David FerrisCan Google Bounce Back?In 2018 I worked at Google in New York City. Back then Larry and Sergey would still run the monthly company all-hands. It was great fun to…Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 2023
David FerrisSkin in the Game: Y Combinator versus Creative Destruction LabI have had the unique opportunity to participate in three different startup accelerators: Y Combinator, Creative Destruction Lab, and The…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
David FerrisTokenized Conflicts of InterestYesterday FTX imploded in a classic “Emperors New Clothes” moment. It appears that they are insolvent and may be sold in a fire sale or…Nov 13, 2022Nov 13, 2022
David FerrisTaxis, Web3, and a $26,000 FraudThe web3 community is obsessed with decentralization to a fault. They believe every company should be a DAO and every API a protocol. Let…Oct 19, 2022Oct 19, 2022
David FerrisWhy Your Next Survey Might Have A MicrophoneSurveys are broken. We loathe them when they land in our inbox, and if we do manage to complete their long lists of tenuous multiple…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
David FerrisA Story about Technology & ImpactA year ago I was working on a robotic smoothie machine and trying to pass finals. Six months later I was bailing people out of jail and…Jan 24, 2020Jan 24, 2020