Writing about Big Bangs at Oxford

Oxford Update #2: An example of some work here

Nov 3 • Max Bessler

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October 2026

God I love open water swimming

Reflections of The Slipstream

Oct 12 • Max Bessler

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Here. We. Go.

Oxford Update #1: Jet-lagged in bed

Oct 7 • Max Bessler

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Bay Area Tech Hedges Against Fragmentation

Bay Area Abroad #10: Concluding Today and History

Oct 1 • Max Bessler

Today, Is Bay Area Tech Fragmenting?

Bay Area Abroad #8 & 9: Testing 47 Firms for Fragmentation

Oct 1 • Max Bessler

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September 2026

Today, Bay Area Tech Must Play Geopolitics

Bay Area Abroad #7: Today’s Fragmenting Flashpoints

Sep 29 • Max Bessler

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When Bay Area Tech Failed to Liberalize China

Bay Area Abroad #6: China into Today

Sep 26 • Max Bessler

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When Bay Area Tech Globalized

Bay Area Abroad #5: Globalization of the 1990s

Sep 24 • Max Bessler

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When Japan Beat Bay Area Tech

Bay Area Abroad #4: Japan

Sep 22 • Max Bessler

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How the Cold War Fragmented Bay Area Tech

Bay Area Abroad #3: The Cold War

Sep 18 • Max Bessler

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How the Bay Area Makes New Tech

Bay Area Abroad #2: An Engine of Innovation

Sep 16 • Max Bessler

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How Bay Area Tech Goes Global

Bay Area Abroad #1: Introduction

Sep 15 • Max Bessler

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