Anachronistic Dublin Retail…take this tour while you can
I wrote this on the eve of our departure from Dublin. It’s mainly about the Dublin retail scene that formed part of our everyday lives, but…
This is just wrong
Yesterday. 31 Vinebrook Road. Lexington, MA. Gorgeous 1930 Cape Cod house just behind the Daily Grommet office location. Designed by famous architect E.A. Sterling. Today. 31…
Brain Food “Takeout” Delivery by Raj Sisodia: Conscious Capitalism
We have a weekly team meeting that we “blew up” today. Here’s why: Lara Simon told me that at her first startup, Yoyodyne, founder Seth Godin…
Daily Grommet Move (Sort of) Part One
I wrote recently about our pressing need to move the Daily Grommet team to more space. It has gotten ridiculous in our offices, with twelve people…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 11: Bob Slate Stationer
Bob Slate Stationer Three locations in Cambridge, MA. 63 Church Street is photographed. I have been meaning to put up this post for seven months. I…
Our Buddy Beta
Our COO Patti Purcell imported an interesting idea from her days as CEO of BodyShop.com It’s called “Buddies.” The purpose is to assign each new employee…
Sex, Reality-based Demographics, and Romancing the Pocketbook: Three must-haves for innovation
June is Innovation Month in New England. Journalist Scott Kirsner asked for thoughts on how to amp up the heat in New England. I have three…
VC’s should eat their young (before they are born)
My youngest son recently told me that lions and rats sometimes eat their young if their eco-system is strained for food and other resources. In so…
Answer: Why not?
Question: Why would anyone crochet a full-sized Mongolian Yurt? We covered this story five months ago on the Daily Grommet blog. Kate Pokorny, inspired by a…
Once more, with feeling…Pitching to investors
I will never be the author of a piece on “How to Successfully Raise Start-up Capital.” That’s because the dirty reality is that the fund-raising process…
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