This is an edited version of a memo I shared internally after the layoffs and my feelings regarding the recent changes at Meta. Given the generally positive feedback I received internally, I am sharing this more broadly externally minus business confidential information. Layoffs are never easy. They are a time…

Investment disclaimer: The data and opinions expressed here are my own, and in no way represents my employer’s point of view. Also, if you plan to use this to make investment decisions, I am not responsible for the outcomes :-). Use at your own risk! I will continue to periodically…

Tl;dr: I will focus on incubating non-games experiences in VR by serving developers and founders building for VR. My goal is to bring amazing apps to Quest and other cool devices for experiences such as productivity & collaboration, creativity & design, programming, meetings, education, B2B and industrial apps. Who are…

What will you build? Marc Andreessen recently wrote another seminal piece- “Its Time to Build”. If you haven’t read it already, head over to the A16Z blog. PMarca lays out (with his usual flourish) the challenges and opportunities during COVID-19. While researching for a side project, I came across a few interesting public data…

This is a copy of Steve Yegge’s original post on Google+. Google+ will be deprecated on April 2nd. Steve’s original post is too valuable to get destroyed. So, preserving it for postering here (well at least till Medium is around!) Stevey’s Google Platforms Rant I was at Amazon for about six and a half…

Vulnerable |ˈvəln(ə)rəb(ə)l| adjective; susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm I don’t know about you, but I find it hard to be vulnerable in my professional life. Feeling vulnerable is scary. Because it feels like a loss of control. It feels like a loss of control because being vulnerable…