Somethings just never change...

Nate running through the fountains with the kids.

The Bachelor Party weekend - Stache Bash '09

Last weekend was a great one in New York City. We had 2+ full days of debauchery with 10 of us, all classy as ever, sporting mustaches.

We were out on the town, drank a ton of beer, ate at Katz Deli, had the world's best BBQ at Daisy May's, and played some mad BuckHunter at Smith's. If I recall correctly, we even took a limo between some bars - although I am looking for proof of such a ride.

We also played some pickup 5 on 5 full court basketball at Madison Square Garden, Beirut on a NYC roof top, went to a great comedy show at Eastville Comedy Club in the East Village and did quite a few other things that will never see the light of day on this blog.

Enjoy the photos... a few more photos and a video to come!

Bachelor Luke

Bachelor Mike

Old bunk bed roommates in college...

A tamer photo from the weekend

one of our many bars...

... this stach wearing crew basically got kicked out

Be Strategic: The Six Traits of a Fundable Entrepreneur

An absolutely solid article!

The Six Traits of a Fundable Entrepreneur
Yesterday afternoon in Waltham, Massachusetts, Intuit hosted on a mini-conference about the opportunities that cloud-computing offers start-ups. "Startups and the Cloud" proved to be an engaging event, packing a small auditorium on the campus of Bentley College. Sessions ranged from Longworth Venture Partners' Vishy Venugopalan's overview of the cloud computing marketplace to an open Q&A with Intuit founder Scott Cook to panel discussions with venture capitalists and CEOs about cloud computing and the changing economic environment for young companies.The venture capitalist panel featured a seasoned team of investors:

Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Venture Partners
Jeffrey Beir from North Bridge Venture Partners
Todd Hixon from New Atlantic Ventures
Shawn Broderick fromTechStars



This group offered much wit and wisdom on a variety of topics. For now, I'll simply offer their composite profile of a fundable entrepreneur.In response to a question from the audience, the panel offered this list of traits that they look for in an entrepreneur:
- Passion
- Domain expertise (the entrepreneur knows his or her area thoroughly, and isn't just coming up with an idea in response to a news story, for example)
- Unfair advantage (something that gives this team of entrepreneurs a sustainable head-start in the market)
- Street smarts (knowing how to get things done in difficult situations)
- A whip-smart mind
- Salesmanship



And Shawn Broderick offered this observation, which deserves to be mounted on a plaque over every entrepreneur's desk: "Execution is insanely important."

Dylan Update - 16 week doctor visit

After a Wednesday morning of being poked and prodded Dylan recovered by sleeping all day and smiles the next morning. He weighed in at 12 pounds, exactly tripling his birth weight! He accomplished two milestones this week by being able to lift and hold his head during tummy time and can roll from his tummy to his back.

He continues to amaze us by how content and laid back the little guy is as well as how he enjoys being held in just about anyone's arms! He has a knack for quickly becoming friends with everyone, including the little girl below who lives across the street from us.

Hope you enjoy the clip of Dylan figuring out how to take the pacifier out of his mouth and quickly place it back in. He's becoming a real pro!

Rodeo Trick

The "beauty" and hilarity of WGN in Chicago!