Sam Smith
Startups, Tech, VC
Digital Interfaces, Interaction
Integrated Health
Gardener, Art Enthusiast
- Can we bump up Brittany’s funds up a bit? She’s a teacher in LA who had to grab her students and *run* with them to safety from the fires; she didn’t even have time to grab her purse! Let’s support her and her family: www.mealtrain.com/trains/qlr768
- Sharing another list of LA fire gofundmes, this one for individual teachers. I always look for the gofundmes that aren’t fully funded yet, so whoever put these lists I’ve been sharing together, thank you! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- Sharing this list of LA fire gofundmes that includes dozens that are still underfunded. Let’s keep the momentum of care and contribution going; can you choose one more family to support today? There are musicians, teachers, yogis, & more who need help rebuilding. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
- Nat & Martha Sharpe on raising humans through unbounded interest and living. Reframing education by treating kids as humans, not kids. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infinite…
- An astute point: education is connected to the community it happens in.
- More highlights: - Agile Learning Centers - The antagonizing relationship between child agency and adult responsibility
- Similar themes around child rearing in this Pomp podcast with Rob Henderson: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pomp…
- Next question: what’s a hardware device you wish were reinvented or invented? Why? I recently tried Revolution’s new toaster and love that someone thought to make a 2.0 toaster UI; great for common areas where someone may be unfamiliar with how a particular toaster toasts…
- Hi! In the spirit of connecting: What's a guiding idea or concept you return to again and again? I'll go first: Your thoughts create your reality.