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Daniel's 2023 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, This year I reach you from our West Beijing apartment, where we've finally moved in. The place is quiet and spacious, there's a park…
Apr 8
September 2023
Daniel's 2023 Mid-Year Update
Dear Friends, I don’t normally send mid-year updates, but I can’t help sharing two recent things that have me ecstatic. First, I created a short video…
Sep 18, 2023
April 2023
Daniel's 2022 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, For me, 2022 was another year of too much doom and gloom. But—unlike 2021—it was punctuated by many moments of profound delight and…
Apr 16, 2023
March 2022
Daniel's 2021 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, I had no good reason to be unhappy in 2021. Flora and I were healthy, our families were safe, we had good jobs, and we were able to live…
Mar 31, 2022
Daniel's 2020 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, Last year, my letter began, “I greet you stuck in our Beijing apartment trying to avoid Coronavius.” Global spread of that disease has…
Mar 30, 2022
February 2020
Daniel's 2019 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, This year I greet you stuck in our Beijing apartment trying to avoid Coronavirus. Offices are closed for safety, so I'll be working from…
Feb 15, 2020
February 2019
Daniel's 2018 Annual Letter
Dear Friends, Since my last letter, I’ve started working at Google in Beijing helping Chinese companies bring mobile apps and games around the world…
Feb 24, 2019
July 2018
Daniel's 2018 Mid-Year Update
Dear Mentors, Colleagues, and Friends, I'm sending an extra update because of some life changes. First, I graduated business school and found a job at…
Jul 22, 2018
January 2018
Daniel's 2017 Annual Letter
Dear Mentors, Colleagues, and Friends, Happy 2018! Last year, I left Beijing and completed my first year at Columbia Business School. Below are three…
Jan 31, 2018
January 2017
Daniel's 2016 Annual Letter
Dear Mentors, Colleagues, and Friends, I hope you had a wonderful holiday and are tackling the new year with gusto. 2016 offered me a challenge. I was…
Jan 16, 2017
August 2016
TEDESCO NOTES – August 2016
Dear Colleagues, Friends, and Mentors, I'm excited to share a few updates with you now that we've passed the halfway mark of 2016. Business School I got…
Aug 8, 2016
March 2016
TEDESCO NOTES – March 2016
Dear Mentors, Colleagues, and Friends, Flora and I recently visited Siem Reap, Cambodia to see the ancient ruins of Angkor. I was so moved by the…
Mar 31, 2016
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