December 2011
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November 2011
1 post
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Here's To The Tweakers
“The visionary starts with a clean sheet of paper, and re-imagines the world. The tweaker inherits things as they are, and has to push and pull them toward some more nearly perfect solution. That is not a lesser task.” - Malcolm Gladwell on Steve Jobs
October 2011
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Farming. Community. Beauty. →
“Among the regular customers at the New Roots farm stand are Congolese women in flowing dresses, Somali Muslims in headscarves, Latino men wearing broad-brimmed hats and Burundian mothers in brightly patterned textiles who walk home balancing boxes of produce on their heads.”
September 2011
1 post
“‘Dignity is more important to the human spirit than wealth…What...”
– 10 Things We’ve Learned To Be True: Acumen’s 10th Anniversary
July 2011
1 post
The Good Short Life →
“We obsess in this country about how to… live. But we don’t talk about how to die. We act as if facing death weren’t one of life’s greatest, most absorbing thrills and challenges. Believe me, it is. This is not dull.”
June 2011
2 posts
May 2011
2 posts
I’m at Zynga HQ (San Francisco, CA)
“I’m blaming @markpinc for today’s 1am wakeup call! The crew is as well…”
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April 2011
2 posts
I’m at Anaehoomalu Bay Beach (Kamuela, HI)
“Lavaman Tri in T-Minus one hour! $2.9M raised to beat cancer…. Beautiful morning”
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December 2010
2 posts
VC Returns, Apple Becomes Uncool: 2011 Predictions →
My Key Takeaway…..
‘Venture Capital Returns. The start-up industry took a terrible beating from the dot-com crash. But as a rough rule, a decade is long enough for the financial markets to forget everything. There are fantastic opportunities out there. Smartphone apps. Social networking. Alternative energy. Africa. The markets always have space for some blue-sky optimists — and...
October 2010
2 posts
September 2010
1 post
“‘Are they like milking a cow to get my cheese? What’s taking so...”
– Harriet Mankoff
August 2010
3 posts
“‘In Ethiopia in 2003, the United States provided more than $500M in...”
– Excerpt from WSJ reporters Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman’s ‘Enough’
“‘Whenever you are in doubt or when the self becomes too much with you, try...”
– Ghandi via Acumen Fund’s Jacqueline Novogratz
July 2010
4 posts
“‘You can seduce yourself with your gifts, but it can be to the detriment...”
– Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder & CEO
“That peppered beer turkey is pretty tasty!”
– Courtney, 36 hours ahead of Vineman Half-Iron Man
January 2010
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My Silicon Valley Education -- Websites I...
http://www.reddit.com/ - Met the site’s first employee last night at #Smash Summitt (there are still only 4 guys that run it). Fun story, aquired by Conde Nast. My take is it’s just a place where you put links, browse for fun story ideas? Will explore..
http://www.meetup.com/ - Self Explanatory..find new friends w/ same interests and meetup…not sure how I feel about it yet
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Signs it's time to grow up
A jo.bro gets married
Hannah Montana is…CANCELLED!!!
Source: Mandi V.
December 2009
13 posts
“‘Are you posting things as you go through life?’”
– My mother talking Tumblr and Facebook
“I had this ‘Oh my God’ moment, thinking, how many kids have been produced?” he...”
– Kirk Maxey, who donated his sperm at a Michigan clinic twice a week for for 15 years. The whole story is pretty great. (via newsweek)
New Skin →
‘My skin no longer fits. The form I once found comfort in is ready to burst. I’ve outstripped my roots and grown into the tree my family planted.’
Maria is a beautiful writer, amazing photog, and old friend…check out her stuff…
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“‘You can’t be successful at everything. Any vision of success has to...”
– Alain de Botton
http://www.ted.com/talks/alain_de_botton_a_kinder_gentler_philosophy_of_success.html
Destruction, Thy Name is Bieber →
‘Not frailty of voice nor cast on leg nor uncomfortably tall duet partners could keep Justin Bieber…from his appointed duty at Madison Square Garden: decimating the larynxes of thousands of tween girls.’
This is for you Mandi…..:)
Gang Violence Grows on an Indian Reservation →
‘Suicide rate for Indian youth is more than 3x the national average.’
….bravo NYTimes for covering this….
WatchLauri learns to bike!! And yes…I’m an annoying big sister…
Getting To ...Know the Neighbors
Its 10am… I lumber into my new apartment…neighbors leaving give me a discouraging look.
The thought occurs to me: taking showers and leaving at 1am for work with pounds of makeup on and high heels must not inspire confidence about my career choice….
Great….
“‘What World Cup? In O’Neill’s Irish pub on the edge of...”
– WSJ Blog tracking today’s World Cup Final Draw
November 2009
22 posts
Score 2 For Dad
Dad: Lauri you need a little sun
Lauri: Seriously? I'm white?
Dad: Yea honey..a little you know...
Lauri: Really?
The Joys of Thanksgiving Family Time
Me: I'm sorry I'm not talking
Dad: Why? You're always talking. This is nice.
“‘San Francisco show is looking good! I am learning all about this...”
– Jonathan Bosley AKA my Venture editor working on Max Levchin interview AKA the comment that made me laugh the most ALL DAY! I love ya Bosley!
A new editor at BusinessWeek →
‘Bloomberg annouced today that we’ll have a new editor-in-chief at BusinessWeek. He’s 37 years old and has little background in business….’
“‘I am fighting to keep custody of my children. I am a single mother of...”
– Robin Wood aka Crazy Producer who is juggling talent with a capital ‘T’ egos
“‘Bluefin tuna can weigh up to 1500 pounds. They taste good. I can tell...”
– Hellmut, volunteer at Aquarium aka the second man that tried to shhh me today
