Originally published on Medium on Jan 7, 2020. Back in 2009, I was a volunteer tax preparer with New York Cares. One evening a week from February through April, a dozen or so volunteers sat in a room on Mulberry Street. Families waited for hours to meet with one of
In which a startup founder learns how to make good use of legal advice. Originally published on Medium in 2016. First-time founders find themselves doing many, many things for the first time. One of them is hiring a lawyer. Articles of incorporation, bylaws, intellectual property assignments, stock purchase agreements, customer
What high-speed bike racing is teaching me about startups. Originally published on Medium, July 30, 2014. I honed my drafting skills — forty windy predawn miles at a time — on SF2G and practiced standing starts after every red light in New York City. Now, I’m an amateur racer at the