Giving back and engaging with communities has been on my mind a lot lately. Since graduating from CU in 2014, I have been enamored by the Boulder and greater Colorado startup community. I owe most of where I am today…
A night with Malcolm Gladwell at Sacramento Speaker Series
Last week I had an opportunity to hear from one of my favorite authors, Malcolm Gladwell. He was speaking at Sacramento Speaker Series and my mom and I were even invited to a VIP meet and greet with Malcolm before he…
Long Time No Blog…
Is it already December? Time sure has flown by the past year for me and as we approach the winter holidays and New Years it’s only natural to think back on the happenings of the past and excitement for what’s…
Introducing the Techstars Boulder Class of 2015
It’s a year later and time for another class of startups at the Techstars Boulder Accelerator. After an amazing year of adventure and learning abroad I was asked to come back as an Associate and help out with the last…
Israel Chapter Closing and Return to Boulder
Today marks my last week in Israel. After 6 months here and almost 3 months in Europe I am ready to make the trip home. During my time here I have learned a lot about Israel, business, startups, politics, social…
Startup Events in Startup Nation
Most people might get sick of 3 consecutive days of entrepreneurially focused events, but not me. Just the other night I was talking with a wise friend about what energizes us; him being 60% on the introvert side said he gets his…
Sea to Sea Hike (Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee)
Israel isn’t the biggest country; it’s even tiny compared to U.S. States but Israel is extremely travel-able. Israel fits into California more than 18 times! They say you can drive from one side of Israel to the other (West to East) in…
Two Languages & Job Training
Staying true to my motto and tagline of this blog, “Learn More Faster”, I continue to challenge myself to learn new things. Recently, I have been brushing up and expanding on my childhood education of Hebrew, learning a new programming language (Python) and new job training.…
Lessons Learned at 3 Meetups in Tel Aviv, Israel
With services like meetup.com, eventbrite & many others it has never been easier to get connected to events in a new community. Where people used to have to be in the right place to see a flyer or newspaper/magazine or posting for an…
Thoughts after 3 weeks in Israel
As I am coming close to my 3rd week in Israel I wanted to take a minute to reflect on my experience thus far. Although I have spent most of my time in the bubble of Tel Aviv, I had the opportunity…