Like most in the startup community, I’ve been following (how could you miss it) the various media coverage of the economic downturn and contemplating what it means to me both as the employee of a startup and as an aspiring entrepreneur. Here’s what I have to offer for your contemplation, Continue Reading
You might have noticed I have been posting as frequently here as in the past, and in part that’s because my attention has been diverted to writing posts for Seattle 2.0 as the events editor. Marcelo Calbucci, who runs Seattle 2.0, has brough together a team of contributors and we’re Continue Reading
I ran into a friend over the weekend, and over a impromptu cup of coffee we talked about many things. One question, which has been in the forefront of my mind lately, is who do we write for? All this content we put out there, what are we hoping to Continue Reading
I have to top this homemade zombie costume I wore in 2006 (last year I borrowed a fairie costume from a fashion designer, but that was cheating). This is a 1960s evening gown from Value Village.
I’ve noticed many 30-second elevator pitches indicate a company’s size and scope, such as “Expeditors International is a Fortune 500 global logistics provider” or “Pelago is an early stage company building Whrrl”. When does a company go from being a startup to being “early stage”, or a “small business”? Milestones for making the jump Continue Reading
In the upper left-hand corner there’s a text blurb where I describe myself, and it says, “23 year old entrepreneur…”. Well, actually it said ‘entreprenuer’ until an anonymous commenter was nice enough to point out my spelling mistake on my bio page. This same commenter asked what makes me an Continue Reading
Kevin and I just celebrated our one year wedding anniversary a few weeks ago, and now it sounds like he’s planning to head to China for four months on an assignment from Microsoft to work with the Chinese arm of the Sharepoint team just outside of Beijing. So clearly I’m Continue Reading
Is our culture is moving towards making connections that are deeply rooted in the physical world around us using technology? Â I certainly think so. Â For me text just isn’t enough anymore; I crave the complexity of human interactions and the thrill and challenge that comes with meeting new people. Â Continue Reading
If you’re not familiar with screencasting, wikipedia has a helpful entry. Screencasting has been around since at least 2004, and maybe even earlier, but I just have gotten into it in the past month and I have a sense that it could be an excellent freelance business that has yet Continue Reading
So far, this conference has been great. I’ve met a really diverse crowd of people (and not just geeks either) and I’m pretty blown away by the level of really human connection. The audience has remained engaged, and the enthusiastic and passionate speakers are a great mix. How can you Continue Reading