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Apr 2026
AI collapsed the cost of building software. The technical wall fell, but the capital moat didn’t. Foundations move $110B a year — almost none of it reaches early-stage social-purpose tech. Someone has to write the first check.
Feb 2026
A wall has stood for most of history between the people who understand problems and the people empowered to build solutions. That wall just fell. The people closest to the hardest problems still don’t know it came down.
Dec 2025
I spend my days coding AI tools until 2am, then walk into nonprofit spaces and it’s like leaving a rave for a library. We need more bridgers — people willing to get their hands dirty without buying the tech-utopia pitch.
Oct 2025
OpenAI just built a $130B foundation overnight. Carnegie built libraries after crushing workers. The real question isn’t how generously they’ll give back — it’s what they’ll refuse to build because charity can’t make it right later.
Dec 2024
Outdoorithm origin story: getting accurate mountain weather for our families in Yosemite. From problem to solution in 4 hours, AI as the coding partner. When tech doesn’t serve everyone equally, build your own.
Mar 2025
Leadership isn’t measured by comfort, authority, or ease. It’s measured by the courage to stand firm in uncertainty, willing to risk discomfort for something greater than oneself.
Feb 2025
Do we stay and cultivate a faithful presence within mainstream institutions? Do we imagine something new and find the courage to go build it? Or do we try the narrowest path of all and attempt both?
Dec 2024
After two decades navigating Fortune 500 social impact and directing well over half a billion dollars in corporate philanthropy: the five tensions that matter most.
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