I recently had the opportunity to participate in a panel of lessons learned from four climatetech entrepreneurs. It was organized by Trellis (formerly known as GreenBiz) and moderated by Chris Wedding of EFI, where I am a Fellow. It was a great discussion with other entrepreneurs whom I like and admire, and hopefully it wasContinue reading “Lessons Learned from Four Climatetech Entrepreneurs”
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2024 Olympics Wrap-Up
Another Olympics has come and gone, so it is once again time to take a look at who “won” the Games by several different metrics. Per my previous posts, I continue to use a weighted scoring system to tally Olympic medals by country. This year I once again tracked not just the medal counts but alsoContinue reading “2024 Olympics Wrap-Up”
Back In Track
Yesterday I raced in my first track meet in more than four years. It was a mixed success, but net-net a positive, and it felt great to be back in competition! My last track meet was in January of 2020 – indoor championships for the US southeast region. I was slated to compete in theContinue reading “Back In Track”
Rememberance of Earth’s Past Review
I have just finished reading all three books of the Rememberance of Earth’s Past trilogy: The Three-Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and Death’s End, and wow, this is the most epic, ambitious, thought-provoking sci-fi series I have read in a long, long time. Following are quick reviews of each book, but the TLDR version isContinue reading “Rememberance of Earth’s Past Review”
DexMat’s Year of Exponential Progress
DexMat made exponential progress–production capacity increase, sales growth, and cost reduction-in 2023. 2024 is going to be big!
Taking Stryd Duo and Footpath to the Track
Today I finally had the chance to take the Stryd Duo and Footpath to the track. Having tested these new features last week on grass and pavement, I was eager to see what differences there might be on the track surface. I was also eager to see what differences there might be when running differentContinue reading “Taking Stryd Duo and Footpath to the Track”
Stryd Duo and Footpath Initial Impressions
Having used Stryd for running, training, and racing with power for more than eight years, I was excited when they announced a major new product update: the Stryd Duo and Stryd Footpath. Naturally, I was first in line to test out these new features, so here are my Stryd Duo and Footpath initial impressions. First,Continue reading “Stryd Duo and Footpath Initial Impressions”
Overture Ventures Investor Day
It was truly incredible to join Overture VC in Washington, D.C., last week for their first-ever Overture Ventures Investor Day. 🏛 An Incredible Program Overture brought together its limited partners (LPs), founders, and leading public sector officials including Ali Zaidi, Jennifer Granholm, Ben Rhodes, Jigar Shah, and Ed Markey for a conversation about climate. 🤝Continue reading “Overture Ventures Investor Day”
Building a Feedback Culture at a Startup
How I built a thriving feedback culture at a rapidly growing startup in less than one year
I Like Al Gore – And He’s Wrong
A response to Al Gore’s “What the Fossil Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know”