Tag Archives: life

The Start-up (a haiku)

Big thinking, small funds.
Long days and multiple hats.
A labor of love.
Written at 3AM this morning, as I lay awake planning next steps for Dangerous Kitchen, the new go-to-market agency founded upon many of the principles in this blog.

Carnegie Deli Jumps The Shark

My wife and I recently had the pleasure of lunching in NY with my esteemed friend, Peter Firestein. Because of timing and prxoimity we decided to dine at the venerable (and touristy) Carnegie Deli at 7th Ave and 55th.
This place is legendary. USA Today has called it “the most famous deli in the United States.” [...]

Swimming Upstream

Success doesn’t always mean struggling against the current.

#fail

Seth Godin, one of the new world heroes, has failed.
He wrote a book about marketing, then broke the very rules he advocated in the book when bringing it to market.
You can read about it here, on his blog; he freely admits his failure.
Thank you, Seth.
Thank you for living up to your own standards. Thank you [...]

Work/Life Balance

We’ve all struggled with the concept of “work/life balance.” It has fostered many pundits, given birth to many articles, and spawned many time-saving tips and time-management systems to make your day better. Here’s my take:

Sleeping…
8

Getting ready for work…
1

Commuting…
1

Working…
8

Cooking/eating…
1

What’s left…
5

The above table is decidedly unscientific. But you get the idea.
You may also want to consider that [...]