Bourbon on the rocks with Alex Gold

He’s a bit of a renaissance man, cut from an entrepreneurial cloth of some sort, majestic but resilient.  Alex Gold is 26, and he, like I, is a dual Canadian and United States citizen, a somewhat unusual find.  The Head of Partnerships at Carrotmob, I flagged him down after he spoke at a “Growthathon”.  Naturellement, […]

Swig! Beer Delivery: An Interview with Matt Mireles, CEO.

“Shit’s getting crazy” were the first words out of Matt Mireles’s mouth when we sat down for an interview.  Mireles is the founder of a cold beer delivery service, currently providing liquid courage to select neighborhoods in San Francisco.  Swig! uses an online interface to take payment and deliver beer and alcohol to thirsty customers. […]

Startup Profile: Lucas Royland

He ended his job with the F.B.I., gave away his suits, and donated his truck.  This is the story of how Lucas Royland decided to drop a career in Washington D.C. and came to live in a 50 person house in San Francisco. Royland went to college at UCLA, and worked with the Particle Beam […]