An Intimate Gathering in 2017
In April 2017, I made my way across Sandy Springs in Atlanta to a house nearby the JCC (Jewish Community Center). It was an area of town I was more than a little familiar with; I’d grown up around there, my grandparents lived there, I’d gone to school around there…
TL;DR This is the somewhat brief story of how a few tweets led to an incredible summer of helping to build and launch TechStars’ Atlanta inaugural Startup Week.
I’ve made it as short as possible without skimping on the details of the people who made this all doable. I included…
Background: An Opportunity to Get Involved
Early on November 1st, I noticed that my friend Mubashar Iqbal had posted a new project just days before the 2020 U.S. election — it was called “ How Many People Voted?” and was a simple vote-tracker. …
Accidental Virality & a Little Experiment
In spring of this year, I was scrolling back through some of my LinkedIn posts and was floored to see that one of my posts had gone viral. Without me even realizing!
It was something I’d put up about a month prior just to get my daily quota filled (I…
In 2018, amidst the high school walkouts taking place around the country, I called on my alma mater, Brandeis University, to join a slew of colleges and universities and put its money where its mouth is. …
For me, the desire to create things is an itch that never really goes away.
Ignoring it really isn’t an option; you have to scratch it.
That’s part of the reason why I’m excited today to launch Branded Background with my friend Mubashar Iqbal on Product Hunt. I’ve known Mubs…
Last Friday, I wrote a post that felt more like a personal update than anything else.
It went viral anyway, and I know why. 👇
Quick Message — I’m Here to Help
☝️ First, let me say: I know the crunch that’s happening all over the country (and the world), which is why I’m cutting my rates…
Last year, I took a look back at some of the things that I accomplished throughout 2018. It was a simple writing, but something which really provided some fantastic perspective.
Oftentimes, it can be all too easy to lose track of the little victories which we accumulate in pursuit of…
Underutilized Tools! 😱
Everyone knows that LinkedIn is a highly underutilized platform and that it’s got the power to expand your network exponentially.
…Or at least that’s what we LinkedIn power-users may think sometimes.
The truth is that we who use LinkedIn daily-hourly-can sometimes develop a skewed view of how other users are…
