What Makes The New York City Startup Sector Special?

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Fred Wilson, the venture capitalist, is our feature guest at Clickable‘s Interesting Cafe this evening.  In preparation for his talk on what makes the New York startup sector special, Fred sought community feedback through various posts (here, here and here) and on a wiki (here).… Read the rest

Destroy Elmo’s Castle

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Since we were rained in today, Julian and I built a castle out of blocks for his Elmo action figure. Julian is mechanical and proud of his creations. Nonetheless, a castle of blocks is meant to be toppled. Below is video of this carnal tendency.

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New Camera/Video Gear
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Btw, I shot the above picture and video with the new Sony CyberShot DSC-TX1, on loan from Sony as part of the DigiDads project (disclosures here).… Read the rest

On Grandparenting (With Edd Kalehoff)

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What does it mean to be a grandparent? I never thought much about that question until Laura and I turned our parents into grandparents with the birth of Julian. Julian is now two and his sister Celeste is one. My ability to observe their relationship with their grandparents has enlightened me in my role as both a parent and child.… Read the rest

First Baseball Game

Julian and Max at Mets versus Nationals.

I took Julian to his first baseball game on Saturday: the Mets versus the Nationals, at Citi Field in Queens. Julian enjoyed the game. He sat and watched the (relatively quick) game, all two hours, and clapped along with the rest of the fans. We enjoyed some Edy’s Dibs ice cream nuggets on this perfect Fall day.… Read the rest