Why Mobile Payments Will Take Off 9 Jul 2013 | 10:08 pm

On July 3rd, Felix Salmon wrote a piece on why he thinks mobile payments will never take off.  As a consumer in the current marketplace, it might be easy to agree with his thoughts.  Haven’t we been t...

On Clinkle 8 Jul 2013 | 06:19 pm

The average preferred stock seed funding round in the US is $1,360,000.  Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, Intel, Intuit, Peter Thiel, Diane Greene, Jim Breyer, Marc Benioff, Owen Van Natta, Mendel...

My Speech at Wallet Wars 2013: Merchant-Focused Mobile Payments 4 Jun 2013 | 06:38 am

Conference Networking Strategies for Sales Teams 30 Apr 2013 | 04:10 am

As I sat on the plane on my way back to Boston from the Restaurant Leadership Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, the things I did right and wrong washed over my brain.  Why did I spend too much time sittin...

Top 5 Restaurant Mobile Payment Apps 9 Apr 2013 | 07:16 pm

In 2012, QSR, Fast Casual, and full serve restaurants had no compelling reasons to build an iPhone or Android app.  The key design elements featured in most of the current food service apps on the App...

#RaiseTheRim, Or $272MM of VC Money on a Basketball Court 30 Mar 2013 | 07:23 am

Last Wednesday was an amazing day in the Boston startup community. Around 150 people in the startup industry came together at Basketball City to support TUGG and work up a little sweat.  Thank you to ...

I Just Paid Facebook $7 22 Oct 2012 | 07:02 am

The day before Facebook's IPO was Thursday, May 17, 2012. It was also the day when at least five of my friends called to ask for my advice on the buzzworthy offering the next morning. Should I buy? Ho...

I Just Paid Facebook $7 22 Oct 2012 | 07:02 am

The day before Facebook's IPO was Thursday, May 17, 2012.  It was also the day when at least five of my friends called to ask for my advice on the buzzworthy offering the next morning.  Should I buy? ...

The Revolution Will Be Technologized 15 Aug 2011 | 01:39 pm

The Atantic wrote a great piece in their September 2011 issue called "Can the Middle Class Be Saved?"  In March, the national unemployment rate was twelve percent for people with a high school diploma...

The Revolution Will Be Technologized 15 Aug 2011 | 06:39 am

The Atantic wrote a great piece in their September 2011 issue called "Can the Middle Class Be Saved?" In March, the national unemployment rate was twelve percent for people with a high school diploma,...