Speaking about our Pivot at the Xconomy Forum: The Power of the Pivot, Dec 4, 2012
I know this post is a little late, but better late than never! I’m speaking about my pivot from CityPockets to Reclip.It at the Xconomy Forum…
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My Personal Response to the NYTimes Article on “The End of Courtship”
This response is purposefully broken down into sections so you can skip around or read in sections. i) The Viral Dating Article in NY Times Unbeknownst to me, I was quoted at…
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Off for 3 Weeks to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, a Symbolic Culmination of My Life’s Journey
Today at 2.30pm PST, I take off to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in Africa. As I’m writing this, my heart is filled with a multitude of emotions; I feel ecstatic, exuberant,…
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I’m Raising $19,340 to Help Girls in Tanzania Get Education by Hiking Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft) in Feb 2013
About Ladies Trekking, Impatiens Kilimanjari Foundation and the “Dreamers & Doers” Book Project I’m excited to announce that in conjunction with the…
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Walking and Trusting My Personal Labyrinth
Nov 15th, 2012. I was having a tough day. Week. Month. Wait… 3 months. Yes, the past 3 months have been tremendously tough on me personally, as well as the company. I…
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Reclip.It Selected as “Best of Web 2012″ by Instyle Magazine, Nov 2012 Issue
Exciting times for Reclip.It! I received a letter from Instyle Magazine a few days ago informing us that we’ve been selected among a few dozen companies as ”Best of…
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Moving the Team from NYC to California in Less Than 7 Days
About 6 weeks ago, I was catching up with Dave McClure in Mountain View. I was actually in town for a YC-interview. We never told anyone that we applied to YC but neither did we…
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Are You an Athlete, An Artist, or Both?
I’ve come to observe that there are usually two kinds of founders: athletes or artists. Ideally, you’re some composition of the two. And even if you’re not a real…
Announcement to Sunset CityPockets on June 30th, 2012
At some point after our closure on 6/30, I’ll publish a personal account and post mortem of why we decided to shut down CityPockets, my beloved…
Takeaway from Caine’s Arcade
If you haven’t already watched this short film, do it right now. It will leave a lasting impression. Call me a wussy, emo, girly, whatever, but…
Weekend Lessons from a Friend
I wanted to dedicate this blog post to a friend, who probably doesn’t realize how much impact he left me after one weekend. This is going…
The Story Exchange April Young Entrepreneur of the Month Interview
Here’s another interview that was done by The Story Exchange, written by Nusha Balyan and published April 19, 2012. The interview touches a little bit on…
Build a minimum viable product, then test it at a coffee shop
Since I haven’t had much time to write (a failed new year’s resolution), I figured I’ll just post an interview that SG Entrepreneurs recently published, after…
Interviews and Good Press in September and October
Sorry for the hiatus in blogging. So much had happened so quickly; I wish I were able to write more because there’s so much that I…
Why Is It Important to Hire Women in Your Startup?
It’s a numbers game. There are far fewer women in tech than men. So anyone genuinely interested in changing the ratio and evening out the balance,…
We’re Hiring Engineers!
Right after we closed our round of funding, our immediate focus was to hire key engineers to supplement the team. Apart from fundraising, hiring is probably the…
CityPockets Presents to An Audience of 1,000 at the New York Tech Meetup
Right after a long Independence Day weekend, we presented at the New York Tech Meetup on Tuesday, July 5th at the NYU Skirball, which boasts 18,000 members…
