vivek wadhwa responds via tc.
I think I understand why Professor Wadhwa is somewhat bewildered by the controversy. I don’t want to act like I’m better than anyone here in Boston. I am, after all, living here by choice. And Silicon Valley is pretty full of itself, more than it should be. There are plenty of idiots there starting stupid companies, just like everywhere else.
But there’s no debate … Boston isn’t even in the same league as Silicon Valley as entrepreneurship goes. There’s lots of data to back up the intuition of anyone who’s lived and worked in both places.
One of the things Pat talks about for Biff Labs is trying to add to the Boston tech scene. I would love to be able to do that.
fred destin weighs in on the vivek wadhwa fiasco.
I love this Fred Destin article about the Silicon Valley vs. Boston brouhaha (clue: there is no discussion) over Vivek Wadhwa’s visit on Monday. It’s balanced and sober. Good read.
cherishing the early days as they fly by.
Sunday will be the three-month mark since Pat, Alex, and I started our work on Biff Labs. We’re now trying to raise a seed round and that comes with a certain amount of excitement/anxiety about the next few months — capital, implementation, growth, pivoting, etc. It’s easy to be excited about what’s coming because I really believe in what we’re doing.
I’m constantly anticipating our growth as a company, but I should also be cherishing these days. It’s three dudes and a dream. We quit our comfy jobs without even knowing what we were going to do; we trusted each other and hoped to do something awesome. I still hope we’re going to do that. But for now, this is really fun — just the three of us doing our thing: messing with each other and figuring things out, piece by piece.
I’ll have what @patkinsel is having (Taken with Instagram at The Paramount)
Alex and his birthday cake from Flour Bakery courtesy of @reedsturtevant (Taken with Instagram at Dogpatch Labs Cambridge)
this is why diets are impossible.
There’s no place like NYC. Those marshmallows look ridiculous.
Because in this city, there are such things as “Hot Chocolate Month.” And on the second-to-last day of this so-called month at The City Bakery, H and I shared a pretzel croissant (delish) with our own cups of Happy Hot Chocolate. Yes, those are homemade marshmallows. And I don’t even usually like marshmallows! How could I say no?
Source: jeannn
Pat @patkinsel loves the red velvet (Taken with Instagram at Voltage Coffee & Art)
Rev during Citylife Music & Community Night (Taken with Instagram at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts)
meat (Taken with Instagram at Blue Ribbon BBQ)
