The David Weekly

Interview with Paolo Privitera of DooChoo, talking about innovation and startups in Venice and creating ties and cultural exchange with Silicon Valley.

My (now former) roommate Ulrich describes his epic road trip from California down to the southern tip of Chile in his trusty Jeep, with a kayak mounted to his roof. The trip took over four years and included a three month pit-stop in Guatemala (“an excellent place to learn Spanish”) and six months in Panama, where Ulrich now owns a small retreat center / compound.

Rhett Butler of Mongabay talks about his upcoming State Department sponsored trip to Indonesia, where he’ll address thousands on the subject of biodiversity and property rights. We cover US consumers’ relationship to Green Marketing, corporate pioneering of sustainable economies, and more!

Alan explains how he got introduced to computers, why he went to Stanford and majored in philosophy, and how he ended up as a software engineer working for a Silicon Valley company.

Alan outlines the three rules of software testing:

Jocelyn describes her childhood in Wyoming and coming to Silicon Valley as well as her personal interests.

David Weekly interviews Treehouse housemate Nato Saichek about his hobbyist space vehicle project to build a pico-satellite (measuring 4″ cubed) that will use solar sails to sail to the moon.