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January 31, 2018As kids, my brother and I made music videos. Picture two Vietnamese boys with plastic shades lip syncing Motownphilly by Boyz II Men in our bedroom. 😎😎 I eventually dropped the hobby of making home movies but years later the motivation to …
Posted in Blog | Tagged hobbies, iceland, travel, video | Leave a commentWhat I’m up to—meet “People & Company”
July 5, 2017Here’s the most important thing I’ve learned from my work: If you give humans the right sandbox to play in, they can make things they didn’t know they were capable of. A careful combination of resources and constraints can empower …
Posted in Blog | Leave a commentBusy Saturday
March 29, 2016Civilian adventures on the first Saturday of Spring in New York.
Posted in Blog, Video | Tagged adventures, saturday, yoko | Leave a commentMorning Commute with No Face
February 28, 2016Just your average trip on the R train with No Face from Spirited Away.
Posted in Blog, Video | Tagged costume, halloween, new york city, no face, spirited away, subway | Leave a commentHow to Create an Exceptional Application Process
February 11, 2016Find ambassadors to take your event to new locations. The first article in a series on scaling communities.
Posted in Advice, Blog | Tagged community building, operations, strategy | Leave a commentBroad Strokes vs. Fine Details
February 3, 2016An essay on making, tinkering and seeing the forest through the squirrels.
Posted in Advice, Blog | Tagged AB testing, courage, optimization, process, prototyping | Leave a commentAdventures in the Wild #Snowmageddon2016
January 23, 2016According to Slate, today was the snowiest day in New York City history. Yoko and I made a video.
Posted in Blog | Tagged brooklyn, snowmageddon, sunset park, winter storm jonas | Leave a commentMy Talk on Empathy and Growing a Global Community
November 8, 2015On September 25, 2015, I spoke at CreativeMornings about my experience scaling…CreativeMornings. Plot twist!
Posted in Blog | Tagged community, creativemornings, empathy, growth, strategy | Leave a commentBeginners Guide to Booking a Round The World Plane Ticket
August 13, 2015From May through July 2015, I set off on the trip of a lifetime by using a Round The World airplane ticket. Here’s a breakdown of what an RTW ticket is and how to book one.
Posted in Advice, Blog | Tagged airplane, around the world, beginner, beginners, explorer, guide, one world, plane, round the world, rtw, ticket | 3 CommentsHow I Packed for a Three Month World Trip
June 8, 2015After a few days of research and a few hours of shopping, I whittled down my gear to the 9.2kg (20.5lb) you see above. Here’s what I packed.
Posted in Blog | Tagged airism, backpack, backpacking, featured, packing, quick dry, round the world, rtw, travel, uniqlo, world | 15 Comments ← Older posts Newer posts →