The Sushi Counter at Tokyo International Airport At Tokyo International Airport — a place engineered for speed — the sushi counter refuses to rush 27 February 2026
The 50:50 Reset — The Doctrine of Odds Recalibration I’ve overstated my odds more times than I care to admit. 27 February 2026
The Kramer Cloud Club Syndrome Before I was a venture capitalist, certainly when I was a VC, and even now in my operator days, I’ve seen the same pattern play out more times than I can count. 27 February 2026
The Path of Least Resistance I watched 1.3 episodes of Black Rabbit last night. That’s all I could manage 27 February 2026
The DNA of Sleeping Alison came to me the other night and said, “You might think I’m crazy, but I think I have some genetic throwback. I’m on the medieval sleep pattern 27 February 2026
Strategic Fraudsters Fraudsters think the way high‑performance executives, athletes, and actors think 26 February 2026
There Is One Thing More Annoying Than an Economist — the French‑Trained One Last night I was watching Bloomberg, and they were rolling out the usual suspects from the big banks to explain how the latest tariff changes would ripple through the global economy. 24 February 2026
The Heist That Broke the Belgians I recently watched Stolen: The Antwerp Diamond Heist, and it’s a documentary with a very simple lesson: imagination, flair and style beat normal, routine and rigidity every single time. 20 February 2026
The New York Chef Delusion (According to Black Rabbit) I watched 1.3 episodes of Black Rabbit last night. That’s all I could manage 19 February 2026
When a Band of Brothers’ “Casual Self‑Branding” is Actually Smart When a band of brothers’ “casual self‑branding” is actually a layered, cultivated and meticulously managed comedic bit 19 February 2026
