Renewing the Fight for $20
Americans with net worth in the top 2% would feel like they had been stricken with abject poverty if they walked in the shoes of too many millions of hard-working, underpaid, hourly workers. They...
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Navigating the Waters of Small Business Ownership: “Coverage Time vs. Rise and Thrive”
I get asked for advice often. Other times I just dole it out mindlessly. Sometimes I feel what I’m saying is so obvious I don’t even want to answer or share – I might...
LinkedIN Profile
I’ve decided to move my LinkedIN Profile here. Trying to reduce presence on apps, etc. ———— Entrepreneur and Early-Stage Investor. I’ve been investing “on the side” since I backed B.Good (www.bgood.com) in 2003 (sold...
Et Tu, Brute?
So the story goes… on March 15 (the Ides of March), 44 BC, the historic Caesar was attacked by a group of senators, including Brutus, who was Caesar’s friend and protégé. Grabbed this from Wikipedia not surprisingly. When I...
Happy 2018 to my Boloco Family
Happy New Year, Boloco Family! I’m sending this to all 140 of our Boloco family members. We are a smaller family than we used to be, but, I hope, and I believe, much closer...
Imagine…
I went to a “Mighty Flow” yoga class tonight. It was actually at 4pm but since it was already getting dark when I arrived it seemed like night. It was also 5 degrees above...
“By Statute, it is My Fiduciary Responsibility…” 🤔
In my 20’s, when I was in a harmless debate about an issue, I learned that if someone ever said “Well, I know I’m right because I read it in The Economist” that it...
“Can I Tip You in Bitcoin?”
In December 2014, I took a last minute trip to the Grenadines to brush up on kiteboarding. I had first started in earnest that spring, and with time on my hands “between jobs”, I...
A Lyft Love Story
One day in the fall of 2013 I was looking to mix things up a bit and became an Uber driver. OK, those of you who know me remember it was more like a...
Perspectives from the Driver’s Seat of Uber (Part 2.5 of 3)
NOTE: If you are looking for an abridged version written by a professional, see Scott Kirsner’s story on boston.com. For the rest of you… ——- BEING INVISIBLE It was nearly 11pm as I neared Boston on I-93...
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