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Reading Time: 7 minutesI might be wrong about this, but when your children start uttering the phrase, “I’m bored,” summer has officially run its course and the countdown to the first day of school begins. Luckily, we made it all the way until the beginning of August before this happened. Coincidentally, it was the same day that I … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutesFor the first time in a while, I’m able to catch my breath and relax for a few minutes. Startup Weekend Iowa City is finally over, and it was an incredible success! But it wasn’t just Startup Weekend Iowa City occupying last week – I was either traveling, presenting, or on the phone with various people … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 5 minutesI didn’t think I’d get to a post before Startup Weekend Iowa City, but sometimes I even surprise myself. I’ve been nose to the grindstone over the last month, but I thought I’d put in an update before the big weekend happens in just a few days. Startup Weekend Iowa City and Cider Finder have been … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutesAnd just like that, summer vacation is upon us. The end of the school year was a bit of a blur around my house. Between the separate dance recitals for both of my daughters, my older kid finishing out Kindergarten, and the mad dash to meet work deadlines, things have been pretty hectic around here. … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutesIn true Midwestern fashion, we transitioned directly from deep winter into early summer, with about a 36 hour-long period of spring. This past weekend, I was finally able to put away the snowblower and start using the lawnmower. I spent almost the entire day Sunday picking up all of the sticks and branches that had … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe weather around here tends to balance itself out over the course of a few years. This year, winter just continues to hang on. I should have expected this, since spring started in mid-February last year. We got about eight inches of wet, slushy snow the weekend before Easter. The snowflakes flew again this past … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutesHave you ever had one of those illnesses that just keeps hanging on? The kind of head cold that makes your skull feel like it weighs 50 pounds? Mucus only stopped with a meth-precursor decongestant, where you have to sign your name and promise not to become Walter White? This was my life for more … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe weather here in eastern Iowa can be pretty tricky this time of year. No two winters are the same around here. Last year, I didn’t use the snowblower at all, because every heavy snow system bypassed us either to the north, through Cedar Rapids, or to the south, through Mount Pleasant. Here in Oasis, … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 9 minutes2017 was an amazing year in my journey through the entrepreneurial ecosystem. There were ups and downs, a lot of great travels, and hundreds of connections made throughout the state and the region. The past three years have created a great foundation for what I’m planning in 2018, and I want to share some of … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 9 minutesWant to compare where I am now versus where I was one year ago? Check out 2016’s Year in Review. What better time than the end of the year to take a step back and look at the progress made over the past 12 months? This is the third “year in review” post I’ve done, … [Read more…]