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Last week, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Guatemala. I was there on a business trip, meeting with a client and doing a lot of “company building” down there. I was in Guatemala for about a week, spending roughly half the time traveling and half the time working. Thanks for the great trip, [...]

Last weekend, Joanna and I went on our first medium-hardcore hiking/backpacking/camping trip. In fact it was the first time Joanna and I have ever gone backpacking, and we didn’t know what to expect. The plan was to drive up to a friend’s place on Saturday morning, then go together to the hiking site, spend the [...]

This is the last post of my experiences at Startup Weekend.  It may be useful to start from the first day. Day 3: Sunday On Sunday, I came a bit later since I didn’t want to be the first one to arrive (like on Saturday).  I cam at about 9:45, and I was happy to [...]

This post is a continuation of my experiences at Startup Weekend.  See the first post if you haven’t yet. Day 2: Saturday Saturday morning, I got up at 8:45 and arrived at the event around 9:30.  I grabbed a bagel for breakfast and started walking around, looking for my group.  I saw a lot of [...]

This last weekend I had a great opportunity to attend Startup Weekend Education in Santa Clara. This was my first Startup Weekend experience, and I actually wasn’t planning on going until Friday afternoon. But then, I figured that I’ve heard about Startup Weekend events quite a lot, and since I consult for startups I ought [...]