The 500 Start Ups Dogfood: Try it!
Part of the experience of 500 Start Ups is discovering new ideas and processes that other batchmates have blazed the trail on. AndRead More
Start up hack: Clothing
Uniqlo is a great start up hack: it like a closet in every major city that can make you look good, or atRead More
Next Stop: Grand Central
My Mom used to answer the phone at our house : GRAND CENTRAL !@#$%^ STATION. It was nuts with activity; cats sleeping withRead More
10 Things to ask before Investing with someone
As I mentioned earlier, David Rubenstein is hilarious. He also runs a billion dollar hedge fund. Usually the two are mutually exclusive. One ofRead More
Comparing marathons, over 30-some years
I’ll complete my first 1/2 marathon this summer, on a challenge from my wife- woohoo. Ok, technically, I started the marathon in 1984Read More
On Youthful Exuberance: Breakfast is at 8
The shots of DC mornings have been rolling in from friends this week with cherry blossoms in full bloom. Got me thinking. IRead More
On Mentoring and Trust / When Someone looks up to you
I recently read “On Raising Boys” and it brought out some very interesting points that I think apply to start-ups as well. OneRead More
For Start -Ups, Use the ABC Rule
I use a mantra since Wadi Rumm called ABC- always be charging. It served me well in the desert, where power was preciousRead More
SWSX: Live in the Future, Build What’s Missing.
I hadn’t been to Austin for SX for awhile, and the differences are palpable. Each of these observations deserve a post on theirRead More
Yahoo offers a Billion: WWYD?
Yes, Marissa Mayer is out there honing her strategy for a next move, and lots of buzz is around Mobile Ad-Tech. I’m quiteRead More