For those who haven’t seen, I’ve joined the awesome and wonderful team at Joy Labs. Right now, the team is focused on creating a new communication experience called Memo. Having identified a…
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Book Review: The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Practical. Insightful. Honest. I was highly impressed by Ben Horowitz‘s book “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers.” This is a must-read for anyone interested…
Building a Corporate Culture
MasterCard opened an office in Manhattan this year. It’s not a bad space for a reinventing tech company. Right now we are in a temporary space which offers terrific views of downtown…
The Key to Startup Success?
A friend of mine recently asked me what I thought the key to a successful startup was. Even though I’m involved in the entrepreneurship community and have heard many others speak on this…
Other Side of the Island: Startup Weekend New Jersey
I didn’t have to do much traveling to facilitate Startup Weekend New Jersey, but the amount of energy here would have certainly made a longer trip worth it. There were some great pitches…
A Facilitator’s Journey: Startup Weekend Lancaster
That was quite the drive. But after hours of road time through the back hills of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, I have arrived at the small city of Lancaster. As preparation to…
Which Corporate Life to Live
I have had a diverse set of work experiences in my professional life. I’ve done everything from individual consultant work, to startup work, to working in a small organization, to now working at…