February 2013
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September 2012
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August 2012
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Priceonomics Blog: What Happens to Stolen... →
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At Priceonomics, we are fascinated by stolen bicycles. Put simply, why the heck do so many bicycles get stolen? It seems like a crime with very limited financial upside for the thief, and yet bicycle theft is rampant in cities like San Francisco (where we are based). What is the economic…
Check out this lovely little melody from my...
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Events: Your Experience is All that Matters
In this post, I delve into the mindset that helps me create events.
TLDR: If you’re throwing an event, be genuine, have fun with it and solve a problem.
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I love events. But not just any events. I like events that greet me with a friendly smile, hand me a beer and give me a slick pair of rose-tinted glasses as a party favor.
At such events I wish to have a lot of fun, meet interesting...
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How You’re Going to Make Someone’s Day Awesome...
TLDR: We are going to make the Triangle startup community exponentially more robust, one introduction at a time.
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You’re going to make someone smile today. Hurray! Someone will say, “thank you,” or “you’re awesome!” Maybe even, if you’re lucky, someone will give you a slow-motion, jumpin’ heel-click, high-five. Those are the best.
And ya know what? Someone is going to make...
July 2012
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June 2012
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Dan Harmon Poops: HEY, DID I MISS ANYTHING? →
Tell it like it is.
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Kids:
A few hours ago, I landed in Los Angeles, turned on my phone, and confirmed what you already know. Sony Pictures Television is replacing me as showrunner on Community, with two seasoned fellows that I’m sure are quite nice - actually, I have it on good authority they’re quite nice, because…
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Startup people are generally optimists about new ideas. They get excited about an opportunity to solve a problem - even if the solution doesn’t work or there isn’t really a problem. Most of the time they’re wrong.
Normal people are pessimists. They often see no reason to try something new. Most of the time they’re right.
They don’t realize that being wrong 99% of the time is just...
Monkey Mace: All you need is e-mail, e-mail.... →
monkeymace:
Why build a new messaging product when the basic functionality of email combined with a little effort from the user can achieve the same result?
Everyone is trying to tackle the problem of private group communication. Like, Google, Glassboard, Groupme, Life360, and I’ll even add Path to this…
April 2012
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“It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.” -...”
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March 2012
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betashop: When to Change Your Game: The fab.com... →
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Last October, I wrote a blog post titled 57 Things I’ve Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies. At the time I had founded two startups and was a year into the third, a gay social network launched as Fabulis that was later rechristened Fab. A few weeks ago I followed up that post with an…
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Happiness Journal, Day 18: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
1) Shoes that fit and that I can afford a new pair when needed. I found out yesterday that the running shoes I had were completely wrong for my foot (my fault, not paying attention when ordering online — see below).
2) Thinking more strategically about purchases moving forward. We live in such a throw-away society — Yvon...
February 2012
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Happiness Journal, Day 17: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
[Just stare for 10 seconds, that’s all I ask.]
1) Companies like Patagonia and Clif bar, that build for 7 generations and have a holistic view of their business.
2) Said companies showing me what true passion is about. Hint: it’s not about being solely focused on making money.
3) Their shining example, and for adding to my...
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Happiness Journal, Night 16: Good Thing of The Day...
Feb. 28, 2012
Big Picture: It’s the little things.
[Rabbits-foot fern; because the growth at the bottom looks like, well, you get the idea.]
This will be a short post, but I want to highlight two small acts by strangers that were nice yesterday.
Shocking alert: I am a actually a pretty good procrastinator. I took out two books from the local library back home prior to moving down to...
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5.28 Week Reflection
The big milestone is here — I’ve officially lived in Raleigh for 5.28 weeks!
Being a bit jocose (now that’s a ten-cent word, ey!), I simply wanted to extend my one month reflection to include an additional 9 days.
Without further ado…
Updated Observations from my two-week reflection:
The weather is still gorgeous, albeit I have seen a bit more of the spectrum. We had...
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Happiness Journal, Day 16: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
1) Two consecutive days of running.
2) Bold coffee. Glad I finished the tiramisu flavor. It had a chemically taste and did not provide enough perk in the morning.
3) Excited for the opportunity to work hard and learn today!
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Happiness Journal, Night 15: Good Thing of The Day
Feb. 27, 2012
Big Picture: Went running x2.
The night prior I was reading a few articles about forming habits and decided I needed to solidify one of my own; running. I have been pretty good in running consistently, but pretty good does not equate to everyday — my goal.
[Keebler Elves DO exist — and they make beer!]
I came across one article that combined two of my favorite...
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“The future belongs to those in charge of the flow of knowledge, not the owner of...”
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Happiness Journal, Day 15: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
1) Warm blankets. It was really cold this morning.
2) Understanding how habits form and how to break and form new ones. Nothing in life is permanent. You control your own destiny.
3) Running at 6am and seeing only two other people outside. It’s dark with a tinge of mystery. Peaceful, but with quiet stirrings. The World slowly...
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Happiness Journal, Night 14: Good Thing of The Day
Feb. 26, 2012
(Not necessarily chronologically correct. I will be adding more posts from the prior days).
Big Picture: Lazy Sunday.
Today was a slow-paced, relaxing day:
I enjoyed quite a bit of reading (Let my people go surfing by Yvon Chouinard and countless blogs and articles — too many to name)
Performed a special take on pesto (no blender + a little bit of balsamic vinaigrette +...
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Happiness Journal, Day 14: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
[Courtesy of the Google.]
1) The changing of the seasons.
2) The fresh mildew smell and saturated air in the morning after a night of rain when it’s going to be a hot day. (I imagine there is more moisture and circulation in the air — has a unique smell).
3) 72 degrees F, suckas! Woo hooo! Get out and enjoy that sunshine :)
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Happiness Journal, Night 13: Good Thing of The Day...
Feb. 22, 2012
Big Picture: Explored the Warehouse District.
I started my day off on this. It’s not actually my bike, but it’s the only picture of a bike I took today. Meh. You have your own mental construct of a bike. You get the idea.
I was privileged to have the opportunity to meet with Brooks Bell the eponymous founder of Brooks Bell Inc. Introduced to Brooks by Greg Ng...
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Happiness Journal, Day 13: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning/evening:
1) A new perspective on the city.
2) Tracks with no start and end.
3) A casual wind down to the day.
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Happiness Journal, Night 12: Good Thing of The Day...
Feb. 21, 2012
Big Picture: “Gone to a barbecue. Back in three days.”
[I can’t take credit for this picture.]
Last night my lovely sister, Heather, and her two friends (and soonish to be married couple), Steve and Sarah, took me out for a birthday dinner at The Pit.
Since being down here, I have made it a point to interview ask everyone I meet what their favorite bars,...
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Happiness Journal, Day 12: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
1) IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!
2) Blessed to have lived 24 memorable, one-of-a-kind, truly remarkable, engaging, emotional, collective, life-defining, enigmatic, passionate, thrill-seeking, thought-provoking years.
3) Today. It’s all that matters. You are here . Now. Not yesterday. Not tomorrow. Enjoy the moment, be present. I am...
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Happiness Journal, Night 11: Good Thing of The Day
Feb. 20, 2012
Big Picture: First day at Argyle Social.
[There she is in all her glory.]
Yesterday was my first day at Argyle Social and I jumped right in. I was first introduced to the entire team for the All Hands Monday Meeting and was quickly caught up to speed on the overall mission and the goals of each group and their progress. I heard terms that were alien to me, superhero references,...
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"People who love what they do often describe...
— Excerpt from The Element by Sir Ken Robinson
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Happiness Journal, Day 11: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
[Can you tell what the theme is?]
1) Embarking on a new adventure! I am thrilled, lucky and extremely grateful to be offered a position with Argyle Social as a marketing intern . Today is the first day — here’s to starting off badass-style.
2) Easing into the morning. I was planning on getting to work by 9am, but I was...
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Weekend of Goodness! 2/17-2/19
Big Picture: A lot of fun stuff to report.
*As a side note: I am using the excuse that I was too busy doing so much awesome stuff that I simply did not have time to update the journal on the daily. With that, I am compiling much of it in one jam-packed entry.
Friday:
1) I am thrilled and grateful to announce that I will be interning with Argyle Social! I received a call from Jill (soon to be...
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Happiness Journal, Day 10: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateful for this morning:
1) Just the fact that I am down in North Carolina. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. I am extremely lucky to have been able to pick up and move. Not everyone is afforded such a luxury.
2) Fresh food and produce.
3) Community Supported Agriculture. Just learned about this concept, but it’s apparently pretty...
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Happiness Journal, Night 9: Good Thing of The Day
Feb. 16, 2012
Big Picture: running is cathartic.
There is something about running that calms the mind and body. Maybe it’s the fresh air and exposure. Maybe it’s feeling unified as a body, as foot-hits-the-road feeling the nuances and deformities of the ground. Maybe it’s the otherwordly, aka, out of your head, mental state once you are in rhythm. Or maybe it’s simply...
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Happiness Journal, Day 9: Wakeful-Gratefulness
Three things I am grateFULL for this morning:
[Breakfast]
1) Deliciousness. As a side, I have been thinking about why I enjoy breakfast so much and I’ve come to the conclusion that it is because it’s really the only meal I eat that is jam-packed with sweetness. Every kids dream, I’m eating desert for breakfast!
2) Enjoyment of said deliciousness.
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“I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.”
– Socrates
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Happiness Journal, Night 8: Good Thing of The Day
Feb. 15, 2012
Big Picture: Relax. Watch the Clouds Roll By.
[It’s a tower]
Today was a grand day full of meeting lively do-gooders creating great change. First, I attended a meeting with community members at Bull City Forward to hear their ruminations, critiques and suggestions for a new space, programs and community. I am strongly considering interning with BCF, working on a project to...
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Happiness Journal, Night 7: Good Thing of The Day
Feb. 14, 2012 — Valentine’s Day
Big Picture: Music brings us together. Novelty is a wonderful gift.
Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and love birds were aflight on romantic escapades.
At work, at the Flying Biscuit, we had a variety of flock nest with us for dinner. Love was in the air, as they say.
Unbeknownst to our canoodling guests (and the staff), a wonderful quartet of...
