The art of problem solving is about intelligently breaking down complex problems into simpler ones. I fondly recall reading Jeffrey Dean’s classic MapReduce paper in a graduate-level algorithm course at Stanford as a classic example. MapReduces takes a large task, chops it into smaller pieces, processes them in parallel,

Why is there something vs nothing? In other words, why is there a universe versus nothing at all? Is this a meaningless question because clearly I exist, and presumably, you as the reader exist too? How is nothing defined? The empty set is not nothing. Is this even a well-constructed

Working in startups or venture capital can be a lucrative and rewarding career path. But what is the best way to break in or advance your career in these fields? I clump startups and venture capital together because the functional roles contribute to the same financial outcome: make a small

VC value trap The “value trap” is what stock pickers call companies with valuation metrics and ratios that look underpriced but in actuality are traps that will lose you money. For example, a naive analyst may find a stock with a low P/E ratios, and assume its underpriced. More

I invite you to join on my below goals. My hope is that the reader takes inspiration for their own 2024 goals. Fitness: Achieve sub-35 minute unweighted murph (1 mile run, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats, 1 mile run) and sub-40 minute 20 lb weighted murph and

You may have discovered this essay from the social media I’m publishing and wonder: “Who is Geoff Woo? Why is he investing time and resources into a social media and video infrastructure?” I’m an entrepreneur and investor. My primary method of making a living is to earn stock

Celebrity is defined by an ability to draw attention. Attention is valuable for a startup because attention is necessary to distribute and sell product. All business models simplify to three components: capital, product, and distribution. Capital is the most commoditized component out of the three. Money is by definition fungible,