Real Deal Road Trip No. 10: R. Seawright Gardens
R. Seawright Gardens Carlisle, Massachussetts A lot of the best “real deal” places are kind of insider. You have to be told to go there. This…
We need to move…yesterday.
We have been bursting at the seams for months but I tripped on a new level of ridiculousness this morning. Here is how Sara is working…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 9: Columbus signage, Priority Designs, and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Various locations, Columbus, Ohio As anyone who saw our original video knows, I am rabidly passionate about Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream. Thus…
The best Boston investor you probably never heard of
Daily Grommet just completed a Series A funding round. Happy days. We attracted a best and brightest group of investors who have themselves founded, built, and…
Betting on American hackers
I’m pretty excited to learn about the startup TechShop. It’s taking high-end product development prototyping and development tools to the street (or the strip mall). How…
Strictly optional: scalloping oilcloth
My life has been wall-to-wall “mandatory” stuff for about two straight years. Thus, this past weekend, I was practically giddy with delight to do something frivolous,…
Earning college tuition money, the hard way
A lot of my work life is about ordinary people creating disruptive media. My home life is unexpectedly heading there too, albeit for entertainment rather than…
Red Couch Interview
Level 3, a sponsor of SXSW, does this cool travelling series of “Red Couch” interviews. It’s dead simple. They ask you a few questions and off…
Real Deal Road Trip No. 8: Parts & Labour
Parts & Labour, 1117 South Congress Street, Austin Texas Parts & Labour is a vaguely earthy-crunchy, hipster shop in Austin whose young owners have a mission…
Quick wind-up of SXSW
Now that I’ve been, I realize that dissecting SXSW is a time-honored “aftermath” sport. Makes sense…this is THE social media crowd. OF course they are going…
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