February 2012
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The House Y Combinator Should Have Built
It’s hard to critique a model that has succeeded as well as Y Combinator has… So I’ll be clear that I’m not trying to point out a deficiency in YC, but rather an opportunity to make the experience even better. This idea has been something kicking around in my head since we did YC 2 years ago, but then I stumbled onto this amazing repurposed house… and well, it looked liked just...
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Inspiring Others, At All Costs.
This photo came up on Reddit today and it touched me at the core… As the father of a 3 week old daughter, I am inspired to share moments like this with her; to share with her my passions and experiences. But the more I learned of the people in this photo, the greater I was moved by the story and saddened at the loss.
Sion Milosky was a surfer from Hawaii (Where I’m from)....
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I haven’t been drunk in 3 years... and I’ve been...
I had my last drink of alcohol 3 years ago and it’s been a dance-battling, boat-cruising, skinny-dipping, word-traveling, HUGE party ever since.
It wasn’t a choice of restriction or having less fun, but rather of fully experiencing everything and truly having the most fun possible. The way I pitched it to myself was “You should be able to do all the dumb, crazy adventurous, fun stuff you...