Knowing I had a long flight today and I actually thought ahead and saved a few articles to read. I thought some of you may find them interesting as well. Each one has a nice little gem somewhere in it. Engineering the Perfect Baby Scientists are developing ways to edit the DNA of tomorrow’s children.… Continue reading What I’m reading this weekend
Not too long ago, I put up a short post about I/OWA and why I think it's important. At these similar events I've met investors, team members, and some of my best friends. The picture above is from Thinc Iowa a few years ago and it was exactly that type of event and an experience everyone… Continue reading I/OWA Sponsorship Tickets
# Written mostly after Thanksgiving. Wrapped up sporadically for whatever reason, on whatever flight, or on whatever couch I seem to find myself on. Today it's a couch in Denver after a day in the mountains... In a rented Jeep. # Dwolla is coming up on its 2 year anniversary. There are a million huge milestones for… Continue reading 2012. Hard Lessons Learned.
/ / Written a few weeks ago, at home, during a longer than usual stay in Des Moines. / / There are tidbits from my childhood that pop back into my head from time to time when they are needed. Moments in time that really seem to never fade. Like a perfect snapshot. I’m sure… Continue reading A life worth writing about.
// This was originally written a few weeks ago but I think it’s a relevant thought worth sharing. I’m attempting to conquer emails before a trip to Kansas City and I noticed there are lot of bumper style e-mails in my inbox today // Bumper is an incredibly generic word. In this sense I’m talking… Continue reading The bumpers in your life.
I think acting on feelings or misunderstandings without appreciating the unknown variables of any situation is something we are all guilty of from time to time. We make decisions or judgements about people, companies, subjects, or situations without the context to really intelligently do it. I know I struggle with it constantly. In any situation having access… Continue reading We don’t know, what we don’t know
// Originally written sitting in the SFO airport with Jordan the week of 12/7/2011. My brain can’t take another document today and to be honest, I’d give just about anything to sit in a movie theater and turn my phone off // This week wasn’t so different from any other week. I spent most of… Continue reading The Road To Relevance
Life seems chaotic for a reason. It is chaotic. Want to do a start up? Just know what you’re in for. Off to do a panel with Paypal, and then another one with Andrew Warner at DC Week. Every day is something new.
// written at some point between after returning from London and traversing through Chicago Ideas Week and whatever is next // Today isn’t so different from any other day. I woke up in a bed that isn’t mine in a town I don’t live in. I woke up to the sound of my iPhone chiming… Continue reading So uh. Why are you doing this?
I originally saw this posted on SPN quite some time ago but the information within it is incredibly relevant. Great talk from Naval.