“That’s really why you join a startup,” someone said to me recently, over a phone call. “For the financial upside.”
I retained my composure, but I found it more jarring than I let on: I’ve never joined a startup for the financial upside. Should I have?
I made some kind of tempered ...
May 29, 2022
A British friend asked me what the deal with the American attitude towards guns was. To an outside eye, and to many inside eyes, it’s ludicrous. A lot of people, quite reasonably, can’t understand why Americans won’t come together and pass gun control legislation - particularly now that guns are ...
May 28, 2022
A financial crunch may filter out the worst of the industry. ...
May 20, 2022
When my mother was still alive, she was very concerned about her impact on the planet. She very badly wanted an electric car, and was interested in getting a Tesla. For lots of reasons, my parents weren’t able to buy one. So I put myself on the list for a ...
May 19, 2022
I pour myself another cup of coffee: two scoops into the Aeropress, a gentle pour of boiling water, a quick stir. I leave the plastic stirrer in the tube like a tombstone while the water percolates through the grounds.
Quiet mornings are hard to come by.
I had a conversation with someone ...
May 15, 2022
It’s American mother’s day.
They say nothing prepares you for losing a parent. Theoretically, I should have been prepared: ten years of pulmonary fibrosis, a double lung transplant, a rollercoaster of ups and downs that took me away from my life in Scotland and made me a part-time carer. From 2011 ...
May 8, 2022
I got to see Along for the Ride, the Netflix film based on Sarah Dessen’s novel of the same name. It was written and directed by Sofia Alvarez, who previously wrote the adaptation of To All the Boys I’ve Loved before. I’m not the target audience, but I loved it: ...
May 8, 2022
We’re living through a notable period of history. This week’s Supreme Court leak is a lot: an early opinion by a noted constitutional originalist on the court which indicates that Roe v Wade will be overturned.
For people with a uterus in particular, this decision carries much emotional weight. It’s an ...
May 5, 2022
Bookmarks for April. ...
May 1, 2022