Notes from Abroad: Europe Edition
Some notes following an awesome two week vacation to Spain (Barcelona, Rioja, San Sebastian and Bilbao) and London: The number of nice cars in London is outrageous Eating Pinxtos in San Sebastian is the best. Question: why does this style of restaurant not work in a City like New York? Health code? Food prices in […]
Exercising Patience: When Slowing Down Helps You Go Faster
My ego craves instant satisfaction ー it wants to go fast. One of the counterintuitive life lessons I have experienced (both personally and professionally) is that sometimes we must give ourselves permission to go slow, in order to go fast. Going Slow Can Be A Superpower I was reminded of this […]
In Praise of the Generalist
In a world of increasing specialization, it’s not always easy to be a generalist. The MBA is not the favored degree of Silicon Valley, and perhaps rightly so. Those who have more technical backgrounds in computer science and engineering have held more of the power when it comes to making and building. However, I continue […]
Looking Forward To 2011
2010 was a challenging year for me personally and I took a fair amount of time off from blogging. I’m hoping to get back into the groove of writing this year. Initially I thought I’d write a lengthy retrospective about my year, but who wants to dwell in the past? So here’s a quick take […]
Eat.ly: An Experiment In Mindful Eating
I love a good side project. Most of my projects don’t work out, but sometimes they do. Side hustles are opportunities to flex the creative muscles and should be encouraged. Tinkering is underrated. Eat.ly was one of the more successful side projects I have worked on – most of the credit goes to the amazing […]