Archive - A Penny Ahead by Phil Gomes

My July 4 Weekend Reads

On heroes, frauds, the future, and more.

Jul 6 •

June 2025

Two Truths & An A.I.

Believing the real is fake is almost as bad as believing the fake is real

Jun 8 •

December 2024

Reads for Your New Year's Break

Some of my favorites from the last few months

Dec 29, 2024 •

September 2024

Interviewed on "Beyond the Beat"

As I slowly emerge from relative silence

Sep 21, 2024 •

Your Labor Day Reading

Some longreads for the long weekend

Sep 1, 2024 •

August 2024

The Political Colonization of Crypto

I got into crypto a decade ago because it was apolitical. Alright. Now what?

Aug 4, 2024 •

May 2024

My Commencement Speech

At this point, everyone *but* an academic dean has asked me for this.

May 28, 2024 •

April 2024

Squatters, Stimulants, Shatner & Sam

My Easter Weekend Reads

Apr 1, 2024 •

March 2024

Tech Luminaries Peddle Really Bad Advice

On full display: My first two laws of marketing & communications

Mar 17, 2024 •

February 2024

Spice, Sand, and Florida Man

Some quick reads to start the week

Feb 11, 2024 •

January 2024

Gary Gensler's Triumph

When assessing our victories, we should maybe try asking whether our opponents still accomplished what they set out to do in the first place

Jan 14, 2024 •

"Here Comes the Neighborhood"

Bitcoin ETFs and my mixed feelings about the institutional embrace of crypto

Jan 7, 2024 •

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