Daily Archives: July 16, 2013

Hazmat Suits And An East Harlem Bookstore: Behind The Making Of Our Web Series, Funded

Posted on July 16 2013 by Baratunde Thurston

Two down, eight to go. That’s our progress bar for shooting the web series we’re making with AOL about successfully crowdfunded businesses. A few weeks ago, we went up to East Harlem to visit Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore. It’s the only independent bookstore in East Harlem …

What, Don’t All Startups Spend A Week In The South Of France Within Their First Year?

Posted on July 16 2013 by Baratunde Thurston

Leaping precariously across the 18-inch gap between the dock and the untethered ramp to a party yacht rented by a 22 year old CEO and his delegation of American college students studying abroad; Nearly ordering iced coffee from the hotel bar before realizing that the price, 12 euros or nearly …