Second crabby post in a row: I can get cranky when people confuse our brand with our business
OK, I will get off the crabby kick soon. It’s constitutionally unsustainable, for me. But have to get this thought down today. This is the Daily…
Seeking: an investor with balls
We’re on a tear at Daily Grommet. Every day we put ourselves on the line. We comb through the whole world of product choices and pick…
Boston is good to our business, and to me.
Boston is not known for birthing successful consumer internet companies. Most of them get a little traction and then either die, or move. But I think…
That’s what I’m talking about!
Over the weekend, an entrepreneur in Michigan wrote a blog post about her pleasant experience with Daily Grommet. That might be unremarkable, except that… Daily Grommet…
A new low in business travel
I’m sitting at a gate in Chicago O’Hare. A pretty spotted brown bird landed on the seat in front of me. As it flew away I…
Grommet Sculpture Four: The Prosperity Hens Edition
I wrote awhile back about the role of art in the office. And about how we fabricate our own sculptures to use as backdrop in our…
The worst thing about starting a company
I’m writing this post very late at night from a room at the Comfort Inn in Palo Alto. This trip was hastily arranged, with a jam-packed…
Learning fearlessness
One of the very best things about building a company is seeing yourself, and others, tackle previously unthinkable challenges with determination and confidence. Today Joanne was…
Trust (and helpful strangers)
I love living in a place, and a country, where the level of trust among the citizenry is so high. I’ve written about this before, however…
Takes me right back to Ireland
I had all kinds of happy messages from Dublin on Inauguration Day. Made me miss the place more than usual. I only lived there at a…
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