About two years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Toward a New Funding Model for Theater”. It turned out to be one of the more popular things I’ve written. Over time I’ve heard from theaters around the world experimenting with the ideas explored in that post. Here’s part of an email I got last month: [...]
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Anna Lorraine Ashworth
November 5, 2011 – 2:38 pm
On October 25th, a little after 10 PM, Anna Lorraine Ashworth said hello to the world. I love her a lot. More photos here.
Slow Clap for Congress
September 1, 2011 – 8:10 am
One month ago, on the night of Sunday, July 31st, I tweeted: Over a dozen people immediately responded or re-tweeted it. Amused by this response, I went to brush my teeth. I believe it was while brushing that the name “slowclapforcongress.com” floated into my head. Here, for archival purposes, is what happened next. Sunday night [...]
My Company Doesn’t Have to Cash Out to be Worth Something
July 6, 2011 – 12:48 pm
Hi. I’d like to take a moment to talk about technology entrepreneurship. First, the context A few days ago, Brian Sierakowski published an exit interview with Baltimore entrepreneur Paul Capestany. Paul (who, alas, I don’t personally know) is a smart fellow who recently decided to leave Baltimore to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams in San Francisco. [...]
Psalm 139
June 30, 2011 – 9:11 pm
For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb. my frame was not hidden from thee, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought… Thy eyes beheld my unformed substance; in thy book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when [...]