This weekend I had a phenomenal experience that has changed running for me forever. I ran my first race as a volunteer for Ainsley’s Angels. It is an organization that promotes inclusion for and awareness of the special needs community by pairing up runners (“angels”) with those who can’t run the races by themselves (“captains”).Continue reading “Running for a Reason”
Author Archives: Bryan Guido Hassin
Final Summer Track PRs
As I detailed in my previous post, I have been running track meets this summer and steadily improving in all these new (to me) events. Here are my final PRs in all events for the summer track season: 100m: 12.7s 200m: 27.69s 400m: 1:04 800m: 2:37 1,000m: 3:19 1,500m: 5:21 1 mile: 5:52 3,000m: 11:57Continue reading “Final Summer Track PRs”
Loving Uber and Lyft
This week I used Uber for the first time and really loved it. It was very convenient (I could see how far away the nearest driver was and it only took him a few minutes to pick me up.), cost less than a comparable taxi ride ($40 vs $60-$70), and was a high-quality experience (niceContinue reading “Loving Uber and Lyft”
Rollin’ and Tumblin’
This morning I tripped on a root and took quite a spill while trail running. Usually I am quite attentive while running and very deliberate about picking my feet up for exactly that reason. This morning, however, I was listening to an audiobook while running and I suspect that that was the culprit – IContinue reading “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”
Summer Track PRs
This summer I have been participating in a summer track series at UNC’s Belk Track. Every Wednesday the Godiva Track Club gets together and holds a track meet alternating between “long” nights and “short” nights, featuring events of slightly longer and shorter distances respectively. Having never run track before, I have been using these eventsContinue reading “Summer Track PRs”
Authentic Mediterranean Food in Arkansas
Katie and I just returned from a long weekend in Hot Springs, Arkansas, for my cousin’s wedding. Hot Springs is a small town about an hour outside of Little Rock, the state’s capital. You wouldn’t expect it to be a hotbed of international cuisine but, if our weekend was any indication, it most definitely is!Continue reading “Authentic Mediterranean Food in Arkansas”
World Cup in the USA
Four years have come and gone since the last World Cup, which I enjoyed in Switzerland. This is my first time really following the action in the US, which is – of course – a different experience. One side effect of having attended such a global school as IMD is that I have friends andContinue reading “World Cup in the USA”
A Visit to OwlSpark
Last week I was in Houston and took advantage of the opportunity to spend some time at OwlSpark. OwlSpark is Rice University’s tech startup accelerator, providing funding, space, connections, and mentorship to budding Rice entrepreneurs. It actually began as a project in the lean startup course I taught during my tenure as EIR and I’mContinue reading “A Visit to OwlSpark”
When to Listen to Investors
One of the best – and worst – aspects of being a startup founder is being inundated with a nearly constant stream of advice. Advice comes from everyone – friends, business partners, professors, customers, competitors, journalists, employees – but especially from investors. This makes sense as investors have a lot riding on the outcome ofContinue reading “When to Listen to Investors”
Entrepreneurship at Rice
As I wrapped up my role as the inaugural Entrepreneur In Residence at Rice, I was asked to summarize what we accomplished during my time there in this article, published in the trade journal of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. The article is on pages 29-31 of the journal but, for those who don’t wishContinue reading “Entrepreneurship at Rice”