The Risk of Going too Far
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. – T.S. Eliot In the name of doing what’s right, how far do we go? How much...
Category: Personal
Writing, Rewriting, and Reviewing Goals
I’ve spent the last few weeks reviewing all of my journals from the last 32+ years. My first journal entry was in August 1989 when I was still 19 years old and a sophomore...
Founder Led Startups
Fred Wilson, who I’ve read every day for about 8 years, wrote a thoughtful post on the pros and cons of founder led startups. When to keep them, when to let them go, when...
8-Year Old Pricing Strategy
My favorite thing about Halloween this year was Bo’s strategy to not have me take his candy. Or, he figured, if I did take his candy to make sure I paid the price. He...
BBJ Article – How Boloco came back from the brink of collapse
Click here for link to the story (no paywall) at the Boston Business Journal website or scroll down to the story below my commentary below. Whenever I agree to interview for an article, I always take...
The Half Life of Frustration and Anger
Day 653 since my last sip of alcohol. A noticeable change in these past nearly 22 months has been a gradual softening of the sharper edges of my personality. I didn’t always have a...
UNSENT to Reid Hoffman
I penned this as we were getting ready to raise our pre-seed round for Worthee. We ended up with $1.2M from 25 different individuals for which we were very grateful and appreciative. I had...
Thoughts on the Labor “Crisis”
I wrote this to our team at Boloco the other day – figured it might be worth sharing. And in case the word “crisis” in quotes is confusing, its because while those who employ...
Op-Ed on #RaiseTheWage / #OneFairWage
For too long, many of my fellow restaurant leaders and owners have relied on the legal right to exploit workers as a core part of our business model. Paying workers poverty wages was always immoral,...
Unsent – A letter to Author John Irving
I’ve tried so many things to become a writer. One time I crafted a note to John Irving… that I never sent. You need to actually send letters, take the risk, to make things...
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