Stay Clean Sponge by Kuhn Rikon.
One of the everyday items least likely to see real innovation? A sponge.
Cleaner than your typical sponge, this non-porous silicone dish scrubber dries fast and won't harbor bacteria. Fun and flexible, the scrubbers are tough too, incorporating more than 5,000 bristles for cleaning dishes and countertops.
Nice work, Kuhn Rikon.
Exciting project.
As a long-time entrepreneur, I’ve signed a half-dozen or so leases throughout my professional life. Every lease has a price per square foot and minimum 3 year term. One was actually a five year term. Two required a personal guarantee. All memorialized in an overwhelming and incredibly "over-legaled" lease document.
That approach is not supportive to the small business community.
As a result, I can honestly say that I have a real disdain for the real estate industry.
Signing a long-term lease for property is an incredibly antiquated, anxiety-filled, relic of a process that puts all the control in the hands of the property owner.
Ask any small business owner and they’ll likely say the same about their experience with commercial real estate. It’s exactly what a small business startup doesn’t need.
The industry is ripe for disruption and although leaders like WeWork and Industrious are making some interesting moves for tech and creative startups, they unfortunately still don’t solve the problem of how we support storefront, retail startups.
I’d like to help solve this problem.
Logo, brand development, website design, messaging and more.
Putting the finishing touches on this project.
(Logo not a part of this project.)
Fried olives with marcona almonds at our fave, Rigsby's Kitchen.
I'm writing this while waiting for a local entrepreneur who requested a meeting with me - he's running 25 minutes late.
Asking for an hour of my time is like asking me for money. Free money. When I do client work, I charge $250/hour. I'm now 27 minutes in and have about $112.50 invested in this coffee meeting. That hasn't started yet.
At least the coffee is good.
“It’s like having your own private roller coaster.” - Elon Musk
The official car of today, one of the raddest days in our Nation's history.
#MarriageEquality
Ohio Business Week is a six day learning experience designed to teach high school students about entrepreneurship. The weeklong event teaches ten teams of students how to create a company and at the end of the week, the those ten teams present to a panel of judges as well as exhibits at the OBW Trade Show. www.ohiobusinessweek.org
Our latest and perhaps most exciting partnership at AboutOurWork.
"4,000 miles from Switzerland, a new gold standard in watchmaking is being built in Detroit."
New York Times, Sunday, April 5, 2015
"Apple has always had the discipline to make the bold decision to walk away. We walked away from the floppy disk when that was popular with many users. Instead of doing things in the more traditional way of diversifying and minimizing risk, we took out the optical drive, which some people loved. We changed our connector, even though many people loved the 30-pin connector. Some of these things were not popular for quite a while. But you have to be willing to lose sight of the shore and go. We still do that. "
Tim Cook on how Apple maintains focus even as they continue to do more and more.
North of Brooklyn Pizza. Based in Toronto. Clever.