Episode SummaryIn this episode, I’m joined by Ali Kashani, Co-Founder and CEO of Serve Robotics. Serve is pioneering autonomous sidewalk delivery at scale—with hundreds of robots already operating in major U.S. cities and thousands more on the way. Ali and I dive into the complexity of autonomy: the technical challenges, the economics, the regulatory and …
As you may have noticed, I haven’t been posting as regularly lately, and the posts have stopped altogether over the past week or so. Unfortunately, this is a trend that I expect to continue for the foreseeable future. I’ve enjoyed regularly sharing my thoughts through this site and having the chance to interact with the …
“What’s your greatest strength?” That’s the last rapid-fire question I’ve asked every podcast guest thus far and, almost without fail, it’s met with a degree of hesitation. It’s understandable. We aren’t supposed to openly talk about the things we do well. Humility is commonly understood to mean apparent low-regard for our own ability. But realizing …
If you can speed read it, it isn’t worth reading. Naval Ravikant -Brandon
The most unconventional piece of advice that I’ve heard came from my college professor on the first day of an advanced class on the physics of static structures. My professor, an old British guy who had been teaching forever, was clear to point out that the textbook is a great resource, and that the complex …
Simply replacing a bargain olive oil with a nice, full-bodied oil can have an incredible impact. Taking 20 seconds to warm store-bought tortillas makes a world of difference. Using fresh cilantro adds a flavor that dried herbs can’t hope to replicate. Add these three elements together, and we end up with vastly improved amateur tacos. …
…when you have progressed so far that you have also respect for yourself, you may send away your attendant; but until then, set as a guard over yourself the authority of some man, whether your choice be the great Cato or Scipio, or Laelius – or any man in whose presence even abandoned wretches would …
Seemingly everyone had a podcast coming into 2020. Now, after months of being locked up at home, even more and more podcasts have emerged (including my own). There are podcasts for everything you can imagine. Some have insanely large audiences. Most only get a few listeners. With the marketplace so crowded, does that mean it’s …
Kanye’s closing line in his 2010 hit, Power, is a rhetorical question – “You got the power to let power go?” There’s plenty more to unpack in that song (besides the catchy beat that got it on the radio) but let’s just focus on that closing question for now. The power to let power go. …
On the surface, buying a stock presents asymmetric risk in the positive direction – you can’t lose more than you put in, but theoretically you can make infinite returns. In reality, that isn’t true. Who in their right mind will keep a stock after it grew 100x, or 10x, or even after it doubled? Unless …