Hello world!

I love the rush - there's no other way to describe it - of creating something which didn't exist before, whether it's a company, an experience, a collaboration, or even better - something I haven't thought of yet.

After many (at times extreme!) twists and turns, I've figured out that the best way to do this - and get to repeat it a bunch of times - is to be an entrepreneur.  This blog is about what's a first-time journey for me, in order to document it and to help me keep up the momentum to continue.  Currently, I am studying at MIT, helping out at an early stage venture capital firm called Founder Collective in Cambridge, MA.  Formerly, I am all of these things: aspiring novelist, interface developer, product manager, street hockey player, and triathlete (I could add 'mathlete', but that would be giving too much away, and we just met).  I love technology, writing, and reading certain favorite blogs - I have always wanted to blog but have never done it seriously.  A friend and I made a pact to keep a weekly blog, so here goes.

Since I've started working on this project, my learning curve has gone into overdrive.  I'm a goal oriented person and the process of starting a company, if nothing else, forces you to learn to embrace and enjoy the ride.  To further that enjoyment, this blog is going to document our experiments, lessons, mistakes and wild successes on that journey, which others have described as a roller coaster.  This blog is going to help me take a step back and take a deep breath and to be perfectly honest, I don't know exactly what it will be about yet.... However, it may include some or any of the following:  advice, useful tips, and resources on entrepreneurship (for example do you know the top university based incubator programs for startups?), tidbits that we learn along the way, and stories of people, projects and companies that I hugely admire.  

As an added bonus, you will have the opportunity to meet a wide-ranging cast of characters, including (but not limited to), my brilliant co-founder, kooky classmates, cheerleaders, naysayers and the entire peanut gallery.  Our company seeks to improve educational outcomes using technology enabled learning and disrupt a few industries, while we're at it.  Of course at this stage, we don't know how it will turn out - so I can't give the ending away yet.  I hope this will become a two-way conversation.... follow me on twitter or post a comment.  I'm looking forward to sharing this journey with you... buckle up and hold on tight - I know I am.