Archive - Startup Cities

The New York Times is Wrong About Guatemala's New Town

Ciudad Cayalá is one of Guatemala City's best public spaces and a sign of the country's positive future

Jan 24 •

November 2023

The Outsider CEO of Hong Kong

How John Cowperthwaite, a mild-mannered classics major, became the greatest city manager in history

Nov 17, 2023 •

June 2023

Tokyo is the Honey Badger of Cities

A photo-essay on the ruthlessly practical urbanism of Japan's biggest city. (And what it can teach city builders)

Jun 23, 2023 •

March 2023

Let's Bring Back the World's Fair

A conversation with World's Fair Co. founder Cam Wiese on Walt Disney, EPCOT, Dubai's museum of the future, why the World's Fair died, and why big…

Mar 24, 2023 •

February 2023

A deep dive into the growing world of roads made of plastic.

Feb 26, 2023 •

January 2023

How to be Rural in Tech

Why don't I ever meet rural people in tech? Contrarian strategies for America's small towns. Plus, the romance of stagnation.

Jan 25, 2023 •

December 2022

A Mind-blowing Conversation about Startup Cities with OpenAI’s New Chatbot

AI explains Startup Cities, interviews Jane Jacobs, pretends to be Karl Marx, and writes a hilarious film noir, a musical, a Simpsons episode, a…

Dec 13, 2022 •

October 2022

Startup Cities Goodreads #4

McBasements, from parking to patios, Emergent Tokyo, agglomeration effects, remote work and housing prices, Africa's new cities, positive sum housing…

Oct 28, 2022 •

Interview: Building Web3 Cities

BuildCities.com co-founder Angelo Alessio on their new Web3 platform to connect – and eventually build – new communities on-chain.

Oct 21, 2022 •

Why Do Cities Blame Their Customers When Things Don't Work?

A culture of serving the customers of cities must replace today's habit of blaming them.

Oct 14, 2022 •

September 2022

The Mayor of Sodom and Gomorrah

The true story of when I met the mafia kingpin of Ghana's most infamous slum... and why we talked about Bitcoin.

Sep 23, 2022 •

Making Concept Art for Startup Cities with AI

Prompt hacking DALL-E to create cityscapes from music genres, philosophers, novelists, corporate brands, and other wild aesthetics.

Sep 12, 2022 •

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