Two ends of the spectrum. I am so stoked on the direction my company Pagely is going and the progress we are making. My kids and wife are amazing. Being a Dad with 2 small boys in pretty much the coolest thing I could have ever imagined. However, I am so fucking tired. Like sleep … Continue reading The most tired and happy I have ever been

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Unfortunately the post title is a self-descriptive term. A couple days ago I began to think about and focus on my interpersonal relationships. With Sally, and with others. I have arrived at the conclusion, (and by all accounts I am very late getting to it) that I lean heavily towards being a overly self-involved, narcissistic, … Continue reading Selfish Prick

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Meet Jeremy, He is my older brother and is a good guy. He has a few big passions in his life: His kids, Snowboarding, Tie-Dye, and the band TOOL When I say he loves TOOL, he really really loves TOOL, like went to 5-6 TOOL shows this year alone, and maybe 20, 30 in his … Continue reading How I made my older brother cry on April 1st

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Hard Work + time + market timing (luck). – The end

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You followed the directions measuring and adding the proper amount of water to your sauce pan. You gently stir for the prescribed amount of time waiting in anticipation of your pending meal. After a few minutes you begin to think maybe you ruined it as the sauce seems to be overly runny and won’t stick … Continue reading Sauce will thicken

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Over the life of our business Pagely  we’ve seen a few term sheets from potential acquirers (None that we’ve accepted). There are few things I’ve seen in all of them that as a founder stuck out to me. Cash is not really Cash until it is in your hand. We’ll use some made up number’s here … Continue reading Acquisition terms you may see when considering an offer.

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Or healthcare, or stock options, or anything else listed in an employment contract. At Pagely we are a distributed team spread all over the world, working different shifts in different timezones. They are some of the most passionate and dedicated people I know and I am fortunate to work with them. As a business owner … Continue reading Employee compensation is more than just salary

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Let’s play a game: You have two lenses on the table in front of you. If you pick up the lens on the right and examine a random business you see it from the techpress/VC/SV point of view. If you pick up the lens on the left you see it through, I’d argue, a more … Continue reading Looking through the looking glass

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It is pretty telling what sort of business most PE and VC’s are in when they send out blanket lead gen emails. It’s a business for them and startup founders are the customer. Shared this with some friends privately and of course a few got the same blanket email. Hi Joshua, I believe you’ve connected … Continue reading To catch a predator

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A take-away from this great book. A year ago my long time friend Sean Tierney joined our company as our Dir. of Sales. After a few weeks he hands me a book and said something to the effect of “whether you know it or not, this is how you run the company”. I read most of … Continue reading The Authority should reside with the Responsibility.

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Trying to find your style is like a dog chasing its tail. You’re trying to catch something that you already have. I think a good analogy is verbal communication. We speak with each other to communicate. We effectively get our points across without thinking of ,or trying to find, a ‘style’ of speaking. Photography is […]

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There are a lot of places the teach photography in the Washington DC area, but remember, what makes the place worth going to is the quality of instruction that you’ll get. It’s not so much about the place, it’s more about the teachers in the place. Different teachers have different ways of teaching. You should […]

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When you review your pictures on your camera or photo editing software on your computer, you can also review the EXIF data. The EXIF data sticks with your file (your picture) and should also be viewable in whatever photo editing software you are using on your computer. Your EXIF data tells you your aperture, shutter speed ISO, exposure […]

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I talk about the camera as doing three things and, in order to help photographers to begin to develop a thought process behind their pictures, these three things MUST be done in consciously by the photographer .

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I pose that question a lot to the participants during week four of the Introduction To Photography class that I teach in Washington DC. Since photography is a thought process that involves decisions of exposure, metering, focusing, framing, etc I want to know the thought process that went into creating the photograph. It’s good to […]

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Drawing Inspiration – Lauren Grabelle Drawing Inspiration is a series of posts dedicated to photographers who have inspired me. I’ve included a link to their work. http://www.laurengrabelle.com Who are the photographers that inspire you? Please leave your comments and replies below.

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 Click on image to: View a larger version License Use (Rights Managed Stock Photography) Buy a print During the spring and summer,leaves get their green color from chlorophyll, a pigment needed for photosynthesis. As the sunlight wanes during the Fall the chlorophyll moves from the leaves to the main body of the tree to nourish […]

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Washington DC Photography Classes – March 1 – March 31, 2017   Wed 1 Mar 630pm-930pm Intermediate Photography – March 1 Start Thu 2 Mar 1130am-230pm Introduction To Photography-Thursday, March 2 Start Sat 4 Mar 10am-1pm Introduction To Photography-Saturday, March 4 Start Sun 5 Mar 10am-1pm Getting To Know Your Camera Mon 6 Mar 1130am-230pm […]

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Upcoming Introduction to Photography Classes In Washington, DC. Introduction To Photography-Thursday, March 2 Start Introduction To Photography-Saturday, March 4 Start Introduction To Photography-Tuesday, March 7 Start Learn to work your camera. Learn basic photography. Learn to make better photographs. By working your camera in fully manual mode throughout the class, you will become thoroughly familiar […]

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