Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

Entrepreneur | Advisor | Investor. Previously @Google, @Foursquare, @Citymapper, @Streetbees. Business advisor to the @MayorofLondon. Host of @whrshallwemeet omidashtari.com London, England Joined April 2007

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

2 weeks ago

I'm not following Tommy Robinson or many people in his orbit. This is such flagrant "putting your thumb on the scale" that it's frankly pathetic and embarrassing. Stop shoving this garbage into my notification tab @X @elonmusk

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

2 weeks ago

New pod is out. We spoke to the one and only @rcbregman. We discuss his most recent book "Moral Ambition" and talk about the school he has co-founded to supercharge changemakers. Very inspiring and fun conversation!

Where Shall We Meet @whrshallwemeet

2 weeks ago

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Where Shall We Meet @whrshallwemeet

4 weeks ago

Our guest this week is Howard Covington, who has been the chair of the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge, The Alan Turing Institute, ClientEarth, and the Scotia Group. We talk to him about technologies of the near future!

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

a month ago

Bought a @SonyUK TV XR-64A95L 1 year and 1 month ago for over 3k GBP. 2 days ago they updated the firmware and my TV didn't turn on anymore. Technician today confirmed that the motherboard is fried. The TV is one month out of warranty and repairing it will cost 1k - for a 1…

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

2 months ago

Never buy a dream that's sold to you

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Hugo Amsellem @HugoAmsellem

2 months ago

Consumer is having an identity crisis. So, I asked around for the best people investing in consumer tech at pre-seed and compiled: 📜 The (New) Consumer Manifesto 👼 100 angels who truly get consumer 💰 75 VCs actively writing pre-seed checks 1/

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Where Shall We Meet @whrshallwemeet

4 months ago

Our guest this week is Dr Carine Minne who is a Forensic Psychotherapist at England’s High Security Hospital, Broadmoor. We talk about prisons, the humanity of violent criminals, how childhood trauma causes disinhibition and more! whereshallwemeet.xyz

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

4 months ago

📬 New post. thefullspectrum.blog/p/light-pollut… 🌌 We used to look up and see the universe. Now most of us just see streetlights. 🧠 This post explores how light pollution has not only hidden the stars but also subtly inflated our sense of self. 💡 It’s about cosmic perspective,…

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

4 months ago

If you want to read a great book about consciousness you should pick up Being You by @anilkseth4. Listen to our podcast with the man himself to get a taster!

Where Shall We Meet @whrshallwemeet

4 months ago

If you want to read a great book about consciousness you should pick up Being You by @anilkseth4. Listen to our podcast with the man himself to get a taster!

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

4 months ago

It's funny how ideological battle lines are nowadays subtlety drawn along "onsite" versus "hybrid" in job descriptions. It's the 2025 version of "vaxinated" or "he/him".

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

5 months ago

📬New blog post📬 🚶🏻‍♂️Human Scale Cities 🏙️How urban design affects the psychology and social fabric of a society thefullspectrum.blog/p/human-scale-…

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

5 months ago

Thanks for coming on the podcast today @Plinz ! I'm replaying Disco Elysium as we speak.

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Where Shall We Meet @whrshallwemeet

5 months ago

This week's guest is Laura Clarke, CEO of ClientEarth an NGO that uses climate legislation against countries and corporations to enforce the protection of the planet. We talk about their amazing work and inspiring court cases. whereshallwemeet.xyz

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Omid Ashtari @thecoolgeek

5 months ago

📬 Wrote a new blog post. ☠️ It's a bit of a bummer because it's about death. 💡 However actually it's about how you can benefit from reminding yourself of your mortality. ❤️ If you like the post please heart, subscribe & share. Thanks! thefullspectrum.blog/p/the-benefits…

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Daily Stoic @dailystoic

5 months ago

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rami @ramiabih

5 months ago

Today, we’re launching Explore, an entirely new way to interact with your data. We’ve been testing @tryquerio Explore with customers of all sizes for months, and we’re excited to share it with the world!