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The Great Flip: On the Evolution of Passion
My passions keep flipping over time, each one growing out of the wounds left by the last. Here is what that cycle of burnout, doubt, and rebirth has taught me about staying in the game for the long run.
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The Path To The Woods Goes Through the Desert: Burning Man 2025
This year, I went back to Burning Man not as a tourist, but with real self-awareness: less is more. This essay reflects on serendipity, collective intelligence, and what the desert teaches about stepping outside a life built around collecting things.
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The Path to Enlightenment… Via the Dalai Lama and Brain Concussion. A Postcard from India
The trip to India has changed my life. It took me a few months to realize the full impact, but the effects are quite insane.
To Bootstrap or Not To Bootstrap? On The Unbeatable Power of Starting Small and Smart
Question: Is earning ten million dollars a success? Answer: it is, or it is not — depending on the structure of your company. In this article, I’d like to say a few words about why I chose bootstrapping as my business model and why I’d recommend considering this model for anyone who is building a SaaS or consulting / education business.
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The Blue-Eyed Monster
Just like the devil himself, burnout is one of the monsters who walk away once you call them by their name. But, unlike burnout, anxiety does not disappear. I’m writing this article to share my thoughts about anxiety — a monster I have to live with for my entire life.
Where is the Dark Passenger? A Postcard From Prague
I’ve just come back from a 5-day masturdating extravaganza in Prague, Czechia. It was my first vacation since a trip to Burning Man two years ago. Some conclusions from the trip will follow.
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Back to The Future of Work: Essay. On the Human Purpose in Times of AI
The sentiment around AI is mixed both in the society and among tech experts. Indeed, we are at a point of singularity where another species starts surpassing us in many of cognitive skills traditionally seen as uniquely human. So, what’s the future and is it even possible to make an educated guess? Is Universal Basic Income a utopia, or, is it inevitable?And most importantly, can we find Pascal’s wager? In other words, is there any strategy to better our chances in the job market that will benefit us regardless of which scenario pans out?
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Natalia’s Dream Boy
This is not your typical morning news. Let me tell you a little story of betrayal, self-development, and setting personal standards.
If You Are Going To San Francisco… My 25 Tips and Tricks on Networking in the City
Twenty-five hard-won lessons on networking in San Francisco: how to find the hubs, adjust to the tribe, net-weave at meetups, make yourself useful, protect your reputation, and play the long game. Plus a few brutal truths about extractors, void communities, and why the city rewards those who stay different.
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Why Amsterdam?
I could list tons of reasons why Amsterdam is THE place to place my center of life. From its entrepreneurial ecosystem and international community to its safety, values, and perfect European location — here are just a few of them.