Archive - The Lobby

6 Lessons from 6 Months at Figma

This edition comes to you from Italy, where I'm currently on work-cation!

Oct 11, 2022 •

January 2022

Happy new year! In this edition: growing up, eating leeks, thoughts on big trends

Jan 1, 2022 •

November 2021

Also, is profit-driven innovation putting the cart before the horse?

Nov 23, 2021 •

December 2020

The Christmas Edition

Happy Holidays! A time to reflection and look forward - after all, hindsight is 2020.

Dec 26, 2020 •

November 2020

Edition 12: America hits reset

Also: RIP Alex Trebek, and what social capital means to technology and humanity

Nov 9, 2020 •

Edition 11: My Family's Slave

Also, why you need to spend more money, and why you can't always trust data

Nov 2, 2020 •

October 2020

Edition 10: What went wrong in 1971?

Also: HENRYs on the rise, and why TikTok and ByteDance keep winning

Oct 19, 2020 •

Edition 9: Uber On

Is Ad Tech a bubble? And more ranting about Uber and Prop 22.

Oct 12, 2020 •

Edition 8: What lies ahead

The flatness of social media, inequality visualized, technology's next Great Leap Forward

Oct 5, 2020 •

September 2020

Edition 7: I pay more income tax than Trump

Trump's tax returns, is Amy Coney Barrett a cultist, what makes TikTok tick, and more

Sep 28, 2020 •

The Lobby: Edition 6

RIP RBG, America's pandemic spiral, lessons from Singapore, and more

Sep 21, 2020 •

Edition 5: Life at the seams

Hunger in America, Chinese-American identity, Netflix's culture, and more.

Sep 14, 2020 •

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