My Three Life Goals
People often think I operate with a five year plan. Nothing could be further from the truth. I just make sure I like what I see…
Boston Book Launch–please come if you are local!
In Greater Boston? Join me and WBUR’s Callum Borchers at the new CitySpace venue on Friday, April 19th for “Boston Innovation In Consumer Products.” Grommet Makers…
My March Madness Bracket (of Entrepreneurship)
Do you have what it takes to found a business? Here’s how I see it.
New year, new logo!
Here is the very first Grommet logo, created by Aaron Belyea/Alphabet Arm: Here was our 2013 update to that logo, which coincided with a company name…
Four Things Amazon Doesn’t Want You to Know
One of my beloved cousins posted the above on Facebook two days ago. I adore my cousin. She and I agree on most things that matter…
A sort of “life story” video
The small business lending platform Kabbage shot a video with me a year ago. They put a lot of effort into sending a talented crew to…
A Decade of Discovery
Grommet launched on October 20, 2008. If you want to see some of the embarrassing details of our history, check out this lighthearted post. I’m in…
For Fathers of Daughters
Last week I gave a keynote talk at a brand new event, the Aether Summit in Chattanooga. A man who looked to be in his thirties…
Going under the covers in making a book cover
When I met my McGraw Hill editor Casey Ebro to kick off the book project, I told her I would be a very responsive first-time author…
I wrote a book
I’ve been pretty AWOL on this blog because all my writing energy has gone into creating a book. It’s called How We Make Stuff Now. McGraw…
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