Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Charity Majors

Charity Majors, a prominent voice in software, connects observability with engineering management, team culture, and career development. Her perspective makes a technical practice part of a larger organizational question: how should observability shape management, culture, and careers?
Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Byron Deeter

Byron Deeter, a Bessemer Venture Partners partner and former founder of Trigo Technologies, bridges operating and investing experience. As co-author of Bessemer’s “10 Laws of Cloud Computing,” he offers a framework for studying cloud markets, SaaS businesses, and entrepreneurial strategy.
Profile 9 min read

Lessons from Jean-Philippe Bouchaud

Jean-Philippe Bouchaud, a physicist, CFM co-founder and chairman, pioneered econophysics by grounding economic and financial inquiry in empirical data and complex-systems modeling, challenging classical assumptions and reframing how markets and economies should be studied.
Profile 7 min read

Lessons from Carl Pei

Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus and the force behind technology brand Nothing, aims to make technology fun again. His mission studies how a challenger can disrupt a saturated, convention-bound industry that has come to feel boring.
Profile 8 min read

Lessons from Barry Silbert

Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of Digital Currency Group, was an early, steadfast believer in Bitcoin and blockchain technology. His experience frames the central challenge for digital-asset investors and entrepreneurs: navigating extreme volatility without losing sight of long-term promise.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Allen Lau

Allen Lau, a technology entrepreneur, transformed Wattpad from a personal project into a global entertainment company. His journey offers a focused case in entrepreneurial vision: how creators can begin with something personal and build toward worldwide scale.
Profile 6 min read

Lessons from Martin Shkreli

Martin Shkreli, a controversial entrepreneur and former pharmaceutical executive, speaks provocatively about business, investing, and life. His unapologetic directness is worth examining for the polarized response it produces, drawing intense criticism alongside a committed following.
Profile 9 min read

Lessons from Jurgen Habermas

Jürgen Habermas, a philosopher and sociologist, examines democracy, communication, and the public sphere. His theory of communicative action locates human rationality in language and the pursuit of mutual understanding, sustaining a hopeful vision of a more rational, just society.

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