December 2010
10 posts
Flash Artisanal Markets! The New York Times... →
Proposing a Solution to NYC Snow Removal Problems:... →
New Yorkers love to hate—the second anything goes less than perfect in this incredibly complex metropolis, we look for someone to blame. When your Mayor is a billionaire who went out of his way to…
Three hours from Brooklyn to Brooklyn, including... →
I rarely post recaps of my life anymore, but tonight demands a notation. It’s snowing in NYC—to say the least. We’re due for about two feet of snow when all is said and done, I’m sure. Earlier…
Tips on Pitching in Person →
Personally, I find pitch events to be a little bit contrived. It’s not how I want to encounter a company—I’d rather just sit across the table from someone and chat about their business and their…
Delicious Closing Leaves a Bad Taste in My Mouth →
This was the first time I had ever heard about del.icio.us (I still like to use the old naming convention)… note the date. This was about three months before Union Square Ventures closed an…
My calendar knows where I am and with who: The... →
Ever try to schedule a meeting with someone in a different time zone? It probably fails half the time, mostly because your calendar doesn’t make even the smallest attempt to understand you, despite…
I Recommend You Read This Post →
Recommendations… where would we be without them? Imagine having to make every single decision in your life without any guidance whatsoever—what you should wear, eat, who you should date. As humans,…
BnterDroid →
Call me old fashioned, but I’m more of an Overheard guy than a TextsFromLastNight fan. What I like about the Overheard phenomenon is that the bar for contribution is pretty low… I type two letters…
The Science of Creating a Sales Machine →
Are your sales efforts going as efficiently as possible? Are they as efficient as the Huffington Post or Hubspot? How would you know? Whats sales metrics do you track? Just close rate? These two…
Pattern Recognition →