After leaving The Burren, we spent the next day at Bunratty Castle. Now this place was very cool – not castle ruins, but a fully intact 15th century castle that was restored in the 1950s. After lunch at next door Durty Nelly (total tourist trap, but not bad), we walked around the castle grounds. ThereContinue reading “Enchanted by Ireland 4”
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Enchanted by Ireland 3
After our amazing day at the Cliffs of Moher, we took the following day to visit a nearby island, Inis Oírr. In contrast to the previous day’s crisp, sunny weather, this day was cold, gray, and drizzly. Visiting a small island in such gray, drizzly weather reminded me of Cairnholm in Miss Peregrine’s Home for PeculiarContinue reading “Enchanted by Ireland 3”
Enchanted by Ireland 2
A year ago, Katie and I had a magical trip to Ireland. I began blogging about it, but never finished. At long last, here is more of the story! After leaving Galway, we based the next segment of our trip in County Clare, renting a little cottage in Fanore. The cottage was really charming (usingContinue reading “Enchanted by Ireland 2”
Eurotrip with the Bambino
Last week we returned from a week-long trip to Switzerland and Italy – with baby in tow – and it was quite an adventure! We began our trip with two days in Lausanne. My IMD MBA Class of 2008 was celebrating our 10-year reunion, which means I’ve now been blogging for more than 10 yearsContinue reading “Eurotrip with the Bambino”
My Entrepreneurship Principles: Culture
While I was hunkered down surviving Hurricane Florence, I had further opportunity to reflect on my principles as an entrepreneur. In the first part of this brief series on Mindful Entrepreneurship, I laid out my keys to the entrepreneurial process. In this second part, I will focus on culture. Entrepreneurship Culture Culture matters a lot.Continue reading “My Entrepreneurship Principles: Culture”
My Entrepreneurship Principles: Process
I have recently been reflecting on the principles that I believe make entrepreneurial ventures successful. Today, the 56th anniversary of JFK’s famous moon speech, a speech that inspired a nation to accomplish an impossible goal, seems like a good day to try to distill those principles down into a succinct post. I won’t claim toContinue reading “My Entrepreneurship Principles: Process”
Wedding in Vermont
This weekend I went to Vermont for a joyous reason: the wedding of a dear friend! It was my first trip to Vermont and it was a very quick turnaround, but I had a really good time. Friday I flew into Boston and picked up my rental car. Getting out of Boston was a traffic-riddenContinue reading “Wedding in Vermont”
On Fatherhood on Father’s Day
Today was my first Father’s Day as the father of a living human child, a day of great joy and reflection. It began with a trail walk together as a family, continued with boot camp so I can try to stave off this dad bod, peaked with a Texas BBQ family brunch, and now it’sContinue reading “On Fatherhood on Father’s Day”
On Infertility, Loss, Life, and Love
As astute followers of my blog know, Memorial Day – and May 28th in particular – is a significant day for me. Although the holiday is intended for remembrance of those who died while serving in the US armed forces, it is also the day my father died and so, for the last 28 years,Continue reading “On Infertility, Loss, Life, and Love”
Austin BBQ Tour
Katie had a conference in Austin and I had customers, vendors, and investors to visit there, so we coordinated our trip together. Of course I also took the opportunity to indulge in a little Texas BBQ while I was in town. North Carolina has excellent BBQ, but it is pretty limited to whole hog pulledContinue reading “Austin BBQ Tour”