Goodbye, San Jose Flat
Of Advertising and Scaling Up
I have attended the other week a very interesting meetup – part of the “Scale Warriors of Silicon Valley” series (which by the way I highly recommend if you’re into that sort of “thing” – and chances are if you’re a developer in the Valley you are! 😉 ) – and as with everything I […]
Go Earthquakes!
Finally got off my lazy bum and went to watch San Jose Earthquakes play their football at home for the first time. To be honest, it was rather good — the Santa Clara stadium is quite small and intimate and they won against Chicago FC 5-1 — woohoo!
Let’s All Go To Sleep
This is another speech I’ve given in Toastmasters, and it’s part of Competent Communicator manual, Project #7: “Research Your Topic“. As a reminder, the objectives of the project are: Collect information about your topic from numerous sources Carefully support your points and opinions with specific facts, examples, and illustrations gathered through research With that in […]
Silicon Valley Storytellers Toastmasters Turns 1 Year Old
I’ve had the pleasure of attending the Silicon Valley Storytellers Toastmasters group’s 1 Year anniversary this week — and we got a treat with a few inspiring speeches as well as some wicked impromptu ones, as you might see from the attached agenda for the night (below). The new officers of the club have been […]
New Head Chef
All I need is a barbeque and I can cook anything 😀
Product Idea: AMEX Concierge by Text
I have been a big fan of American Express for years, both in the UK and USA — without singing their praises too much, I love the customer service they provide and I love the facilities that they offer if you are an Amex Platinum cardholder. I love all the customer rewards points (yup, you […]
My New Mansion in L.A. :-)
Thank you, Airbnb! 🙂











