December 10th, 2018 | Community, Entrepreneurship, Events |
I look forward to this event every year… a time to relax with “my people”, a well-curated community of entrepreneurs.
December 11th, 2017 | Community, Entrepreneurship, Events |
Great to catch up with old friends, and meet new ones, at one of my favorite clubs for established entrepreneurs, the Founders’ Roundtable.
December 11th, 2017 | Entrepreneurship, Friends |
Two NYC startup friends: Lori (CEO of Cheek’d and Network’d), Andrew Cohen (CEO of Brainscape)
October 30th, 2017 | Community, Entrepreneurship, Events |
November 12th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Hosting |
With the TV project in late-stage negotiations to be sold, I arranged one last social event for our friends and entrepreneurs. For kicks, we had a special moment at 08:09:10 11-12-13.
October 17th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Exhibiting, Working |
As part of our casting call for entrepreneurs, Lemonade Heroes took out a booth at a trade show for small business.
October 16th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Speaking |
I was invited to speak about small business ownership – especially structuring equity partnerships and managing technical teams in startups – at this week-long series of seminars. Entrepreneurship Week takes place in many cities around the country, and...
October 1st, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Exhibiting, Working |
We set up shop at Eyal Bino’s great event series, “Worldwide Investors Network”, to meet and interview entrepreneurs from overseas.
June 26th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Hosting |
To get photos of entrepreneurs for the book and tv series, I rented a bar on a rooftop and set up a red carpet for business owners.
June 4th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Speaking |
The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) invited me to serve as a judge and panelist at this event, where youths from around the city competed in a business plan pitch contest. It was a pleasure and an honor to see the aspiring bright stars of tomorrow, and...
May 22nd, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Speaking |
As an invited guest, I served to judge a Business Plan competition for the Junior Achievement of New York. It was an inspiration seeing the works of so many youthful aspiring entrepreneurs!
May 16th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Exhibiting, Working |
For an audience of small business owners, we offered “Websites that don’t suck”, as well as Training, Workshops, and Branding.
May 14th, 2013 | Community, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital |
I love supporting this organization because in addition to helping artists financially, they also provide guidance and connections to help grow and establish careers.
March 20th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Speaking |
Melissa Gasnick-Cloeter invited me to be a panelist for the “Sharkette Tank” at her annual “OwnIt Ventures” conference for women entrepreneurs. I was joined by Alicia Syrett [Pantegrion Capital] and Elizabeth Sigety [Fox Rothchild], and...
February 17th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Speaking |
Bennington College in Vermont invited me to speak to students in its graduating class, advising them about the world of entrepreneurship, what it means to be a business owner, what challenges they can expect to face, and other important questions. It was a joy to...
January 31st, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Speaking |
It was a privilege and an honor to be invited by Amir Dossal, Director of the Global Partnerships Forum, to speak at the United Nations alongside distinguished guests Chukwuma Menakaya, Michael Skolnick, Andrew Magnino, Rebecca Kantar, Dr. John Forrer, Ashok Regmi,...
January 30th, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Hosting, Speaking |
Lemonade Heroes Yacht Party – Hornblower Infinity Lemonade Heroes Yacht Party – red carpet photographer Lemonade Heroes Yacht Party – registration table Lemonade Heroes Yacht Party – guests at bar Aaron Sylvan – speaking at Lemonade...
November 29th, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Hosting |
Early in the Lemonade Heroes project, I wanted some of the participants to meet each other – so we hosted an after-work Happy Hour.
July 10th, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Hosting |
As a meet-and-greet for potential subjects of the Lemonade Heroes book, I hosted a few dozen small-business owners for a Penthouse Rooftop Party on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. For an extra natural spectacle, the event was held on “Manhattanhenge”,...
September 8th, 2010 | Entrepreneurship, Working |
Hard at work, preparing client demos for TrustWorks, my second serious software startup. This photo was taken just a few months before I made the painful decision to close the business.