Oct 25, 2021Request for Product: A Live Stream Accelerator ProgramLet’s make the next Pokimane or Hasanabi — Since quitting my job a few months ago, I’ve been segmenting my time into 3 buckets: freelancing, building my own projects (i.e. Filmstock), and creative work (i.e. photography). Currently, my creative focus is Twitch. Yep, I’m a Twitch streamer now. I sort of approach it like working out: it’s something…4 min read4 min read
Aug 20, 2021Introducing FilmstockAn app that helps film photographers find that elusive camera — Like the rest of the world, the pandemic has given me a lot more “me time”. What I used to fill with travel, seeing friends, or doing pretty much anything, has been cleared, and with the recent rise of the Delta variant, cleared again. I’ve used to some of that…Startup2 min readStartup2 min read
Jul 14, 20212021 Blog Redux (or Why I Quit My Job Twice in One Year)“…and I can’t ignore the sound of good to come this time next year” — In January 2020, my wife and I quit our jobs to travel around the world. The flights and Airbnbs were booked. We were all set to leave at the beginning of March, until… COVID-19 had other plans for us. (Our cats were pleased.) …Yolo3 min readYolo3 min read
Jan 22, 2017Howard Schultz for PresidentA siren song to the Starbucks CEO — EDIT (July 2021): Since I wrote this post in 2017, it eventually came to be, and was utterly disappointing. Howard, please run as a Democrat next time. The 2016 election did not turn out the way that many in the United States had hoped. What is more concerning to me…Starbucks4 min readStarbucks4 min read
May 18, 2015Casamatic, Six Months InIt’s way more than just pretty shirts and stickers — What a way to celebrate our six month milestone: demo day at OCEAN Accelerator (drawing over 1,000 people on-site with 1,100 more watching online), the beta launch of Casamatic in Cincinnati, hiring our first employees, and news that we’re moving into 84.51° Center with our friends at Strap & Hello…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Jul 21, 2014Why I Moved Back to CincinnatiAnd why you should come and visit the city — It’s been almost a year since my wife and I decided to move back to Cincinnati. After spending just under a decade on the East, then the West coasts, I never thought I’d return, but the city transformed in a way that I never could have expected. …3 min read3 min read
