As I am fond of saying, I turned 39 a year ago – i.e. I am now 40. Back in August I wrote about turning 40 and unknowingly set about changing my life. You can have all of the success in the world, but if you don’t have your health you really don’t have anything. [...]
My thoughts on our latest release: ShopSavvy 5
I can’t believe it, but we have been working on ShopSavvy for over three years – the original version of the app was released in November 2008. Today we released the fifth major update to the application (on iOS and Android). The primary focus of the release is our new wallet feature. Here is a [...]
We just raised $7M, now what?
Back in October I wrote a post titled, “Post Funding, The Real Work Begins…” We had closed on the first million dollars of our eventual $7M round and everyone was spending a lot of time congratulating us. Now that we have closed on the full round (read more about it here) I thought it might [...]
Turning 40, Progress Report
Back in August I wrote about my plan to get serious about my health on the eve of my 40th birthday. I thought it was time for an update. In July I weighed 260 pounds and my goal for November (fyi – I realize it is still October) was 214. Today I weighed 212 – [...]
On turning 40…
I have been thinking about turning 40 ever since last November when I turned 39. Looking at the picture of myself on the left when I was 20 and the picture of me on the right of me at 39 I couldn’t believe how hard the last 20 years had been on my body. Eight [...]
My proposal for Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program
I have always appreciated the Marine Toys for Tots program each year. This afternoon I was wondering how we (i.e. ShopSavvy) might be able to leverage our platform to help collect toys in October, November and December and distribute them as Christmas gifts to needy children around the country. I had an idea. What if [...]
The Hamilton Mixtape
If Alexander Hamilton could make it in America, anyone can make it here:
Vote for ‘shft’ for a Webby
We began a project with Adrian Grenier a couple of years ago, but it stalled out for a bunch of reasons (mainly because ShopSavvy took off so fast). Adrian’s got a new project to support sustainability thoughout pop culture called ‘shft’. He reached out to me earlier today and let me know his company was [...]
Regulate and Tax Online Poker, Don’t Send it Underground
April 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Today the Obama administration effectively shut down Internet poker in the United States by indicting 11 people including the founders of three of the largest sites. The crackdown makes almost no sense. Some form of gambling is allowed in all 50 states – many states like California allow poker rooms. I contend that two things [...]
Erasing Houston from Space History
April 13, 2011 By 3 Comments
I was disappointed to hear that the Obama administration decided not to send one of the retired Shuttles to the home of Shuttle mission control – Houston. I was almost angry when I heard that the administration decided to dismantle almost ALL of the existing shuttle related installations in Houston to send them to New [...]
