Dec 11
I had an interesting conversation tonight and it brought me along to choose this picture above. Its amazing how much of GAI can be lost to stress. I try to do things everyday that allow me to keep from stressing out. I travel a lot so for me it comes down to music :: and :: function . If anyone has been to the airport recently they know how much of a pain it can be and how long the lines are. I need something that has basic style when traveling through the MIDWEST and something that’s functional when hitting up the WEST COAST. Whatever it is they both have to be able to adjust to my mood :: inspired :: intense :: rubic :: whatever. Whatever keeps you balanced I hope you find it, but for me …. I need no extra weight/buttons/glamour/show… just MY MFI.
“I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious” – Albert Einstein
Dec 10
Hands down, iPod is the best. However, there are times when directly interfacing with you iPod when in transit from A to B can be a hassle.
This happens to be time when GAI collect thoughts, visions, makes decisions, take a break and seek inspriation. Having to take your iPod out in order to switch songs, increase volume or turn the it off when you are in the middle of your flow interrupts critical synapse. You should not have to think about it when you are thinking enough as it is.
That’s why MFI.
Dec 10
Source: Guy Kawasaki’s Blog
Here is a great article from The Mercury News on VCs going to start-ups. This quote from the article pretty much sums it all up:
“I think they’re will be a place and time when I’ll be a VC again, and I’ll remember the clueless things I did before,” including asking a struggling entrepreneur to meet him at his expensive hotel during a cross-country trip, rather than drive to the startup.
“You don’t have to be in the trenches with them, but a lot of entrepreneurs resent VCs because they think they’re disconnected from reality. Now, I see why.”
In general, there are so many people that want us to come up with more products, have a website like Nordstroms, or hear their “great new idea” for us. We love to get feedback and their intentions are good. It’s just interesting how most people just can’t imagine all the things one has to deal with when doing a start-up. Strategy, ideas, and fun are luxuries.
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Dec 06
We have just added our newest offering to KOYONO.com, called BlackCoat JFK. This design was inspired by the last trip Jay and I made to Manhattan. We saw lots of very different types of people all wearing this same cut of jacket. Cropped at the waist, button closure and made of denim or a tight cotton. Web developers, designers, architects, and welders were all waering this jacket that spans the space between on-the-job and business casual (somehting we call business active). We’ve added our own subtle flair to this piece and crafted it out of a soft-as-your-favorite-old-jeans cotton that has been treated with a nanotechnology process by Nano-Tex making it waterproof, stain and static resistant and rugged as all get out. We’re offering this jacket for $129, so many professions can afford it. It comes in black (of course) and a soft beige we call SandStone.
