Abie Cohen

But the window doesn’t last long. As Paik thinks of it, “each time a new shift occurs, it is analogous to the formation of an unstable radioactive isotope. The radioactivity throws off a huge amount of energy in the form of capturable enterprise value, but is subject to half-life decay. Over time, the isotope decays and eventually becomes lead, at... See more

As I made my way up from midtown on foot, I thought about what my city walks give to me. The psychic clean up, the slowdown, the clarity. The way they help me sip in the collective vibe, affording me feedback on the cultural temperature.

Not getting this feedback when the streets empty out is, I think, what makes my winters hard. I need the feedback... See more

The more you see, the more skeptical you become. Optimize for skepticism and curiosity. Having been a VC and invested as an angel in well over 100 companies, my inbox flows with ideas of all kinds from aspiring and repeat entrepreneurs. In the earlier days, I’d get excited by ideas especially the first time I saw them. But over time, I soon... See more

“The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come.”

— Steve Jobs