Why I started this Blog

The other week I wanted to tweet: “Emails are more work than work.” But, for the first time, I was hesitant to broadcast my thoughts for fear that they could be used against me when taken out of context, especially by current or potential future employers.

Last May (2021), an Apple employee was fired for calling women “soft and weak” in a book he published five years earlier (sfchronical). In Sam Harris’s podcast, #251- Corporate Cowardance (33min), Antonio Garcia-Martinez explains that he did not intend to make it seem like women are not fit for tech roles and that those who have read the whole book see that in the story his character is actually the loser and fool at the end of the day. I do think that there is a lot wrong with his statement and as controversial as the situation is, this does make me question the degree to which we possess freedom of speech in this country. And yet the concept of emails being “more work than work” is something I have found, in private conversations, that plenty of people find relatable and even consider a given in their professional roles. If I can’t publicly communicate my anecdotal experience, how can I expect anyone to take it into account?

Many problems in this world are waiting to be solved and with hundreds of startups aimed at solving similar issues, we need to have conversations so that the right entrepreneurs can solve them. By starting this blog, I hope to inspire others to speak their minds.

In the end, I didn’t Tweet my complaints about emails. But I did decide to start a blog where I have a few more characters to defend and explain myself and my thoughts. My goal is to discuss the intersections of innovation, technology, and people as an aspiring venture capitalist. I also want to build and participate in a community that shares the value of developing meaningful interpersonal connections, which in turn lead to more resilient and efficient organizations that build transformative technologies. Ultimately, I believe that technology makes parts of our lives easier and more sustainable, enabling us to focus more on what matters – building meaningful human connections.