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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2015, in Review
What a year! I have had some incredible professional and personal experiences in 2015 and I thought I would share a few of my favorites: At MasterCard, we launched several new API services for…
Introducing the Commerce Forum
I am very excited to announce the launch and first event of the Commerce Forum. I am very thankful for MasterCard’s willingness to support this initiative. There are many events in NYC…
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…
Inverse(STEM) – What Happened to Well-Rounded?
For a few years now, some of the most notable technology executives have impressed upon today’s youth the importance of learning to code and the importance of STEM. Even President Obama jumped on…
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…
Why Regulation Would Help Bitcoin
A lot has happened in the world of Bitcoin this week. The Chair of the Federal Reserve recently gave the opinion that the Fed does not have the authority to regulate Bitcoin…
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…
On Shoulders of Giants
In the last 15 years, we have seen tremendous disruption of certain industries, with everything from human resources (Linkedin) to movie rentals (Netflix) being affected. Not every startup can be a Linkedin…