DEXMAT made it through the SVB crisis; here is how we handled it and what we learned.
Category Archives: Profound Life Events
Introducing DEXMAT
Introducing DexMat, one of the most ambitious climatetech moonshots ever. DexMat makes steel, aluminum, and copper obsolete with carbon-negative materials.
Rice Outstanding Engineering Alum Remarks
My remarks from accepting the Rice Outstanding Engineering Alum Aaward
The Death of Queen Elizabeth II
I once had the serendipitous fortune to play Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream for HRH Queen Elizabeth II.
The Sleeper Must Awaken
I’m moving on from Third Derivative to pursue my next great climatetech venture!
Back to Basics
So, I’m recovering from massively invasive spinal surgery . . . Wait, wait, wait, OK, let’s back up! 2020-11 In November of last year, I woke up one morning with debilitating back pain. The pain level itself wasn’t incredibly high, but it was so uncomfortable that I basically couldn’t sleep for a week until IContinue reading “Back to Basics”
Third Derivative: My Next Great Adventure
Far over the misty mountains coldTo dungeons deep and caverns oldWe must away ere break of dayTo seek the pale enchanted gold. I have founded or led eight climate tech startups. I’ve had one really big success, a few smaller successes, and a few “learning experiences” along the way – but every one of themContinue reading “Third Derivative: My Next Great Adventure”
The End of Smart OES
Last year Smart OES was acquired by Ingenero, one of our corporate strategic investors! I’ve been meaning to blog about this momentous event, but the acquisition itself and then major moves in other areas of my life (More on that soon!) have kept me busy. Finally I have a chance to reflect back on SmartContinue reading “The End of Smart OES”
Congratulations on Retirement, Mom!
I had the great honor yesterday to deliver some brief remarks at my mother’s retirement from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. As a curator of post-Apollo human spaceflight, Mom has had one of the coolest jobs in the world and I am incredibly proud of her. The party was a lot of funContinue reading “Congratulations on Retirement, Mom!”
Honoring Paul Farmer
Today we celebrated the life of a great man. Paul Farmer was a patriot, a public servant, a coach, a husband, a father, and a grandfather. A graduate of the US Naval Academy, where he was a multi-sport athlete, he spent his military career as an aviator in the US Marine Corps. During a trainingContinue reading “Honoring Paul Farmer”