Published intheclutchpedal·Nov 20New ZealandFor the last several years I’ve focused on learning everything I can about New Zealand. I’ve fully immersed myself in the country, spending half of each year here, making new friends, driving all over the North and South Islands, racing cars, reading books, and of course, investing in and advising…New Zealand4 min readNew Zealand4 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Oct 25Das Tegernsee 2023A few weeks ago, together with my friend Reilly Brennan, we hosted our 6th annual invite-only Future of Transportation conference, called Das Tegernsee. For 48 hours, 80 transportation industry pioneers and leaders from all over the world converged at the historic Das Tegernsee resort in Germany, which sits high on…4 min read4 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Apr 27, 2022Europe is Not a Small PlaceIt’s an overcast morning, which I’ve come to associate with perfect driving weather since the sun can’t glare in my eyes, rain doesn’t slippen the roads, and sunshine’s shadows won’t ruin the travel photos I’m taking for my Instagram account. I’m halfway through a 30-hour sailing from Bilbao to Portsmouth…Land Cruiser6 min readLand Cruiser6 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Mar 27, 2022Lost in the Sahara DesertHave you ever asked yourself “… what the hell am I doing?” Midnight in the middle of the Sahara Desert can be every bit as desolate, uncomfortable, and terrifying as you might imagine. Hamza was driving my friend’s Jeep, and four hours earlier we had stopped in Douz, after a…Land Cruiser6 min readLand Cruiser6 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Mar 17, 2022Why I Flew My Land Cruiser to EuropeWaking up at sunrise in a heaving cabin in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea is as good a place as any to start writing again. I drove my Toyota Land Cruiser onto the ship yesterday afternoon; a ship known as the Cruise Smeralda, operated by Grimaldi Lines. A few…Travel6 min readTravel6 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Mar 31, 2021Why Tonal is Truly RevolutionaryThe word “revolutionary” gets thrown around a lot in the fitness world. I’ll admit that I was a bit skeptical when I first heard about the idea for Tonal, but as soon as Aly Orady gave me an early demo in 2016, I knew that I had just seen the…Tonal3 min readTonal3 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Oct 27, 2020The Uncoupling of Cities & CapitalMuch has been written and discussed about the future of cities, in the face of the global COVID pandemic. There’s been a huge de facto migratory wave out of the major cities in the United States over the last nine months. Everyone knows people who have moved to suburbs and…Startup3 min readStartup3 min read
Published intheclutchpedal·Oct 11, 2020Island TimeWe’re all living on Island Time now. Most of us crave the warm, seductive charms of vacation in a tropical paradise. Arriving in a beautiful, sunny beachfront destination. Time evaporates. Taxis meander, meals last forever, and the locals are in no hurry to get anything done. Island Time. Early this…Orcas Island3 min readOrcas Island3 min read
Published inoffcamber·Jan 2, 2018How Fast Does It Go?A few years ago I decided to learn how to race a car. …Racing3 min readRacing3 min read
Feb 24, 2016Zen and the Art of Connected HardwareThere’s a classic novel that’s dwelled, unread, on my bookshelf for nearly 30 years. Last weekend, I finally got around to finishing it. …Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
