Reflections25 min read
Sep 12The Cocaine StoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 12, 2023 SMITH CRIME FAMILY ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW RETAIL CHAIN TO DEBUT ACROSS NEW YORK New York, NY – Following up on the smashing success of the more than 8,000 thriving marijuana stores across New York, the Smith Crime Family announced the opening of an exciting…Satire2 min readSatire2 min read
Jun 29Isn’t drug legalization the answer to the fentanyl crisis?Imagine you’re the head of the Sinaloa cartel (congrats, we know this has always been your wildest dream). Your goal is clear: to make as much money as you possibly can before you’re killed/convicted/otherwise deposed. Your only guiding principles are profit maximization and staying alive. Nothing else matters. The last…War On Drugs5 min readWar On Drugs5 min read
Jun 13How to Have All the Time in the World+ this week’s firewall episode Of all the many things I worry about, time isn’t one of them. I have friends and colleagues who complain about never being able to fit in all the things they want to do. They tabulate the hours in a week or a month or…Time Management Tips7 min readTime Management Tips7 min read
Jun 6What to do about HarrisElectorally speaking, vice presidents don’t matter. Due to a lack of anything new to talk about, the media spends an inordinate amount of time speculating on who the pick might be, but the choice rarely impacts the outcome of the election itself. There are a few exceptions. LBJ stealing Texas…Politics5 min readPolitics5 min read
May 9Books I’ve Liked This Year So FarAs a type A personality with OCD, I like keeping a list of every book I read. Just entered a new one, started looking through the 2023 list and realized there’s a lot of good stuff coming out right now. So if you’re looking for something to read, here are a few recommendations (I read almost exclusively fiction and generally read books coming out right now): — Books Recommendation4 min readBooks Recommendation4 min read
Apr 6Permutations+ this week’s firewall episode Joe Biden hasn’t officially announced his re-election campaign yet but Donald Trump’s recent indictment ushered in the beginning of the 2024 presidential campaign. The normal laws of political gravity have never applied to Trump so anything involving him is always unique. But even in the…Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Apr 6Featured Episode: Yes, Now’s Actually A Great Moment For VentureJordan Nof, co-founder of Tusk Venture Partners, joins Bradley on Firewall to address the aftershocks of the Silicon Valley Bank failure, the growing premium on founders who aren’t stuck in 2021 and why their fund is writing the biggest checks it…Podcast30 min readPodcast30 min read
Mar 29Where You Go to College Just Doesn’t MatterA few weeks ago, around 25 students from the Princeton Student Entrepreneurs club came to my office to talk about what working in venture capital is like. It was probably the worst meeting they’ve ever had. Admittedly, I walked into the meeting in a bad mood for reasons having nothing…Education9 min readEducation9 min read
