Finishing each other’s sentences; crucial in a startup
Our advisor Chris Herot started exploring a new “Startup Predictor” tool, at the site You Noodle, on our behalf. He punted when the Predictor questionnaire went…
The Social Media Education of Joanne, Part Three; Twitter
I started this series to help my partner Joanne get up to speed on social media trends. But true to form, she no longer needs my…
Of surprise candy apples and underfed teenagers
Food & Wine magazine published its 30th anniversary issue this month. I’ve read every issue for 26 of those years. This was an improbable outcome for…
No Quibble Policy or, Many Happy Returns
Jim recently asked me, “Did you know that the unfettered ability to return a purchase, no questions asked, was (and is) a largely American consumer innovation? …
When is this startup “real”?
I’ve been thinking of Grommet’s milestones to date, and the many bazillions to come. But before I forget them, I want to record moments of note…
My parking ticket payment saga
Great meeting last month with a crazily dynamic and accomplished startup attorney, Sarah Reed. She helped me discover Koo Koo cafe in Brookline. Sat outside, dodging…
Dog-sharing
Todays’ WSJ has a front page piece on pet-time-sharing. Pros, cons, case studies. Hey there Journal– we did that for six years with our greyhound Gracie. …
Working to build that next great e-commerce company
Rob Go of Spark Capital recently posted his ideas about the next big opportunities in e-commerce. He’s thoughtful and I think he’s on the right track. …
Vinyl Sentiments
My oldest boy soon returns to college as an RA in his dorm. He has to have his hall doors decorated with thematic name tags before…
Dodged that bullet
BusinessWeek covered the VC Forum Boot Camp that Daily Grommet was selected for. I am glad that they did not publish my rather lame video pitch. …
Jules Pieri 