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chrispetescia · 7 years

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My 2016 in review ... Part 1 of 2

Even after seven years of this (read: 2015 part 1 & part 2, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009), it’s actually a bit daunting to do one for 2016. I definitely procrastinated this year, partly because I am not sure how to articulate some of what I feel. I think the state of the world outside of what I can control ... from newly elected leadership at home to global humanitarian plights and environmental concerns ... has me feeling burdened by a mood of something looming and impending, dark but just in my peripheral vision for now. But, since I can’t quite speak to that yet, and let’s hope I never have to, this is a look back at some of my favorite things in the life bubble where my focus is 99% of the time anyway.

A few thoughts.

This year felt like a lot shifted in my lifestyle. I was fairly healthy, physically speaking (especially compared to events in previous years you can read about in older posts), largely thanks to my trainer who I see 3-days a week. But, I traveled more for work than ever before, saw my family less than ever before, and things were vastly differently than prior years. Looking back through a year of posts, photos, etc ... and, there are a lot, although to be honest, most photos are for myself and family to enjoy, so sorry / not sorry ... I just enjoy documenting it, because I appreciate it all. For me it is about living the life I want to live, that fulfills my drive, and it has always been. I do what I love because I love it, and because it enables the things I want in life across the board.

I want Carrot to be the best place, where anyone talented can continue to develop and grow those talents, and in turn teach their fellow Carrots. I want to make sure everyone there feels inspired, respected, safe, and loves the specialness of what we have built. I want to adventure with my brother in arms and life, Mike Germano, for the sake of the journey and not any particular destination. I want to dress up as Star Wars characters (screen accuracy matters ;) and own ridiculous pieces of that Galaxy that inspires wonder in me, still. I want to be an Annual Passholder at Disney. I want to be a hero to my little girl, and exceed my wife’s expectations of me. And so these are the sorts of things I do, because they’re the purpose of it all - for me. I work to obtain and maintain against it... Career and life are not really separate. There is no “off,” and never has been. They’re all part of the “why” I do anything. Self-awareness is important, and I am grateful for my own because I suspect it’s not a universal trait. Life doesn’t compartmentalize in anyone’s reality, and so I don’t pretend mine does.

None of this is an accident, or even remotely easy. The “how” is the stuff that is hard to capture and share in an instagram photo: the many hours of work and meetings and meetings and work, the gold travel status by sheer volume of miles on two separate airlines, and all the many, many moments I miss by being away... this is what the majority of my time, energy and heart go to. My family gets maybe 20-25% of my attention and mental focus, broadly speaking, and hardly ever during the week. And so, I tend to celebrate the great things I am there for and can capture in a photo. It’s what I scroll through when I am away and need a quick smile and reminder. I want to be more present for them - mentally as well as physically - and if there is a daunting resolution for 2017, it’s that. It won’t be easy because I am wired for the broader consideration of Carrot and the 170-or-so people who have chosen to spend their valuable time, energy and creativity there. That love and responsibility existed first and so the two compete inside me. The one I see the most tends to win-out. Life is fleeting, so I want to work on my internal discipline and be present... when I am with my family, I need to be with them give them the most of me I can.

Below is a highlights reel of notes (photo and video linked) about 2016, beginning with Carrot and ending with life outside it (don’t worry- plenty of Olivia). The company is way, way too big and busy to even remotely cover adequately and without insulting any of our talented people whose efforts I don’t note specifically. So, this is just some of my favorite memories from the year and barely a small fraction of it all. Our 2016 work reel nods to more than I can in this post, and not even enough then - but, I am incredibly proud of all of it, particularly because so many others had everything to do with it, often entirely independent of me.

2016 Professional

The year started off with a marathon 5-days at CES in Las Vegas for tech immersion and meetings. It was great to spend some time with Robin Trani, who was also out there! Demoing Tilt Brush and other VR games from Steam/ HTC Vive with her and Bruno was particularly memorable. The very occasional sleep (alright, unconsciousness) was in a nice room with a view, but by the time I left and landed at my hotel in LA, I NEEDED a drink ... which was a bit alarming. I think three days in Vegas is a healthy limit, for general reference. My first time in Venice Beach, I finally got out to see our newly-opened LA office. It was the first of many visits in 2016 (and the start of my avocado toast obsession), and fondly reminded me of our earlier days of Carrot: the excitement, energy, and possibility of everyone working hard in line-of-sight (but with the upside of financial backing and nice amenities ;). We spent a Sunday afternoon at Disneyland - my first time there! - as a Carrot family, full of thrills and fun. We also met with and befriended the amazingly talented Blur Studios, and I was invited to dress fancy and attend co-founder and Deadpool Director Tim Miller’s premiere of the film! Len from Carrot LA and my good friend Ashley joined. In the spirit of premieres, Ashley generously invited me and the whole Carrot LA staff to the premiere with Q&A of Studio Ghibli’s Only Yesterday, newly dubbed in English and including the voice talent of Daisy Ridley and, of course, Ashley herself!

Continuing the momentum of cool things, I was back out West for one of the most special experiences of my life. Carrot is our vessel for dreams, and I sailed through a few checkboxes in one trip. It began with our client ANA’s new BB-8 plane, landing at LAX from its inaugural flight. Jasmine was kind enough to insist I sub-in for a Carrot rep out there, and I GOT TO MEET BB-8 (flown in from the London set of Episode 8)! The next day I was in San Francisco to visit Lucasfilm. Ahead of meetings, I got to join Ashley’s family on a special tour through halls of props, production and a lot I wasn’t allowed to photograph. At the end of the day, we were even treated to a special, early screening of Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 finale with Director Dave Filoni and crew! The next day I drove across the bridge to Marin, and Skywalker Ranch. This is on every true fan’s dream checklist, and meetings with the George Lucas Education Foundation regarding their 25th anniversary earned me a coveted invite. After the meeting, I headed over to the insanely private guest houses to meet up with Ashley and her wonderful family again, who had been invited to stay, coincidentally. The ranch is truly one of the most beautiful and profoundly peaceful places I have ever been, and guests are essentially Star Wars royalty or celebrities recording at Skywalker Sound (on premises) or VIPs doing business with George. After walking the grounds (and seeing some Endor re-shoot spots), buying some keycard access-only swag at the Ranch Store (this stuff will be buried with me - you can’t even find any of it on ebay, as that would be insulting to George), we enjoyed a nice dinner in the common area building. We prepared the food alongside Jodie Foster and her partner (who I didn’t initially recognize) and two chefs who they brought up from SF, in a giant kitchen. You can request food from the ranch gardens and farm, all of which is picked fresh daily. I wasn’t allowed to take photos, but while walking around the property my finger did slip a few times (and we know iPhones have a mind of their own). All three days of this insane experience are surmised in photos here.

Speaking of Ashley Eckstein, who I am so honored to count as a close friend ... I am beyond proud and impressed with her as an entrepreneur and business woman, talented actress and performer. After 6.5 years of hard work, her company, Her Universe, sold to Hot Topic this fall and they just recently began the next phase of their growth and adventure. Congrats to Ashley, David and the team who are already working to expand and conquer a space they created: fashionable, empowering apparel for female fangirls. HU and HT have a history of successful collaboration. It’s exciting to look forward to more now, especially with licenses ranging from Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel and Disney Parks (and plenty more). The apparel is fantastically designed, and it makes the male fanbase envious (myself included ... although I do have some apparel I wear anyway). Their fashion show at SDCC this year was unprecedented and they even had a digital docu-series produced for it (Carrot worked on some screen graphics)! Additionally, I have high hopes for continued success and the growth of Her Universe press :)

Another incredible experience this year was my time working with Disney Parks. There is surely more ahead for us in 2017, but it began extremely uniquely. After meeting with a VP-level scouting team from their creative group, Yellow Shoes, in the Spring of 2016, Duncan Wardle (A brilliant, 29-year veteran) asked me to breakfast in NYC. By the end of our chat, I learned that we had excited them so much with our passion for the Disney brand and our knowledge of the digital and social content and tech space, that we were being invited to participate in their proprietary creative process for 2017 planning. Myself and an appropriate second party (we selected Asif Khan, who headed our Strategy team) would be part of a braintrust to do several weeks of deep strategy and creative work in Orlando. I cannot disclose more than that, but I am sure they won’t mind me speaking about my awe. A Disney fanboy, I was essentially being asked to live, eat, and breathe Walt Disney World for several weeks. Work and Think Disney all day in sessions, experience the magic of WDW after hours. Aside from obvious reasons, this was incredibly fulfilling because I got to think for Disney ... one challenge, intensely ... rather than a myriad of dozens of things at once. The focus of it was completely refreshing and something I didn’t realize I desperately needed, a healthy departure from (and light neglect of) the many, many things I usually touch and shift between mentally on any given day. We did some fantastic work with great collaboration between complimentary expertise, and developed some incredible relationships. We truly felt like partners in the process. A special thank you is beyond necessary to Chris Chapman for everything during those sessions, and since. I can’t talk about the work, but I can talk about everything beyond. The first two weeks we stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge and enjoyed a Savannah view. There is a special sort of magic in taking conference calls and working from your room’s deck while a grazing giraffe watches you. If you got sick of that, there was always the stunning lobby to catch up on email before dinner at the Parks. Week three was at Disney’s Grand Floridian, which is stunningly beautiful and I am probably not fancy enough for it - I did get the best sleep I have had in years there though, and ended up buying one of the pillows they use in the rooms, for home. Week four was at Disney’s Boardwalk, whose vibe was just really cool. Modeled after turn-of-the-century Atlantic City, it was beautiful and incredibly placed in walking distance between Hollywood Studios and Epcot. Chris Mercaldo was generous enough to guide us through the Parks, after hours, on several occasions, with seemingly infinite knowledge and factoids, and enabled many firsts for me (Tower of Terror and Everest among them). I returned for a new project in October (with a fresh Carrot crew), for a shorter session and stay, and once again enjoyed the Grand Floridian. We also had plenty of meetings out west in the Burbank offices for Digital and Creative. All said and done, and including a vacation in October and a remote-work/vacation the week before Christmas, I spent something like 7-8 weeks living at WDW. From food to technology, it is truly a place of wonder, and the “Frontline Cast” (guest-facing staff) is incredibly proud of their work and eager to assist, and ensure you have a magical day. Carrot <3 Disney.

Some other great memories this year include continued work with The Yankees and seeing thousands of our ticket designs in the hands of fans throughout the season. We enjoyed our company season tickets and a special suite for their Star Wars Day! Speaking of Star Wars Day, May the 4th at Carrot is a special day and this year’s festivities included fantastic decor and arrangements by Brittany and her office team. We even made a special BB-8 cocktail, tweaked and approved by expert and friend BT Parsons. BT was also kind enough to do an Amaro tasting this fall at Carrot, in honor of his new book. 2016 also saw Carrot’s 11th Founder’s Day and 11th Birthday. We were at RIT’s New Media Industry day, recruiting for our 8th year straight, and I was asked to be on both an Alumni Board and Applied Critical Thinking board - incredible honors - which will begin duties early in 2017. Carrot Halloween was a blast as usual and probably the best annual party at Carrot, IMO, while Carrotsgiving is always just a warm and happy event: everyone comes together, brings something to share, and we celebrate an appreciation for what we have and have built together. This years was our last in the office at 45 Main st so it felt a little extra special. We also named Kurt as our Carrot cup winner, as voted by previous winners, and it was entirely deserved!

A big one, literally: we signed a lease for a brand new office in the spring, and broke ground this fall. Lots of hard work from all, with daily management by Kyle and planning by Brittany and Carlos will have us in there shortly. This is the space we dreamed of for our office - literally this exact space - when we first came to Brooklyn. It’s beautiful and exciting and represents the company we now are. It’s also extremely exciting because we will be sharing it with VICE’s content agency, Virtue, and working to fully capitalize on our collaboration. The potential of Carrot + VICE has been only lightly tapped since the acquisition, so I am genuinely anticipating what working side by side with them will enable us both to do :) We are entering the next phase of the company, an evolution that we tend to go through every year or so, and this one is profoundly at a new level of potential. 2017 is going to be a fun year - with high expectations - for Carrot :)

In terms of external investments, there are a few I will talk more about in a 2017 recap (hopefully) ... but we have some great stuff in the works for Fornino and it’s still as delicious as ever. We also invested in a new company: Cora. Their mission and leadership and product are fantastic. Our friends at Robin are still killing it and we couldn’t be prouder.

Continued in Part 2 of 2 ...

#2016 #year in review

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bharatiyamedia-blog · 5 years

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Self-driving startup Drive.ai is closing down – TechCrunch

http://tinyurl.com/y2wzpnh4 Drive.ai, the autonomous automobile tech startup as soon as valued at $200 million, is shutting down after 4 years, in response to a state regulatory filing. The closure was first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. The corporate just isn’t responding to media inquiries, a PR rep informed TechCrunch. The corporate’s Mountain View headquarters will shut down on Friday, in response to WARN paperwork filed with the Employment Improvement Division of California. An organization should file a WARN doc forward of a mass layoff or plant closure. Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Apple was trying to snap up the startup. Earlier this month, The Data reported that Apple was pursuing an acqui-hire, a time period that sometimes means a smaller, focused acquisition geared toward bringing on particular expertise. That seems to have panned out for not less than a few of the firm’s 90 workers. No less than 5 workers modified their LinkedIn profiles to point out they began employment at Apple’s particular tasks division this month, in response to SF Chronicle and confirmed by TechCrunch’s personal evaluation. Drive.air was based in 2015 by former graduate college students working in Stanford University’s Synthetic Intelligence Lab run by Andrew Ng, the famend synthetic intelligence knowledgeable. Ng is chairman of Drive.ai’s board and is married to co-founder Carol Reiley. The corporate, which initially centered on self-driving software program methods and clever communications methods, acquired a number of consideration and funding in these first years. It later raised more cash because it tweaked its enterprise mannequin with a plan to mix deep studying software program with {hardware} to make self-driving retrofitted kits designed for enterprise and industrial fleets. In all, the corporate has raised about $77 million, in response to Pitchbook data. It was final valued at $200 million in 2017. The startup ramped up operations in 2017 and 2018. Final 12 months it launched a pilot program in Frisco, Texas to check an on-demand service utilizing self-drivings. However even because it expanded, the manager workforce seemed to be continuously in flux with a number of folks holding the CEO spot. Source link

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lillian-smith · 6 years

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2017 in Review

2017 was my first full year without my mom, but it was also a very positive year. I got more acquainted with Seattle - decided to give in and stay a while ;-) Below is a recap, because it’s always fun to go down memory lane.

January: We started 2017 at a neon dance party in Portland’s International District... Fun way to ring in the new year. We also completed our first ever Whole 30 — it wasn’t so bad! We liked it enough to do it again this January. Concert: Wax Tailor.

February: My sweetheart husband took me to California for a week to celebrate 29. We saw my dad and family, did a little cake celebration, and stayed in a gorgeous airbnb in Healdsburg. We hiked, drank wine, walked on the beach in the CA sunshine, and had a surprise dinner with my SF friends :)

March: In March we had two sets of visitors! Our niece Malia & friends Saralee and Alexio. It was still gray.

April: We attempted our first not-yet-summer adventure and got caught in the rain on Orcas Island. We had decided to bail on our (very) tiny home after keeping ourselves busy in downtown Orcas and Doe Bay Resort most of the day - but in the process of waiting for our ferry back to Seattle, the skies cleared and we decided to stay. It was wonderful, and when we returned to the tiny home, we were greeted by very friendly pigs! We also went back to CA for my uncle’s 19th annual “Bubba Invitational” golf tourney & saw Cirque du Soleil Luzia!

May: Now we’re starting to heat up. Perhaps only slightly in temperature, but May was full of fun. We adventured to Vancouver Island, BC to stay in a designer cabin (with a life changing steam shower). This was the first trip Ryan had his drone :) We also camped in the rain at Olympic National Park in advance of the ferry to Victoria. It wasn’t as bad as it could have been! I also went to Tahoe for Angela’s bachelorette party!!! Concerts: Fleet Foxes and Michael Kiwanuka (I cried twice — Love & Hate is one of my favorite albums ever, if not my top. It helped get me through my mom’s death in a big way!)

June: Courtney’s bachelorette in Palm Springs! We also went to the Fremont Solstice Parade (my first time). That was also my first time drinking a weed soda, which, I gotta say, is quite nice! In late June the sun came out to play. We went camping at Baker Lake without a reservation which until Ryan cooled my jets was turning out to be a stressful situation near sundown. It worked out in our favor, as it tends to do :)

July: In the heat of July we headed to Sacramento for Angela’s wedding! It was wonderful. We also explored the heck out of Rainier Park (15 miles of hiking in 2 days!) and I got to use my new mirrorless camera for the first time. I love it! I also had my first interview with Bizible.

August: We started August on a high note — our first overnight backpacking trip! I would go as far as saying that it was life changing! I can’t wait to do it again this summer. We hiked from Third Beach to Toliak Point, along the Olympic Coast. Thanks to Drew for the hike rec and Rohan for inspiring us to go with him. I also flew to the Bay to celebrate two bridal showers for Miss Courtney Frager (now Trunnell)! And we saw Kendrick Lamar! August was cool.

September: A job offer! Excited to make a change to a company that I love. My dad also came to visit for the first time and we had a wonderful weekend on my uncle’s houseboat in Portland... jumping in the river, cruising on the speedboat, floating in our rafts with an IPA in hand — that was summer in the PNW at its best. We also stayed in a beach house for a few days on Lopez Island, but got the gray for that. It was during the bad fires up here. It was still a great visit with my pops. Oh, we also went to Banff (amazing!) and San Francisco for Courtney’s wedding! It was a busy month.

October: Navigating a new job and a trip to Washington, DC and Richmond, VA for Jake & Jennifer’s wedding. DC rocked.

November: Home to CA for Thanksgiving. Ryan got his job at Facebook. Thankfully, nothing else.

December: Wonderful lazy weekends at home, a new bed frame for Christmas, and Austin for a visit with the fam. I got sick after the TX trip, but bounced back in time to dance it up at the Ballard clurb for NYE. We also went to our first Seahawks game!

All in all, successful 2017. Can’t wait to do it all again this year.

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ramialkarmi · 6 years

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Robots are being used to deter homeless people from setting up camp in San Francisco

A security robot has been put to work in San Francisco in an attempt to deter homeless people from forming tent cities.

The robot uses lasers and sensors to monitor an area for criminal activity. Rather than intervene during a crime, it alerts human authorities.

The robot's owner, the San Francisco SPCA, said it has seen fewer tents and car break-ins since it deployed the robot in the city's Mission neighborhood.

In San Francisco, autonomous crime-fighting robots that are used to patrol parking lots, sports arenas, and tech company campuses are now being deployed to keep away homeless people.

The San Francisco Business Times reported last week that the San Francisco SPCA, an animal advocacy and pet adoption group, put a security robot to work outside its facilities in the gentrifying Mission neighborhood. The robot's presence is meant to deter homeless people from setting up camps along the sidewalks.

Last week, the City of San Francisco ordered the SF SPCA to curb its robot or be fined up to $1,000 per day for operating on sidewalks without a permit, according to the Business Times.

Krista Maloney, media relations manager for the SF SPCA, told Business Insider that staff wasn't able to safely use the sidewalks at times because of the encampments. Maloney added that since the SPCA started guarding its facilities with a robot — known as K9 — a month ago, the homeless encampments have dwindled and there have been fewer car break-ins.

Here it is in action http://pic.twitter.com/nSBQUmKwk1

— Sam Dodge (@samueldodge) December 9, 2017

K9 is part of a crime-fighting robot fleet manufactured and managed by startup Knightscope in Mountain View, California. The company's robots don't fight humans; they use equipment like lasers, cameras, a thermal sensor, and GPS to detect criminal activity and alert the authorities.

Their intent is to give human security guards "superhuman" eyes and ears, according to Bill Santana Li, CEO of Knightscope, who spoke with Business Insider earlier this year.

Knightscope rents out the robots for $7 an hour — less than a security guard's hourly wage. The company has over 19 clients in five US states. Most customers, including Microsoft, Uber, and Juniper Networks, put the robots to work patrolling parking lots and office buildings.

Preventing crime is part of the pitch that Knightscope makes to prospective customers. (Increased police presence can reduce crime, though this is not always the case.)

"If I put a marked law enforcement vehicle in front of your home or your office, criminal behavior changes," Li told Business Insider earlier this year.

The K9 robot circling the SF SPCA parking lot has drawn mixed responses. Some people took to Twitter to express their disappointment in the group.

It's disheartening that @sfspca would show such a lack of compassion to our houseless neighbors. https://t.co/mN8wLprKOP

— NLCHP (@NLCHPhomeless) December 11, 2017

https://t.co/rz1AaosRo3 so @sfspca is using a security robot to “deal with” #homeless people in encampments near its mission campus? An org that helps homeless animals can’t think of a better way to respond to its homeless human neighbors?

— Red Riv (@RedRivecca) December 9, 2017

Others commended the robot for cleaning up their streets.

Leave it to #SanFrancisco to rebuke security robot that deterred encampments from taking over sidewalks & reduced discarded needles & crime near non-profit. https://t.co/ilqbKeIa4F via @svbizjournal #SFInsanity

— ShanePatrickConnolly (@shanepc1) December 11, 2017

A spokesperson for Knightscope declined to comment.

SEE ALSO: Photos show what it's like for Silicon Valley's 'working homeless' who live down the street from tech giants

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plural sneeshes As seen at Fleet Week, San Francisco California October 2017

#fleet week 2017 #fleet week 2017 photos #2017 #airshow #blue angels #jets #blue angels 2017 photos #golden gate #california #airshows #blue angels 2017 #san francisco #fleet week #sfist #sf #bay area #Bhautik Joshi #marina #aquatic park

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USS Essex (LHD-2), amphibious assault ship, departs San Francisco at the conclusion of SF Fleet Week 2017, 10 Oct 2017. (USN) http://pic.twitter.com/z5HaqwyRQe

— Winston Gin (@ufeellucky) October 12, 2017

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Holy shitstorm Batman. The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival, and Fleet Week in SF?

— Jon Bird 🦅 (@s2ck2n) October 6, 2017

#IFTTT #Twitter

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live105fm · 7 years

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Increased Security Expected At This Weekend's Fleet Week And Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

Increased Security Expected At This Weekend’s Fleet Week And Hardly Strictly Bluegrass

In the wake of the deadly terrorist attack last night at a country music festival in Las Vegas, the SFPD has provided reassurance that this weekend’s events in San Francisco will see an increase in security.

#SFPD Statement on Las Vegas Tragedy and Fleet Week Preparations. > https://t.co/VxHPyQw3uR #sf pic.twitter.com/wzdS4KfupY

— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) October 2, 2017

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vitalmindandbody · 7 years

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Jeff Bezos: the ‘obsessive’ Amazon founder and world’s next richest being

Uber know exactly why problems with the Honda Vezel but deterred them on the road .

Uber allegedgly knew about a recall for gondolas leased out to drivers in Singapore but didn’t tackling the problem until one of the cars caught ardour, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The Wall Street Journal reviewed internal Uber emails that showed that Uber knew that Honda had recalled the Vezel SUV in April 2016 for a defective electrical constituent. Despite the remembrance, the company disappeared onward and bought 1,000 of the SUVs and rented them out.

Then, a driver’s gondola a Vezel burst into flames in January, melting part of interior of the car and cracking the windshield, according to the WSJ . The move flee uninjured.

Three days later, Uber executives in San Francisco were looped into the situation in Singapore. A propose went into action that involved deactivating the erroneous part. The gondolas would stay on the road while replacement parts came in.

This all went down while then-Uber CEO Travis Kalanick was still at the helm and dealing with a growing list of troubles at the company.

Emails show that the Uber’s insurance provider in Singapore said it wouldn’t cover the damage from the January fire because of the known recollection. SF executives were replenished in two days later.

There was talk of taking the cars off the road, but Singapore’s general manager said that would expenditure 1.4 million Singapore dollars a week. Requesting moves to give up their keys with no suggested fixing will cast panic alarm bell to the mass sell, an email apparently read.

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“Asking operators to give up their keys with no suggested cook will communicate panic alarm bells to the mass market.”

So instead Uber had moves get the affected automobiles repaired by disabling the erroneou part and to be ready to supersede the fractions once those came in.

At the end of February, the WSJ reported about an email invitation to the Singapore staff to celebrate dealing with the “Vezel snafu.” It joked about taking the SUVs as transportation.

Uber said the company has since improved its recall processes and now has a recall etiquette, which didn’t dwell before. Since the beginning of the year Uber articulates it has “proactively” responded to six recalls.

An Uber spokesperson mentioned, “As soon as we learned of a Honda Vezel from the Lion City Rental fleet entangle ardor, we took swift action to fix their own problems, in close coordination with Singapores Land Transport Authority as well as technical experts.

“But we acknowledge we could have done moreand we have done so.”

We too contacted out to Lion City Rentals, the Uber-owned vehicle rental service in Singapore.

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Bezos, whose capital have increased in $20 bn in five months, could take Bill Gatess crown within days if Amazon shares impede soaring

Just a few dollars more on the Amazon share price and the world will have a new richest soldier. Jeff Bezos, the companys founder, is on the brink of engulf Bill Gates to become the wealthiest being on the planet.

Bezos, 53, has been having a very good time. His net worth has risen by virtually $20 bn( 16 bn) in the past five months to $85.2 bn, putting him just behind Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, who is valued at $89.3 bn, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Bezos fortune has soared thanks to a sharp rise in Amazons share price, which has gone up by one-third in so far in 2017, valuing the company at $475 bn and Bezoss stake of approximately 17% at more than $80 bn. If Amazon shares continue to rise at the same tempo, Bezos will become the richest person in the world within days.

The man who changed the method we browse is not a johnny-come-lately internet billionaire. Amazon was founded in 1994, when people still referred to the web as the information superhighway. But it is now the fourth more valuable busines in the world behind Microsoft, Googles parent company, Alphabet, and Apple. Amazon is value more than 30 hours the stock market value of Tesco, Britains biggest retailer.

The business began with Bezos selling books from his garage in Seattle. Since then, Amazon has expanded into other retail categories, such as meat, garment and electricals, and developed a formidable cloud estimating service, its own video pictures and an electronic personal assistant for peoples homes.

In each annual financial report, Bezos reprints the note he sent to shareholders in 1997, when Amazon swam on the stock market.

The letter lays out Bezoss approach to business and extending Amazon. He pledges to focus on the long term and being world markets chairman, rather than short-term profitability reflections or short-term Wall street reactions. He knows those actions well, having worked on Wall street for a hedge fund before founding Amazon.

Bezos has persistently told shareholders, commentators and staff that it is still day one for the company, despite the fact that it notes for 43% of all online sales in the US, and its term of office at Amazons headquarters is located in a building announced day one.

His 2017 word beginning with the purpose of explaining what day two would be for Amazon. Day two is stasis, he wrote. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful slump. Followed by extinction. And that is why it is always day one.

To be sure, these sorts of worsen would happen in extreme slow motion. An built corporation might collect day 2 for decades, but the end result would still come. Im very interested in the issues to How do you fend off day two? What are the techniques and tactics? How do you keep the vitality of day one, even inside a large organisation?

The excellent route to protect the company, he mentioned, is obsessive client focus.

This focus has defined Amazon and Bezos, positively and negatively. While the company produced $136 bn of auctions last year, it has attracted criticism for seemingly sweeping aside tiny retailers and battering high streets around the world as it has expanded, and for the amount of tariff it compensates .

Bezos was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1964. Brad Stones definitive volume on Amazon and Bezos, The Everything Store, revealed that Bezoss biological father, Ted Jorgensen, had no idea he was a multibillionaire.

When Stone inspected Jorgensen, a unicyclist, unannounced, as part of his research for the book, he did not know who Bezos was or what he was talking about.

Bezos was born Jeffrey Preston Jorgensen to Jorgensen and Jackie Gise, who married as teens. Gise registered for divorce from Jorgensen when Bezos was 17 months old-time. In 1968, she wedded Miguel Bezos, who legally adopted Bezos as his son. Gise requested Jorgensen to stay out of their lives.

In an interview in 2014, after Stones book was published, Jorgensen said he was hopeles to see his biological son, but Bezos had not been in contact.

Bezos has expended the rich improved from Amazon to buy the Washington Post and invest in space travel through Blue Origin, a company he founded in 2000. The Amazon chief executive also invests in industries through Bezos Expeditions, an investment fund that has bought shares in other successful internet startups, such as Airbnb, Business Insider and Uber.

Although Bezos has not signed the Giving Pledge, which was founded by Gates and Warren Buffett and commits signatories to contributing the majority of their abundance to kindnes, he and their own families have made a series of significant contributions to philanthropic reasons. For example, Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, pledged $2.5 m to supporters of gay marriage in Washington state as part of a referendum safarus in 2012.

And he has been dragged into national politics since Donald Trump became chairman because of a war of words between them during the electoral campaign.

Trump has accused Amazon of get away with slaughter, tax-wise, and told Bezos was employing the Washington Post for political affect. Trump pledged that there would be difficulties for Amazon if he were elected president, but has yet to specifically target the retailer.

Bezos attended a meeting between engineering directors and Trump shortly after the US election last-place November, saying he was excited that Trumps could be new innovations organisation.

But he is unlikely to feel the same now, and has pledged to legally opposed Trumps attempts to ban travel to the US from several countries with predominantly Muslim populations.

Worlds richest people

1. Bill Gates $89.3 bn Microsoft

2. Jeff Bezos $ 85.2 bn Amazon

3. Amancio Ortega $ 84.5 bn Inditex

4. Warren Buffett $74.7 bn Berkshire Hathaway

5. Mark Zuckerberg $64.8 bn Facebook

6. Carlos Slim $60.2 bn Grupo Carso

7. Bernard Arnault $ 52.4 bn LVMH

8. Larry Page $48.8 bn Google

9. Larry Ellison $ 48.2 bn Oracle

10. Sergey Brin $ 47.7 bn Google

Source: Bloomberg

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Real estate investor roundup: This week in tech, funding, M&As and more

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Venture capital firm Fifth Wall produces a bi-weekly newsletter that curates relevant news articles, summarizes recent deals and provides updates on the various portfolio companies in which they’ve invested.

Check out this week’s update, which covers what happens to Instacart if Amazon buys Whole Foods, why your next car may be a living room on wheels and how co-working spaces spread to the suburbs.

What we’re reading

“Your next car may be a living room on wheels” (WSJ): With driverless cars on the horizon, cars will no longer be oriented toward putting a driver’s hands at 10 and 2, as the next generation of cars serve as mobile offices or entertainment centers.

“Amazon wants to become Walmart before Walmart can become Amazon” (TechCrunch): Amazon, with its recent bid for Whole Foods, is clearly eyeing the opportunity in brick-and-mortar retail, while Walmart’s Bonobos and Jet acquisitions signal the retail giant’s attempt to gain some e-commerce share.

“How will the Amazon-Whole Foods deal affect retail real estate?” (National Real Estate Investor): How, exactly, Amazon’s recent acquisition bid for Whole Foods rejuvenates brick-and-mortar retail remains to be seen, but we imagine the move will have a meaningful impact on physical retail markets.

“If Amazon buys Whole Foods, what happens to Instacart?” (VentureBeat): If nothing else, the deal jeopardizes delivery grocery platforms, like Whole Foods-backed startup Instacart. These services will need a swift and meaningful response to fight against Amazon’s new grocery foothold.

“Co-working spaces spread to the suburbs” (WSJ): As co-working office spaces become more and more prevalent, new companies are sprouting up in small suburbs, rather than taking the traditional city center route.

“Airbnb tries to behave more like a hotel” (NY Times): Airbnb, in an effort to appease regulators, has started requiring hosts to collect city lodging taxes from guests and redecorate their bathrooms to look more like five-star hotels.

“Los Angeles’ rent crisis is among the worst in America, Harvard says” (LA Weekly): L.A.’s average monthly rent is one of the highest in America, which is a huge burden for L.A. residents. As L.A. residents ourselves, we are keenly interested in how technology might help combat rising rents and make L.A. living more affordable.

“The paradox of choice: Rental startups converge on crowded space” (The Real Deal): The influx of rental startups has given consumers many new choices for where to find a rental or roommate, but these companies have had to minimize margins in the face of intensifying competition in the space.

“Early-stage real estate tech: 120+ companies building the industry’s future” (CB Insights): A landscape of startups making waves in real estate tech — several of Fifth Wall’s portfolio companies are on this list, and many more that might join the portfolio someday soon.

“Tough time renting pop-up space? Online service could help” (WSJ): Retail rentals move to online listings — long-term leases are far less viable for upstart, online-first retailers, and new tech platforms are helping them dip their toes into brick and mortar.

“Google will buy modular homes to address housing crunch” (WSJ): Google recognizes the fact that modular homes dramatically decrease cost of construction, and we are excited to welcome tech’s biggest players into the real estate ecosystem.

“Japan passes law legalizing Airbnb and other sharing economy rentals” (TechCrunch): Airbnb’s umbrella grows larger, as the company scores a meaningful legal victory in one of its top-10 markets.

“Proptech is the next big thing, but it is more complex than you think” (e27): Real estate is ripe for technological disruption, Fifth Wall’s model is predicated on that fact, but there still exists significant barriers to entry for startups in the institutionally concentrated, slow-moving industry.

“Why remote work can’t be stopped” (WSJ): Twenty percent of Americans worked only from home last year, compared to fifteen percent of Americans in 2012; we are excited about what this fact holds for the future of office development across the country.

“The factory of the future is here, and it’s digitized” (Boston Globe): Applications for 3-D printing technology are becoming financially practical; though smaller products are the beachhead, we aren’t far removed from a world in which entire buildings can be printed from the ground up.

“80+ startups making cities smarter across traffic, waste, energy, water usage, and more” (CB Insights): Technology will inform our cities of tomorrow. These startups are revolutionizing basic utilities and driving value to large real estate owners’ bottom lines.

Interesting deals

A selection of relevant financing and M&A activity in our sector

Cadre, a New York-based technology-enabled investing platform, raised $65 million in Series C financing led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Breyer Capital, Ford Foundation, General Catalyst, Goldman Sachs and others.

WeWork, the New York-based co-working firm has recently acquired the construction-focused mobile communication systems company, Fieldlens. The amount of the acquisition remains undisclosed, but to date, Fieldlens has raised a total of $12.6 million.

Keypr, a Los Angeles-based startup focused on integrating modern day technology into hotels, raised $19 million in its first round of funding. The funding was led by Karlani Capital, with other strategic investors including former Starwood executive, Simon Turner, and former CEO of Bally Technologies, Richard Haddrill.

Trucker Path, a Mountain View-based mobile long-haul trucking platform, raised $30 million in debt from Flexible Funding, a San Francisco-based lending institution.

The Carlyle Group invested into the co-working space by spending £150 million to acquire three London-based flexible office and co-working properties.

ShipBob, a Chicago-based logistics and fulfillment company focused on e-commerce, raised $17.5 million in a Series B round led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Hyde Park, FundersClub, Hyde Park Angels and FJ Labs.

Dispatch, an on-demand home services platform, raised $12 million in Series A funding from GrandBanks Capital, ServiceMaster, with participation from Liberty Mutual and others.

Yard, a New York-based co-working firm, raised a $15 million credit line from the active commercial real estate lender, Israel Discount Bank of New York.

Notion, a Denver-based company focused on home awareness IoT, raised $10 million in Series C financing led by Draper Nexus and TransLink Capital, with participation from existing investors XL Innovate, Mesh VC and others.

Landed, a San Francisco-based home down payment assistance company, received $5 million from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Local Logic, a Montreal-based housing data company, raised $1.15 million in its first round led by Cycle Capital Management, with participation from BDC, 500 Startups and Yellow Pages.

Credit Peers, a London-based P2B investment-grade lending platform, raised a £45 million credit line from an undisclosed European investment management firm.

Yanolja, a Seoul-based travel accommodation platform, raised over $53 million in funding from SkyLake Investment.

misterb&b, a San Francisco-based online short-term lodging site for the LGBTQ community, raised $8.5 million in Series A funding led by Project A and Ventech.

Tulip, a Boston-based IoT app development company, raised $13 million in series A financing led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from Pitango Venture Capital and others.

Samsara, a San Francisco-based provider of connected sensors for fleet management, raised $40 million in Series C funding led by General Catalyst.

Pillow, an automated platform for managing short-term apartment rentals, raised $13.5 million in Series A funding led by Mayfield, with participation from Sterling Equity, Peak Capital Partners, Expansion VC and others.

Deliver, a Russia-based freight transport ordering company, raised $8 million in seed funding led by Inventure Partners, A&NN Group and Amereus Group.

Aproplan, a Brussels-based provider of construction site management software, raised €5 million in Series A funding led by Fortino Capital, with participation from Inventures and Matexi.

Blackstone, the US-based private equity company became a majority stakeholder of the London-based, co-working firm, The Office Group. The investment values the flexible workspace provider at nearly $640 million.

Homee, a Tampa-based on-demand property management service, raised $2.8 million in seed funding led by Florida Funders.

Bigger, a China-based startup incubator and co-working firm, raised $18 million in series A financing led by Hongfu Group.

Agentology, a real estate lead response automation company, raised $4.5 million of funding led by Freestyle Capital, with participation from Entry Ventures and OurCrowd.

Buildout, a Chicago-based software firm, which aims to streamline the real estate marketing process, raised $8 million in Series A financing led by Susquehanna Growth Equity

Cloudbeds, a SaaS company allowing independently owned hotels to manage their front desks, reservation systems and marketing, raised $9 million in Series B financing led by PeakSpan Capital, with participation from Nashville Capital, Cultivation Capital, ClearVision Equity and TTCER Partners.

The latest from Fifth Wall and our portfolio

Here are some of Fifth Wall’s most recent investor and portfolio updates:

Clutter has recently closed a $64 million round of financing led by Atomico with participation from Sequoia Capital, Fifth Wall and GV (Google Ventures). In addition to being the largest on-demand self-storage company this also makes Clutter the most well-funded by a factor of 2x. We are thrilled to have participated alongside such strong investors and even more excited about Clutter’s rapid growth, leading the pack in the market of on-demand self-storage. Brendan recorded a Fifth Wall podcast with the Clutter co-founders you can listen to here.

For more details around the nuances of on-demand self-storage, the Wall Street Journal had an excellent write up detailing the struggles and challenges facing the world’s largest self-storage companies and how tech-enabled startups are working to solve the massively inefficient market. Both Clutter and Fifth Wall Managing Partner, Brendan Wallace, were extensively featured in the article, providing insight into the dynamics of the market and business model.

ClassPass secured a $70 million Series C with Temasek leading the round alongside existing investors such as Acequia, General Catalyst, GV and Thrive. For those who aren’t aware, ClassPass offers a subscription-based service allowing access to hundreds of fitness and workout classes and helps keep the entire Fifth Wall team in shape.

Brendan Wallace recently wrote a blogpost about the Trump Administration’s proposed $1TN infrastructure plan, “A Call for Public & Private Sector Collaboration in Trump’s $1TN Infrastructure Plan.” And you can see a presentation we made on this subject here.

Fifth Wall will be releasing a series of podcasts with our portfolio company CEOs, real estate leaders and industry experts in Built World Tech. Stay tuned for more on our podcast.

The Real Estate Board of New York has voted unanimously to elect Bill Rudin as its next chaiman. Rudin is the CEO of Rudin Management, a Fifth Wall LP, and will succeed Tishman Speyer President and CEO, Rob Speyer at the end of 2017.

You can learn more about Fifth Wall by visiting its website, and to subscribe to the firm’s newsletter, click here.

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NBA mock draft 2017: The 76ers complete ‘The Process’ with Markelle Fultz

Philadelphia found their man by trading up to No. 1.

The Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics rocked the NBA this week by agreeing to the first trade for the No. 1 overall pick since 1993. This means Markelle Fultz is going to Philly and it sets the rest of the draft in motion.

The draft really starts at No. 2 with the Lakers on the clock. Lonzo Ball has been the presumptive favorite since the lottery, but Josh Jackson has been rumored to be making a strong run. Then there’s the Celtics at No. 3, where the choice looks like it will be between Jackson and Jayson Tatum.

The Suns have to be thrilled with the Celtics-Sixers swap because it appears to give them a better shot at Jackson, who would offer the two-way versatility they need. The Kings are sitting at No. 5 just hoping De’Aaron Fox is still available.

We’ll finally know how it all shakes out on Thursday. Until then, here’s our latest mock:

1. Philadelphia 76ers - Markelle Fultz, G, Washington

The trade up to No. 1 is a no-brainer for the Sixers. After drafting approximately 200 big men in a row, Philadelphia gets the best guard prospect to hit the draft since at least Kyrie Irving in 2011. Fultz is at his best with the ball in his hands, but he also has the size, scoring instincts and shooting range to play off the ball alongside Ben Simmons. A core of Fultz, Simmons and Joel Embiid has the potential to be absolutely special. The Process is over; long live The Process.

2. Los Angeles Lakers - Lonzo Ball, PG, UCLA

The Lakers are thinking small if they really take Josh Jackson over Lonzo Ball. That’s where I’m at now. Jackson is a great fit on paper: he’s the type of big, versatile wing every team wants, and he’d also be superior defensive presence next to Brandon Ingram and D’Angelo Russell. Jackson will be a good NBA player. Lonzo Ball can be a great one.

Our guy JZ Mazlish wrote a compelling contrarian case for Ball over Fultz as the best player in the draft last week. My favorite point from that: Ball’s dominance is so unique that it’s hard for a lot of people to comprehend. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green were once the same way.

3. Boston Celtics - Jayson Tatum, SF, Duke

The Celtics knew they would be drafting a player out of the high school class of 2016 from the minute they made their now infamous trade with the Nets in 2013. Tatum sat at or near the top of those class rankings since they first developed. My guess is Boston has been closely tracking Tatum for years and had him as 1B (or possibly 1A) on their board with Fultz. From that perspective, the chance to take a player they love while adding more premium future picks is the process is a no-brainer.

I’m not the biggest Tatum fan — I had him No. 6 overall on my big board — but he looks like a great fit next to Jaylen Brown in Boston. Brown is the superior athlete with a higher defensive ceiling while Tatum projects to offer true go-to scoring ability. Personally, I’d rather have Fultz, but there’s a chance this ends up eventually looking like a brilliant trade for Danny Ainge.

4. Phoenix Suns - Josh Jackson, G/F, Kansas

No one is more jacked up about the 76ers-Celtics trade than the Suns. Josh Jackson seemed likely to go No. 3 before the trade. Now he should be available for Suns at No. 4. Jackson is exactly what Phoenix needs: a high-motor, two-way wing next to Devin Booker and the developing young front court of Dragan Bender and Marquese Chriss.

5. Sacramento Kings - De’Aaron Fox, PG, Kentucky

If Jackson is falling to No. 4, that all but assures De’Aaron Fox will be there for the Kings at No. 5. That was always the best case scenario for Sacramento. The Kings badly needed a new face of the franchise following the DeMarcus Cousins trade, and Fox can be that. He’s a blur with the ball in his hands in the open and competes on both ends of the court. If is jump shot comes around like Mike Conley’s did after leaving Ohio State — a player he’s often compared to — he’s going to be a really good player.

6. Orlando Magic - Jonathan Isaac, F, Florida State

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The Magic could go in any direction with this pick. I think Isaac is a strong possibility because of the way new GM John Hammond targeted long and raw athletes during his time in Milwaukee. The difference here is Isaac doesn’t really fit the mold of a traditional boom-or-bust pick: his defensive upside is so unique that whatever he gives you on offense is basically gravy. Imagine an Aaron Gordon-Jonathan Isaac front court. That sounds like the future.

7. Minnesota Timberwolves - Lauri Markkanen, PF, Arizona

Ideally, the Wolves would love to add Isaac. Markkanen is a very different player to slide in between Karl Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, but he should still be effective nonetheless. Markannen is a truly elite shooter at 7-feet tall who should give the Wolves’ fleet of athletes plenty of room to make plays. Who knows, maybe Tom Thibodeau can even find a way to make him productive on defense.

8. New York Knicks - Frank Ntilikina, PG, France

The Knicks need a guard and there are three great ones on the board in Malik Monk, Dennis Smith Jr. and Ntilikina. The Knicks have been scouting Ntilikina for months and he looks like the best fit in the Triangle of the three. Ideally, he turns into a 3-and-D lead guard a la George Hill.

9. Dallas Mavericks - Dennis Smith Jr., PG, NC State

This is the best case scenario for Dallas. The Mavericks need a point guard, and Smith could be drafted in the top five based on his talent. He’s a relentless rim attacker who averaged more points, assists, rebounds and steals than Fox in his one season of college basketball. He also shot the ball a lot better from three-point range. NC State was just a strange and bad team last season, but that was in spite of Smith, not because of him.

10. Sacramento Kings - Malik Monk, G, Kentucky

This isn’t a perfect fit. The Kings already have a young shooting guard they love in Buddy Hield who profiles as a similar player to Monk. I just think Monk is by far the best player left on the board, so why not take him? The Fox-Monk backcourt was so much fun at Kentucky. Let’s run it back in Sacramento for the next 10 years.

11. Charlotte Hornets - Luke Kennard, G, Duke

Kennard has reportedly become one of the draft’s biggest risers. He’s coming off a breakout sophomore season at Duke, where he posted scoring numbers that were way more efficient than Tatum’s. His shooting ability (44 percent from three) should be attractive to a Charlotte team that’s been looking for more shooters.

12. Detroit Pistons - Donovan Mitchell, G, Louisville

Mitchell reminds me a bit of Avery Bradley: he’s short for a two guard (6’3), but he has long arms, a 40-inch vertical and serious defensive upside. He made major strides as a shooter as a sophomore at Louisville, and that part of his game will have to be for real to warrant a lottery pick. This would give Stan Van Gundy a nice stable of young wings alongside Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Stanley Johnson.

13. Denver Nuggets - Zach Collins, C, Gonzaga

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Collins broke out in the NCAA tournament as arguably Gonzaga’s best player on its way to the NCAA tournament title game. He offers a combination of shooting and shot blocking that should be attractive next to Nikola Jokic in the front court. A player like OG Anunoby would also be a nice fit here, but taking Collins would be a case of going for the best player available.

14. Miami Heat - OG Anunoby, SF, Indiana

Anunoby is on the short list of the best defensive prospects in this class. He’s long armed, athletic and strong, theoretically giving the Heat a player who could defend up to four positions. He and Justise Winslow would be trouble on the wing if their jump shots come around. Granted, that’s a big if.

15. Portland Trail Blazers - Justin Jackson, SF, North Carolina

The Blazers could use a big wing to put next to Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum. Jackson fits that mold. He made incredible strides as a shooter during a junior season with North Carolina that ended in a national championship. He also defended Malik Monk as well as anyone all season in UNC’s dramatic Elite Eight victory. He’s older than any other prospect taken to this point, but he feels like a safe-ish bet to at least carve out a rotation spot in the NBA.

16. Chicago Bulls - Justin Patton, C, Creighton

It feels like the Bulls could go in any direction with this pick. Jackson would fit the front office’s longheld preference for productive, veteran college players, but he goes one pick too soon in this mock. If that happens, I wouldn’t be surprised if Justin Patton is a player they like. Doug McDermott’s dad was his college coach at Creighton and he fits the “younger and more athletic” mod the front office has been preaching, but not practicing.

17. Milwaukee Bucks - Harry Giles, C, Duke

The Bucks hit the jackpot on a boom-or-bust draft prospect with Giannis Antetokounmpo back in 2013. Thon Maker fit a similar profile last year and already looks like a good pick. Will Milwaukee continue to follow this strategy without departed GM John Hammond? Why not? If so, someone like Giles could make sense. He was a former No. 1 overall recruit before repeated knee injuries left him largely ineffective during his one season at Duke. If he can regain his previous form (another big if), this could be another quality pick for Milwaukee.

18. Indiana Pacers - T.J. Leaf, PF, UCLA

The Pacers are in an impossible spot in this draft without knowing the future of Paul George. When in doubt, just draft a shooter. It was Leaf — not Lonzo Ball — who was UCLA’s leading scorer as a freshman. He’s also a 46 percent three-point shooter. Pairing him with Myles Turner could give the Pacers premium spacing.

19. Atlanta Hawks - Jarrett Allen, C, Texas

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Allen has ideal length (7’5) and impressive foot speed for an NBA center. The Hawks would be wise to use this pick on a young big man to develop behind Dwight Howard after drafting two wings in the first round last year.

20. Portland Trail Blazers - Terrance Ferguson, SG, Adelaine

Terrance Ferguson is a perfect pick for a team like Portland with three first round selections. There’s a lot to like about his physical tools: great positional size (6’7) for a shooting guard with explosive leaping ability and a good three-point stroke. It’s all about feel for the game and committing on the defensive end for him.

21. Oklahoma City Thunder - Kyle Kuzma, F, Utah

Kuzma is a versatile 6’9 forward who can defend and pass. His three-point shot (32 percent last season) will determine exactly how high his ceiling is.

22. Brooklyn Nets - John Collins, PF, Wake Forest

Collins does a lot of things well. Namely: score efficiently inside and clean the glass. That helped him produce the highest PER of anyone in this draft class. His game also has two major question marks: rim protection and shooting range. He reminds me a bit of Enes Kanter. The Nets need productive players anyway they can get them, and Collins is a safe bet to put up numbers as a pro.

23. Toronto Raptors - Jonah Bolden, F, Australia

Bolden was a top-50 recruit out of high school who left UCLA after one season to play professionally in Serbia. He’s 6’10, 230 lbs. with good athleticism and a nice jumper. Everyone would have known his name if he decided to stick with the Bruins another season to play with Lonzo Ball.

24. Utah Jazz - Derrick White, G, Colorado

White put up big numbers in his DI debut at Colorado. He’s been a star of the post-draft circuit and could very well be a first rounder now. He can play either backcourt spot and has the ability to shoot, pass and dribble. That’s a good fit anywhere, especially for a Utah team that could lose George Hill and/or Gordon Hayward in free agency.

25. Orlando Magic - Ike Anigbogu, C, UCLA

Anigbogu reminds me a bit of Bismack Biyombo and is a whole lot cheaper. I think he’s got the most upside of anyone left on the board at this point.

26. Portland Trail Blazers - Isaiah Hartenstein, C, Germany

Hartenstein is a try hard big man with a developing face-up game. He was also born in Oregon so he should fit right in with the Blazers.

27. Brooklyn Nets - Semi Ojeleye, F, SMU

Ojeleye has three level scoring ability and the strength to battle with bigger players. The question is his lateral quickness defensively. He’s still one of my favorite sleepers in the late first round.

28. Los Angeles Lakers - DJ Wilson, F, Michigan

Wilson has great size (6’10, 240 lbs.), a nice shooting stroke and some shot blocking potential. He could be a major steal if he lasts to this point in the first round.

29. San Antonio Spurs - Tony Bradley, C, North Carolina

Bradley is an elite offensive rebounder with nice touch around the rim. The question is whether he is quick enough to defend the pick-and-roll.

30. Utah Jazz - Anzejs Pasecniks, C, Latvia

Pasecniks is 7’2 with a good shooting stroke. He had a solid season playing professionally in Spain and feels like he could go 10 picks higher than this.

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