I’m James, an angel investor, founder, philosophy podcaster, musician, and general startup-helper from Texas living in sunny California with my wife, our daughters, and our little dachshund, Mr. Wendell.
Since my first paying job at 14 repairing computers, I’ve worked in and around technology, followed by working in the development and poverty-alleviation world in South Africa, and then back in tech with my own startups (with lots of wins and lots of losses).
Inc Magazine, Forbes, and Time Magazine have included me in various “30 Under 30” and “World-Changer” lists, and over the years, I’ve been featured in The NY Times, Forbes, CNN, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, and have been invited to speak at places like Harvard Business School, Stanford, Y Combinator, TechCrunch Disrupt, SXSW, the World Bank, and others… all with audiences much smarter than myself.
I’ve started a few companies in the last few years (Magic Mind, SideDish, Apt AI), sold the last one (Tilt; acquired by Airbnb), and have invested in a few multi-billion dollar ones along with advising even more — I also host a podcast focused on the timeless philosophy of Advaita Vedanta that I have studied over the last decade and teach weekly in Venice.
Read my first post if you’d like to learn more about why I began writing essays at the intersection of the future, philosophy, and humanity on this site and others.
If you enjoy the essays I write here, feel free to connect with me on twitter (@jamesbeshara) or linkedin (http://linkedin.com/in/jjbeshara).