On Failure
Ruin is the road to transformation. Life is chaotic, bringing changes that nobody can anticipate. So, don't take it all too seriously. Like a fish out of water flopping about, you'll find another place to swim.
Day 29: Coast to Coast
A few hours separate one coast – and one world – from another. This morning, I braved gutsy hurricane-like winds in San Francisco, now I’m warmly tucked in to my Brooklyn nook. Air travel, akin to time travel, will never cease to amaze. So there I sat at 4:30 am PST, my thoughts dripping steadily…
Day 8: MOWAndering
What am I actually doing? People ask me that a lot. I don’t have a straight answer. I am making no money, am essentially “jobless”, and have no particular path. One could say I am a freelancer, though that’s really just a euphemism for being unemployed since I float between various projects at minimal (sometimes…
Day 7: Failure
At an interview with a startup incubator today, our team was asked, “One year from now, you’ve failed. What are the reason(s)?” I was a little taken aback, mainly by how the question was framed. There were no conditions; the statement was definite, as if failure was inevitable. They say something like 75% of startups…
New Journalism
I’ve visited three incredible startups in the first 48 hours since being back in New York. Some initial takeaways: LearnVest – their first live event at the Metropolitan Pavilion on Tuesday night brought hundreds of women to learn about finances and how to live our “richest” lives. Founder Alexa von Tobel founded the NY-based company after realizing that…
Why I Do What I Do
Forget website values; these are people values. On the first day of Venture for America‘s summer boot camp, we asked fellows to stand and speak for one minute on why they do what they do. This was before any proper introduction to staff or knowledge of what would take place during the 5 weeks of…
A New Job
Life is a book and tomorrow marks a new chapter. I’m starting a new job with Venture for America as their Recruiting and Social Media Associate, and I couldn’t be more excited. rockin’ our awesome American Apparel Venture for America fitted tees! I’m excited because the direct mission of Venture for America is simple: recruit…
What does it take to work at a start-up?
Abhi Lokesh and Alex Theodore are co-founders of Fracture, a start-up company based in Gainesville, Florida, and are constantly searching for the perfect team. They both agree that finding the right people to join the company is their biggest challenge. “To me, it’s somewhat personal,” says Lokesh. “I want to prove that Fracture can be the…
End of the World
On Thursday, I launched a new series for NextGen Journal, a platform featuring voices of the next generation. My column is called End of the Old World. While melodramatic in name, it’s hopeful in outlook. We celebrate those with ideas and solutions. Despite the messed-up economy, the young broke and beautiful can create their own opportunities.…
The Social Files 