The increase of crime in Atlanta has been the main issue going back well beyond last year’s Mayoral race and continues to be front and center in all Atlanta issues ranging from the upcoming Attorney General race to the Buckhead secession movement. Outside of New Orlean and Cincinnati, Atlanta…
Nearly every political biography I read, somewhere or somehow, one of Shakespeare’s lines, themes, or plots are intertwined. Shakespeare and his plays are like a massive mountain range and each peak is one the 38 plays [https://www.folger.edu/shakespeares-works] he wrote. In my adult life (post-formal education)…
Activists, fanboys, haters, and everyone in between has a thought or two about Elon Musk these days. When you single-handedly construct the transaction to purchase the evolution of the “new town square,” even people who don’t care about electric, self-driving cars, digging tunnels, or sending rockets to space perk…
The last turn on any wrench, the one where the socket won’t turn anymore is so gratifying. The sense of accomplishment, security, and optimism for whatever source of utility ahead is pretty high at the moment. It could be the hub on your tire or the last fixture on…
There are specific nights and moments in Atlanta that need to be documented and tonight was one of them. Tonight, Mayor Andre Dickens and Tope Awotona (CEO of Calendly) exchanged stories and ideas on stage moderated by The Gathering Spot’s co-Founder Ryan Wilson. The Gathering Spot was packed with…
Wordle, the viral game popping up players’ results in your Twitter feed, showcased some wonderful learnings for the publishing world. Millions of users play it daily. The game’s objective is to guess a five letter word within 6 tries. After guessing a word, grayed out letters are not in…
One of the several weekly email digests curating popular blogs posts and articles included the headline: Always wanted to write? Booker winner George Saunders on how to get started [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/jan/08/always-wanted-to-write-booker-winner-george-saunders-on-how-to-get-started] .I clicked on the link and it took me to a Guardian…
One of the most quoted and transformative blog posts I’ve read to build relationships and fundraise came from Mark Suster titled Invest in Lines, Not Dots [https://bothsidesofthetable.com/invest-in-lines-not-dots-611f36491d73]. I refer this blog post almost weekly in conversations. The premise is simple: when investors write a check, they…