Some Guy's Blog

For those of you who are learning of my existence for the first time, welcome! I’m writing today about my involvement with Charlotte Startup Weekend 2, but I have to start with some of my own background to help you understand why you should be involved as well. I came to Charlotte in January of [...]

In the next two weeks, I expect the following events: I will speak at Ignite! Charlotte for a second time, this time in front of a sold-out Neighborhood Theater. My wife Megan and I will have a pre-natal visit and our last ultrasound before the birth of our first child, a son, in April. My [...]

Thank you for your coverage of the regional conference scene in Charlotte in your piece “Rhetorical Revolution“. This piece touches on some very important areas for the future of Charlotte’s technology culture. To critics of BarCamp labelling its content as “elitist b.s.”, I claim your position is, to be generous, underinformed. No talks are scheduled [...]

On Nov. 4, my wife Megan and I went to the kickoff meeting for @CollaborateCLT, the latest brainchild of Bridget Sullivan. After cofounding Ignite Charlotte, she pitched a session at BarCamp Charlotte 4 about taking momentum from these “geek-oriented” events into the rest of the year. I have a deep interest in the Charlotte start-up [...]

My back injury kept me away from the disc golf course for quite awhile, but since it looks like the cold part of winter here in Charlotte lasts about three weeks (fine by me!), I got to looking at disc golf courses here in Charlotte and whipped this up. View Larger Map In the interface [...]