“Draw with me”

“Here, you can color here, Uncle Dan.” She flipped open her sketch book, which looked exactly like a book you would expect a four and a half year old to own. It was ripped in places, bent, crinkled, and completely covered with random splashes of color. “Here, use this black pen to make the outline. […]

no regrets about going with my gut.

So I was watching the Techcrunch 50 tonight live on ustream while waiting for Julie to get off the phone before watching Mad Men, and just as I was about to switch it off, I saw a name I recognized.  The upcoming presenter was a company called Yext, a company I knew.  My jaw hit […]

Tinker don’t perfect

I’ve spoken to several entrepreneurs this week as well as spent some time thinking about my past endeavors, and one thought keeps popping in my head: “tinker, don’t perfect.”   When I look back on some things that I’ve worked on, some of them things I REALLY was  passionate about (have some thoughts about passion, […]

Wearing pants in the summer

Image via Wikipedia It gets really, really hot in NYC in the summer, particularly in July and August.  It’s the kind of hot where you’re sweating the moment you open the door, and all you want to do is stay inside in the A/C.  I really feel for those who have to head out everyday […]

Lessons Learned an Entrepreneurial Endeavor that didn’t work out

Image via Wikipedia Well it’s official, or at least it feels that way. I don’t think we’re going to ever sell the GJG directly to users profitably. It doesn’t mean that GJG is a flawed concept, it just means that Chris and I are unable to sell it effectively with our approach. And we’re just […]