by John Macdonald | Aug 23, 2024 | The250
I was describing my startup company, 4TLAS (pronounced “atlas”), to someone recently, and the person said something like, “Maybe someday you’ll get on the Great Places to Work list!” Hmmm. Is that what we want? I mean, yeah,...
by John Macdonald | Aug 22, 2024 | The250
If you’re a serious backpacker, astronaut, artist, startup founder, or anybody who does new things or creates new ideas, you know the wilderness. You may have a map and water bottle, which is helpful, but at some point, you’re off the grid. You’re...
by John Macdonald | Aug 21, 2024 | The250
You are the only one who walks around with your eyes — your personal history, experiences, and outcomes. Maybe that sounds dumb, or you think, “so what?” But that is the most powerful, most important, and most beautiful thing you bring to this world....
by John Macdonald | Aug 20, 2024 | The250
I’m an athlete (or I loosely identify as one — or a former one — or, OK, I still run about 20 miles a week — let’s leave it there). I also love cards, Catan, Survivor, and backyard games. Win or lose, I love brilliant gamesmanship....
by John Macdonald | Aug 19, 2024 | The250
Moravec’s paradox is the observation that some tasks that are easy for humans are very difficult for AI systems to replicate, while some tasks that are challenging for humans are relatively easy for AI. We also call this the “easy-hard problem for...
