Writing Samples

Op-eds and commentary

The FDA must be modernized for the era of personalized medicine | The Hill
Op-ed from Khosla Ventures partner to influence FDA’s pending framework for new regulatory pathways

Social Capital annual letters (2021, 2022)
Annual letter from Chamath Palihapitiya on markets, investing, and technology

The Cure to America’s Energy Woes Is Staring Us in the Face | Chamath Palihapitiya
The case for residential solar being the key to America’s energy abundance

Strength Doesn’t Always Come in Numbers | Chamath Palihapitiya
Commentary and analysis on the follow culture in VC

Higher Rates Will Lead to the Next Generation of Great Tech Startups | Chamath Palihapitiya
Why the end of ZIRP is good for company building

Campaigns and crisis response

Introducing the Chime Scholars Foundation
Personal letter from Chime CEO Chris Britt to launch new corporate foundation

Enabled by Alibaba | Politico
Sponsored campaign in Politico to showcase how Alibaba helps American businesses grow by selling to China

Ant Financial Publishes Open Letter to the MoneyGram Community
Open letter to MoneyGram employees and customers on benefits of proposed acquisition by Ant Financial; published as full page newspaper ad in local markets

Setting the Record Straight on Euronet and its Hostile Proposal for MoneyGram
Response to political attacks attempting to block Ant Financial’s attempted acquisition of MoneyGram

Local politics

Empower Oakland Substack
Helped launch a voter education platform in Oakland that breaks down the complexity, minutiae, and partisanship of local politics to better inform residents at the voting booth.

Write all content and published 40+ weekly newsletters through the 2024 general and 2025 special election cycles. We grew our Substack to 12k+ subscribers in six months and were the #1 voter guide in Oakland according to polls.

Our work is closely followed by mayor’s office, city council, elected officials, and many of the most influential local political organizations.