Happy to share Middlebit with you. It's a simple idea. Middlebit is a link aggregator and community website for those of us working on projects in the no-coast region. It's a continuation of some of my other community focused work. A while back I helped stand up a company called Clay & Milk. The whole… Continue reading Middlebit
Good Habits
I recently took a true vacation. A week off-grid with my family in the mountains with just a hot tub, endless trees, silence, and each other. When I got back I could feel myself walking differently, breathing more deeply, and I kept wanting to get on my bike or get closer to sunlight. Over the… Continue reading Good Habits
Talking About It
Over the past few months I've done a few podcasts with friends. For various reasons, podcasts have been a good way for me to dip my toe back into the water doing some speaking. Something I enjoy about podcasts is that unlike a media interview there is typically less focus on soundbites in ~5 minute… Continue reading Talking About It
The Transition Forward Project
Transgender people, those whose internal gender identity differs from the sex that was assigned to them at birth, make up about 1.4 million adults in the United States. They are our friends, neighbors, loved ones and co-workers. The best way to be supportive isn't always clear. Even recently, my partner and I were discussing our… Continue reading The Transition Forward Project
The Monetery Thesis
A little more than a year ago I remember talking to Steph about an idea. After a whole bunch of people contributed to make it real we ended up with something pretty special. Now that we are on the cusp of the second Monetery event I thought it was worth sharing a bit about why… Continue reading The Monetery Thesis
Just because
For years I've wanted to design a chess set. It's universal language has always been an attraction for me. I started doodling around Thanksgiving and creating my first parts over Christmas break. I finally finished the set a few weeks ago. The initial designs were all done in Sketchup and that's where the images below were… Continue reading Just because
Helping you raise capital
The Dwolla team is introducing investor meetings at Monetery this year to connect early stage companies with investors they might not otherwise meet. These meetings are structured as sit down introductions between the VC and company. They are low stress and are simply a way for people to get to know one another. Which is… Continue reading Helping you raise capital
Incentive Inequality
We had a nice ribbon cutting this week at Dwolla and during the event I received a question that surprised me a little bit. While I'll get the exact words wrong, the gist of it was: Doesn't it bother you that Apple talks about 50 jobs and they get $200 million in incentives. But you… Continue reading Incentive Inequality
Out of sight & out of mind. The no-coast startup.
When talking to local entrepreneurs, my feedback is always different than talking to people who live on the coasts. The coasts, for reference are really US West & US East. More and more the coast type feedback could also apply to those in Boulder. I'm going to start saying no-coast instead of the midwest because… Continue reading Out of sight & out of mind. The no-coast startup.
The One Page Term Sheet
Raising capital is harder than it should be in emerging startup communities largely in part to a lack of established processes and shared terms. Everything is new and that's not really a good thing when it comes to term sheets and deal terms. I've suggested the idea multiple times that communities could have a community… Continue reading The One Page Term Sheet