On the flight back from Austin after SXSW last March, I was taking with Jesse about how much fun it would be to have something like it in Madison. We thought it would be cool to try to set something up for the summer. When I got back, I pitched the idea to my friend [...]
Entries from August 2010
Forward Technology Conference 2010
August 30th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Entrepreneurship
Tags:capital entrepreneurs·Entrepreneurship·forward technology conference·madison·madison entrepreneurs·startups
Where Are All The Sullen Teenagers?
August 7th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Political Science & Economics
I went to the mall for the first time in awhile yesterday to pick up a few things I needed for the office. I was immediately struck by how different the employees looked. Walking around, I hardly saw the stereotypical sullen teenagers working at the cell phone kiosks, food courts and clothing stores. The foodcourt [...]
Tags:mall jobs·teenage unemployment·underemployment·youth unemployment
What My Assets Will Become by The Entrustet Interns
August 4th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Entrustet
One of the best things we’ve done with Entrustet this summer is hire 9 interns from the University of Wisconsin. They’ve been a huge help to us and hopefully Jesse and I have taught them a few things too. As the summer winds down, most will be heading back to school, so we wanted to [...]
Tags:dan thompson·Entrustet·rob howard·what my assets will become