Today has been another interesting and stimulating day. Many meetings and many interesting people. At the end of the day, I finished a meeting at a hotel in Cambridge and found a quiet place at which to catch up on email. Unbeknownst to me until later, I was sitting next to meeting rooms where a
For Tyler (and Joy Covey)
Dear Tyler, I don’t know you, but I already care for you. I’m writing because your mother helped me, and I want to “pay it forward.” How difficult it must be right now for you, at 8 years-old, to have your mother pass away so suddenly. My heart goes out to you. I wish there was something I
Rest in Peace, Joy Covey
I just learned that Joy Covey has passed away due to a bicycle accident. As I wrote in a previous blog post, I almost worked for Jeff Bezos, the Amazon.com CEO–and, that all happened because of Joy’s generosity during a job search in my 20s: The Amazon.com CFO was Joy Covey. I think she’s awesome. Well, I met
Live Blues, Raw Oysters and Young Love
900 oysters. Two bars. A toe-tappin’ and beer-swillin’ rhythm & blues band. Rosé champagne. Shots of electric blue Curaçao. Young love. That was my night last evening, and it was a long chain of gift-giving and opportunism that led to it. Let me explain. I love to cook and a friend sent me a gift,
Amazing Video Called ‘This Is Water’
A cool part about blogging is that it leads to the unexpected. A friend, who knows I’m an avid fly fisherman, talks about the importance of “unexpected turns in the river” in life. An email yesterday from Scott Denne brought that home. Now, knowing Scott was also a turn in the river. We first interacted
Parents: How Do We Learn ‘Best Practices’?
Isn’t it strange? We have coaches for sports, trainers for exercise, mentors for entrepreneurs–but, we get practically zero assistance for parenting? I mean, wouldn’t it be helpful to learn “tips and tricks” or “lessons learned” or “best practices”? I don’t know if as a parent you’ve experienced something different, but we all could use a