7/31/11 – Bon Voyage
A really great evening of food, stories and one of my favorite Chardonnays.
6/8/11 – Science Experiments
Today began with some time-delayed conversations – then happy hour for cans and clams – and ended with watching a quantum physics doc on PBS. I am a science experiment.
5/27/11 – Utica Firefly Stories #1
Here’s the first video from the Utica Firefly event that was held at the Tramontane Cafe on 5/25/11. Katie G just killed it with this story. Subscribe to the official YouTube channel and watch for more videos there as well as an official audio Podcast.
5/25/11 – Utica Firefly
What an amazing night of storytelling in Utica. I’m very proud to have been a part of organizing this evening along with Geoff Storm and all the amazing staff at The Tramontane, especially Robin and Garrett. I’m sure we’ll do this again real soon.
Michael Patrei and Ballou
When I gave a talk about Bootstrapping in the Mohawk Valley to the MV Young Professionals group last month, one of the points I tried to drive home was that you need to surround yourself with people that make things…and that you should make something too. Whether those things are businesses, films, music, art, pieces…
The Away Team
I wish we’d stop getting caught up on platforms when it comes to social media and community interaction. Do you HAVE to be on Facebook? Do you HAVE to be on Twitter? That depends. Where is your community? Lots of different businesses want to drive the conversation to their blog or website, but they may…
What Egypt and TEDx have in Common
This past weekend I attended a viewing party for TEDx Manhattan – Changing the Way We Eat, which was put on by The Foodshed (an awesome local website / group which supports local agriculture). I’ve been huge fan of TED for several years now but this was my first opportunity to watch a livestream with…