The $50 Billion Trip to Australia

February 9, 2014

The $50 Billion Trip to Australia

On a brisk evening in Oakland, CA I had just finished dinner and was heading to the kitchen for a glass of wine when my phone rang unexpectedly. On the other end was Chris Dixon, the man who had recruited me to Hunch and negotiated the sale of the company to eBay for $80 million. He had a special mission, if I chose to accept it, involving a secretive adventure to Australia with a hand-picked team to re-invent the ailing eBay brand and website. The concept was simple: give users the ability to follow sellers, buyers, and product categories the way you can follow people and brands on Facebook and Twitter.

A Note on Efficiency

March 4, 2012

sydney efficiency

A Note on Efficiency

Sydney’s Harbour Bridge, along with the Opera House, is an icon of the city. Completed in 1932, the bridge provides a pleasant walk from Milson’s Point into the city proper. What interests me, however, is what lies underneath the trusses. Expansive parks with some of the best views of the Sydney skyline can be found on either side of the bridge, under the massive pillars that support the structure. Even more intriguing, the city has leased space to shops that are actually built intothe bridge itself. This effort of efficiency is impressive, especially compared to the dilapidated and often depressing scenes found beneath many of America’s bridges.

"I" before "E" except Gleitzman

Benjamin Gleitzman is a technologist, artist, and founder.

He is the CTO at Replicant AI. He is also a founder of the hacker collective Ruse Laboratories, creator of the The Algorithm Auction, originator of Pup's Pool Party, and producer at Sublimate NYC.

He lives in a
van down by the river.

Gleitzman graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he worked with Hal Abelson to enhance introductory programming experiences using mobile devices.

Gleitzman was a visiting researcher at Google Research in Mountain View, California where he built App Inventor for Android, a graphical programming language for creating Android phone applications that is now at the core of the MIT Center for Mobile Learning.

He is the founder of NextStep Tech, an organization teaching software engineering, creative thinking, and entrepreneurship to junior and high school students.

In his spare time he enjoys creating electronic music, discussing programming concepts, and playing WikiMaze, his remake of Encarta 95's classic trivia game.

He also posts useful bits of knowledge on gleitzman.com.

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