Recently, multiple conversations have led down a path to the same question: “Do you think that the success of NWAEA, G60, or The Iceberg, etc. could translate and become successful in other parts of the state?” I quickly challenge and ask the question differently: “How about: How do you think the early successes in creating Continue Reading

I sit here on the fourth day of the new year, debating on what my “Welcome 2012″ post should be. A reflection on the past year? Nah. Typical. A resolution? Overdone. My mentor, John James wrote a post that struck me. It wasn’t the common reflection or resolution post, but a post that challenges himself Continue Reading

I hope that by now, you have heard that The Iceberg has now become a reality. In previous posts, I proposed The Iceberg, then asked for support. Today, I want to update you briefly on how it all came together and what is to come. On August 16th, 2011, I wrote a blog post about Continue Reading

Follow-up to: NWAEA Center for Economic Development It was over two years ago, in the wake of losing my job at an architecture firm, when I decided that I was going to give this thing called ‘entrepreneurship’ a shot. The people of my world thought I was completely nuts. Unfortunately, not only did I lose Continue Reading

Over the past several months, there has been a lot of talk about co working spaces and accelerators. I still have yet to see anything materialize out of such talks. I will admit, I have been involved in some of those talks. I am not exactly sure why nothing has materialized yet, but last week Continue Reading

Do what you love. It is a great principle to live by right? You hear it said often, usually from your mom or dad, wife/husband or friend. Sometimes its from a passerby, co-worker, or boss. How many of these people are actually doing what they love? My background is in architecture. I worked for a Continue Reading

You hear it everyday as an entrepreneur or investor. Someone comes to you with the next big idea to change the way we do things. This idea changes everything. From this moment forward, the things we are doing will never be the same. What has this someone done to prove this change of behavior? How Continue Reading

We all have it: Perspective. The way that we view some thing, some idea, some concept. It is our unique viewpoint. While people can have common perspectives, or share a perspective, no perspective is ever exactly the same. That is what allows for perspective to be so powerful: an infinite number of views on one Continue Reading

I have a moleskin notebook that I fill with all the tiny ‘to do’s’ that fill my everyday life.  It serves as a constant reminder of all the things that need to be done in the very near future.  I use Google calendar to physically remind me of an appointment, meeting or deadline, via iPhone notification.  After having the Continue Reading