Category: People
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Three NWEN Authors on Sex and Intimacy, Interpreneurism and Foundering Founders
Friday morning I attended another inspiring NWEN Venture Breakfast, headlined by three authors — all of whom are NWEN members — sharing their insights and experiences in the entrepreneurial world. Due to the short time frame (one hour), each author was asked to focus on 5 takeaways from their respective books. Prior to the three…
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Fred Crosetto: Energy, Relationships and Latex Gloves
Fred Crosetto, the founder and Chief Energizing Officer of +Ammex Corporation ("the right protection right now"), gave an energetic and energizing presentation on "Bootstrapping: Creative Financing for Early Stage Companies" this week at a free (!) Northwest Entrepreneur Network seminar. He shared all kinds of useful insights and experiences from his 17 years of entrepreneurship;…
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The Source of my Breathing Dragon
I alluded to my Breathing Dragon during an earlier post on my Warrior Monk experience. Sally Wilson of Earthwing Pottery, the artist who created the dragon figure, recently replied to my email inquiry about the source of the dragon; she provided some details about the materials, people, processes and inspiration that came together in its…
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Love and Logic: Learning and Growing through Mistakes
The night after reading about the art of making mistakes wakefully, I attended the first class of a four-class seminar on Love and Logic, wonderfully facilitated by Cindy Horst. The premise of this approach to parenting a child is to "empower him/her to make his/her own decisions, live with his/her mistakes and grow through the…
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Marc, Lisa & Jason @ Mobile Coffee Unit (@ Street Talk)
Marc Horovitz and Lisa have brought their Mobile Coffee Unit to Street Talk. They are so busy serving up free coffee & conversation, they aren’t able to physically attend the event up here at the Intel Research Berkeley lab. There’s no wireless access outside on the street, so posting this picture is the best solution…
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Streetside Words, Wit, Wisdom and Song
DeBraer is a man who makes his home under an overhang of the building formerly occupied by City Greens at the corner of NE 45th Street and 12th Ave NE. One time a month or so ago, he asked if I could help him with lunch as I walked by; I offered to pick up…