I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Riya grow from the little-alpha-that-could to the sprinting, chamealon-like startup it is today. They made some great decisions that I don’t think the average startup would have the foresight to make: hiring Tara Hunt to lead marketing, sponsoring TechCrunch, asking users to design their next UI, blogging about the launch [...]

While at Stanford I was a Symbolic Systems major. Most people balk at the title, so I usually have to follow it up with a brief description. My description changes based on my audience, but here’s the simplest one I can think of right now: It’s survey of the intersection of humans and computers. Obviously [...]

We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.  I’m currently making a mess of DNS records as I move to new hosting.  I have to wait for DNS servers to cycle at 1 AM, and then hopefully I should be in the clear.
That’s right.  You read correctly.  I got the call.  I’m moving to the big leagues, the [...]

I’m a self-proclaimed geek living in NYC. My interests include human-computer interaction, software design, entrepreneurship, VC, art, music, and old-school gaming. I am an associate at Union Square Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on consumer-facing web services.
To learn more about me (beyond what my blog offers) check out my static website, which is [...]

I feel like I must be missing something… how did LinkedIn con adults into thinking they needed a bad, incredibly limited version of their children’s social networking sites? Ok, I shouldn’t be so mean, but honestly, I use LinkedIn pretty much exclusively as a contact list. Here are some quotes which epitomize the opinions [...]

I got a job. A big job! A job I totally daydreamed about as I grinded through my days at Homestead. I’m going to start as an Analyst at Union Square Ventures on September 5th.
Perhaps some back-story will help explain why I’m so excited about this job. Though I have been [...]

I have a couple friends from high school that put a band together called The Channels.  I haven’t seen them play yet, but based on these mp3s (click turn off your popup blocker and click “Sound”) that they made available for download, I would love to catch them live. Some songs are straight indie rock, obvious [...]

I had a great day today for many reasons, some of which I will post about later, I promise. However, one I feel comfortable posting about now is my trip down memory lane. I am originally from New York (born at NYU Hospital, my parents were quite worried they were going to teach [...]

Please finish this sentence for me. Right now, the best I can come up with is: …like a cow being herded through a metal maze of gates and locks awaiting slaugher.  Sad.