I woke up this morning and going through my weekly feed, I saw Brad Feld’s post on “Startup Communities: Creating a Great Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in you City.” He makes a call out for any feedback or ideas, and for anyone … Continue reading →

I had a great time at Startup Day yesterday. It was our first time helping to put it on, and I hope that we can scale the model elsewhere because it is certainly valuable. It fills a nice void in … Continue reading →

*here is the commencement speech I gave tonight at Chapman University’s Business School Graduation for both their Graduates and Undergraduates. Please forgive me, as the grammar isn’t correct, as it is typed as a speech, not an essay (I’ll update … Continue reading →

There has been a lot of discussion around the best ways corporations can engage and support startup communities the right ways. I was recently asked by Scott Case who is leading Startup America, to reflect on the best ways companies … Continue reading →

Everywhere I look everyone has amazing programs to support ideas, accelerate ideas, invest in ideas, fund ideas, mentor ideas. No matter how good the idea, it is worthless without the right people. I challenge everyone to look at the programs … Continue reading →

In just the last couple of months I hear the echos of “startup bubble” ringing everywhere. Are we in one? Quite possibly, but I see this in a positive light. There has never been such a universal invested interest and … Continue reading →

These last 2 years have been the craziest, most ambiguous, most stressful, yet most fun years of my life. Perhaps one of the hardest things about the whole journey has been convincing myself that being a little crazy is ok, … Continue reading →

The Science of Simplicity I truly believe that most people can be classified in two categories when it comes to ideas vs. execution: those who talk about doing things and those who just do them. Everyone is of course aware … Continue reading →