Dec 30, 20212022 — Social, Search & a dash (crash?) of CryptoIf I had to place my bets around most-likely-to-be-disrupted in 2022 I’d put my money on search and social. With dash (crash?) of crypto. Search Google owns over 91% of the global search market and anytime you have a single player in such a dominant space you have to think it’s…Social4 min readSocial4 min read
Dec 17, 2021What I learned from 200 LunchclubsI just did my 200th Lunchclub this week (subtle brag) and will finish the year with 52 straight weeks of meetings. One of my 2021 professional goals was to expand my network and in this pre-post-pandemic world, Lunchclub is a great tool for that. Lunchclub’s tagline is “We facilitate casual…Lunchclub4 min readLunchclub4 min read
Mar 30, 2021Lunchclub: Build an intro tool for GmailI was lucky enough to get introduced to Lunchclub by Alyssa Meritt back in October. I’ve been singing the praises of the service that lets you network in an age of no networking for some time now. I honestly think it’s a huge blind spot for LinkedIn. …Lazyweb2 min readLazyweb2 min read
Mar 29, 2021The Roaring 20’s v2.0?Are we about to head into another roaring 20’s like we did post-Spanish flu in 1918? There is a lot of speculation on this and candidly I’ve been skeptical. That changed for me recently. We’ve been in the greatest economic expansion in the history of history. Instead of a massive…2 min read2 min read
Jul 6, 2020Fortune Favors the Bold — Carpe DiemHow many more times will you get an opportunity like this? It happened in 2001. It happened in 2008. It’s happening again in 2020. The economy collapses, a lot of people lose their jobs and then things rebound to something far more interesting. It’s going to happen again and we’re…3 min read3 min read
May 2, 2020Makin’ Bacon — May 2020 EditionIt’s looking like this lockdown is going to last quite a bit longer and as such, I’d like to offer my little bit of love. It’s weird how we go back to our roots. 🙂 I’ve found a great supplier of pork belly and I’ve been busy making a bunch…2 min read2 min read
Apr 21, 2020Another victory in missing the point … way to go PortlandDavid Chang’s Fuku eatery just launched causing a stir (and was subsequently paused) here in Portland this week. It’s working through “ghost kitchens” to deliver spicy chicken goodness. Are Portlanders really up-in-arms or did the local media just poach a few tweets from people to whip everyone up? No clue…Portland2 min readPortland2 min read
Apr 7, 2020Friday Game Night: Cards Against Humanity OnlineSo last weekend we decided to have Friday night game night and do it on-line. This manifested itself as a Google Hangout which we put on our big TV in the living room along with using the “Pretend You’re Xyzzy” service to actually play the game. What you’ll need: Separate…3 min read3 min read
Mar 31, 2020Daily Digital Coffee CatchupWorking from home is kind of rough and honestly I like to wake up knowing I have a *thing* to do especially at an early (ish) hour. I’m proposing a daily digital coffee catchup since we’re all sequestered in front of webcams right now and have things to do so…1 min read1 min read
Feb 4, 2015Why I’m not doing Ignite BridgetownOn January 27th, 2014, I received a manila envelope with a rough, hand-written note in Sharpie saying “Personal and Confidential for Scott Kveton only” that was hand delivered to the front desk at Urban Airship. When I pulled out the inkjet-printed, papyrus-paper page demanding a $1.5M cashiers check to be…4 min read4 min read
