In 2005 I gave a talk at a Linux conference in Madrid (in Spanish) and a similar one a year later at the Hackers On Planet Earth 6 congress in New York (in English available also for purchase and for free) about a concept I called ‘Selfness’. 18 years later, an attendee writes me to Read More
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Harvard basketball, snow, and Framework laptop
Attending a Harvard Men’s Basketball game, finally joining Harvard Athletics, first real snow, and putting together my awesome new Framework laptop: After a few days in Spain, celebrating the Winter solstice with family and friends (as always with very balmy weather and delicious food), when we returned to Cambridge we went to cheer for #onecrimson, Read More
Celebrating the Harvard Innovation Labs Gong-a-thon
The Harvard Innovation Labs invited me to join their annual Gong-a-thon celebration, held at the Queen’s Head Pub, where different teams share the joy of their progress, learnings, and the whole community enjoys food and fun. It was very enjoyable, and a wonderful opportunity to catch up in a very enjoyable social setting. Thank you!
Invited to judge startup projects for the Field X Pitch Day
I had the honor to be invited by Professor Randolph Cohen to judge Field X student startup project pitches at Harvard Business School. It was fascinating to see all those talented students pitch their project. While most were very early on, barely more than an idea, some had a lot of potential and very motivated teams behind Read More
Concert, lecture, lunch, office hours, game
On Monday, October 31st, I attended a chamber music concert by Howard Skempton, marking his 75th birthday with Carson Cooman on piano/organ, and David von Behren on violin, at Harvard’s Memorial Church. Honestly, more impressive than the music, is the sad memorial of the long list of students that lost their lives fighting in WWII. Read More
Office Hours and Reception at Harvard, and Workshop at MIT
On Tuesday I was invited to attend a Workshop at MIT, held office hours for students at the Harvard Innovation Labs, and attended a Reception at Harvard… all before heading to the airport to fly to London! First, I attended the MIT Digital and Strategy Conference Workshop, organized by the MIT Startup Exchange and the Read More
First days of Harvard life
Post originally posted here. Almost a month after we moved to Cambridge, MA (USA) to start my appointment as Innovation Fellow at Harvard University, we can finally say we’ve gotten into the rhythm. In a post in my Harvard Blog I listed some of the logistical steps we had to take in order to move Read More
Appointed Innovation Fellow: t-92
On June 1st, 2022 I was appointed Innovation Fellow at the Technology & Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH) in the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and a few days later also as an Expert-in-Residence at the Harvard Innovation Labs (Hi). My wife, my daughter and I had 92 days to Read More