At pace of last 4 yrs if Trump wins, I think there is - legit - a 50/50 chance by 2023, we'll be in post-apocalyptic world & I will be living in an abandoned Walmart in North Idaho, sneaking people across border into Canada. For my future self's sake (& yours) pls vote Joe Biden

2020, the year I finally finish a bottle of PURELL Brand before losing it.

Thank God, Grandma isn’t here this time. Last year, it just got awkward.

Seems very on point for 2020...although I’ll admit “iceberg the size of Jamaica crashes into remote island potentially decimating penguin population by making it impossible to feed their young” was not on my bingo card. graphics.reuters.com/CLIMATE-CHANGE…

Much to say about yesterday’s pardons and commutations. Before getting to the updated chart, some general reflections.

Congrats to the Patch team on the announcement of their seed round, led by a16z! Proud to work with the Patch team.

California did not lose residents. It gained ~2.2M residents - that’s the 3rd largest absolute population increase in the country...

There are 2 types of people in this world: those who return the grocery cart to the island w/other carts & those who abandon them in parking lot to scratch & dent other people’s cars. #COVID19 has taught me the USA full of the latter, including evidently Joe Rogan and Jim DeMint.

We got our champions out in Georgia.

My partners & I are WSGR alumni. We left and started our own firm to combat this exact issue. Legal fees for early stage companies eats up too much runway. Period. We keep our fees at abt 25-30% of what big law cost. There is a better way. Check us out matterhornlegal.com

Congratulations to @hamulgg and Roblox! Matterhorn Legal was proud to represent Hamul in the acquisition. I've personally been working with the Hamul team since day one. Couldn't be more thrilled for the team & excited to see them continue to grow & innovate as a part of Roblox!

Huge congrats to the entire Patch team on the closing of their Series B financing, led by @EnergizeVc. Proud to represent Patch as outside corporate counsel.

Would love to see what publisher's legal department said about this? Do they not know about JD Salinger case holding that copyright in letters rests with writer not recipient? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinger_….

We were proud to have the opportunity to represent Andela on its acquisition of Qualified. Congratulations to both teams!

Re-read this whole piece by Bob Kagan from 2016: "This is how fascism comes to America...with a huckster...tapping into popular resentments and insecurities, and a political party—out of ambition or blind loyalty, or fear—falling into line behind him." washingtonpost.com/opinions/this-…

Awesome to see two of my clients connecting and sharing their respective journeys building the next great social and productivity apps!

Congrats to the Retro team for the launch. I've been using the app since December, and it's been great. Everything from cataloging the adventures of our new pup Noe to documenting home renovations. Highly recommend! techcrunch.com/2023/07/07/ret…

Congratulations Harry Khanna!

So awesome to see Retro recognized as an Apple finalist here “for creating a privacy-friendly social platform that keeps loved ones in the loop.” At a time when people are spending less and less time with friends, we’re hoping Retro can help bring them closer again.