I met Simon Collison back in October at Brooklyn Beta. Shortly after, I got an email from him asking if I’d be interested in contributing to the newspaper he was having printed for attendees of the New Adventures In Web Design conference. Needless to say, I was thrilled & honored to get a full page to do whatever I wanted. After listing a few article topics out I... Read more
Cameron Koczon, Chris Shiflett and the rest of the gang knocked it out of the park this year with their first Brooklyn Beta conference. It was a privilege to be there with such a great group of attendees and speakers. Rather than providing step by step “how-to” instruction, talks seemed to focus more on personal experience, candid advice and doing things with love, which I always appreciate. The... Read more
Early in the Summer I had a series of conversations with Phil Coffman about side projects- how they’ve benefitted us, how to balance them, and how much fun they are. Taking the initiative, Phil gathered a group and submitted a panel discussion for SXSW 2011. In addition to Phil and myself, Yaron Schoen, Noah Stokes and Sam Brown have signed on with Josh Brewer serving as our Moderator. ... Read more