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I’m standing on the 32nd floor of a sparkling new $3+ million luxury condo, attending a fashion photo shoot against the backdrop of a stunning, vertigo-inducing view of the Bay Bridge, catching a birds-eye perspective on the future of technology…
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You do it on the road. Crossing San Francisco Bay in a ferry boat. Sitting with friends in a crowded café, or walking through the Getty museum. You ruminate. Ideate. Get in the space for your next great idea. Creative…
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A big part of coming up with ideas is thinking about how to come up with ideas – whether you are dreaming up the next great app or business idea, starting a story, or initiating a new project. Walking was…
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A giant, rosy shimmering cube hangs high above your head, like some unearthly AI God. The cube chimes lightly at your arrival, the music heightening in volume and intensity as you near. This must be what a bee experiences, entering…
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