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.
Tag: tumblrize
So uh. Why are you doing this?
// 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?
{video} The Rise Of The Angels
I originally saw this posted on SPN quite some time ago but the information within it is incredibly relevant. Great talk from Naval.
/ influence
We are whoever we become. Obviously. Some folks have a master plan while some of us just turn into the people we are. I’m not sure I know which is better, but I know I’ve had no master plan. In retrospect I think you can easily claim to have had an idea what you would… Continue reading / influence
environmental toxicity
// This is really just a rant. Originally written in November of 2010. // Toxic environments for builders is something I don’t see talked about much. We are constantly discussing what we should have as communities, eco-systems, co-founders, and companies but not really being honest about what we should avoid. Toxic people, companies, and environments… Continue reading environmental toxicity
/ i don’t know much
// Written while flying from SF to Omaha. Going from Finovate to Big Omaha. I havenât had a full night sleep in what feels like a while.  I havenât been in my own home for a month or so. Iâm not sure I really care because whatever high Iâm on⦠I like it. // I… Continue reading / i don’t know much
the e-mail pitch
Since Dwolla started showing up more placed I started to get a lot of pitches via e-mail. I’m flattered that I get them and I actually do want to help. I’m not investing in other projects right now so a lot of this stuff is really just people looking and asking for this: Guide me… Continue reading the e-mail pitch
/ deal flow & sxsw
Written while flying back from SXSW. Sitting next to some lady on a plane whose son is starting a payments company. It was strange. She didn’t know about Dwolla. I told her about it. Things like deal flow and relationships don’t really mean much to anyone until they’ve been exposed to it. Here lately I… Continue reading / deal flow & sxsw
/ the firehose. how i screwed up.
Originally written sometime after Dec 1st before Jan 1st. I got slammed and have not been able to devote the time to getting the list out. When the holidays hit I’m hoping that gives me some breathing room. I’ve gotten a lot of kick back from local angels about their names being on the list.… Continue reading / the firehose. how i screwed up.