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Robot Turtles has been an amazing ride.  From a goofy idea in the shower, to some clipart, to a print on demand game for my family… to a $250,000 wild ride that…

Would you believe that I got so excited about the project that I forgot to post it to my own blog?! I launched a game on Kickstarter called  Robot Turtles.  You can…

Those of you who caught my talk at Ignite 21 already know that I’m a thoughtful coffee convert, going from 1-2 cups per week to 2-3 cups per day when I discovered…

I’m delighted to announce that I’m advising Highway One, a new SF-based incubator for hardware startups. Why does the world need another incubator? Because hardware’s hard, and hardware’s different. And Highway One…

Originally published on Sulia We went camping with the family this weekend. We’d never done it before. That’s OK, first time for everything. We spent a lot of time figuring out our…

This article first ran as a guest post in Geekwire. For a long time I’ve felt like I must be either the first or last entrepreneur to discover the ABC series Shark…

Dream of striking Kickstarter gold, but lack inspiration?  I’m here to help.  Don’t forget to hook me up with a few freebies when you get your assembly lines rolling. Optimal Notebook Lightweight,…

I had an inspiring coffee meeting with an early stage startup today.  They have a clever and differentiated product, revenue traction, and great headway on their seed round. It’s a B2B business…

Hacker News is an interesting lab for job postings. It’s a target rich environment, so you know the right people are reading. Unlike many sites, you can’t pay to rank higher or…