The June 22, 2009 edition of Time magazine was a fabulous edition with excellent coverage and editorials filling its pages. The best article was the Postcard page highlighting a volunteer at Japan’s Tojinbo Cliffs, a story I later found out was previously covered by the BBC in October 2008. Japan has one of the highest [...]
The week of June 8th I spent some time volunteering with KCPW, a local public radio station. (Note, the week prior was spent at The Climber’s Ranch in Grand Tetons National Park. I wrote up my entry on the CragBaby site since the work was climbing related.) My volunteer work with KCPW was helping them [...]
With the current state of the economy, I am often asked by friends and acquaintances about the state of the venture capital environment. My response will usually address one of the topics below. Lack of Liquidity – One of the biggest issues is the current lack of liquidity. The venture capitalists’ job is to create [...]
After Q1 2009 ended, Fred Wilson posted a piece on his blog addressing a deeper dive into the VC numbers with the released data of the PriceWaterHouse Money Tree report. The essence of his post was to point out the headlines of sharp decline don’t always tell the whole truth as a deeper look into [...]
My all time favorite volunteer experience is donating platelets through Utah Blood. I tried to donate on two occasions during this week and was unfortunately turned away due to a slight sore throat (even though I think it was allergy related). Bummer I couldn’t volunteer, but I understand their need to ad her to strict [...]
