David Vivero

Had a lunch meeting with business school classmate (and now VC) Kent Bennett today at B&G Oyster in the South End. I have no interest in eating Oysters, and I still had an incredible meal. I highly recommend stopping by for lunch if you’re in the area.

The guy holding the US flag at the Olympic opening ceremonies is a Sudanese refugee elected by the rest of the team. Great story.

I’m eating lots of peanut butter, Easy Mac, and cereal as we clear the pantry before the big move. I’m the human garbage disposal this month

I just learned I’m having dinner with @a32b and his lovely fiance after class tonight, and I’m extremely happy about it.

Raise more capital than you need: every assumption in an excel model *mutiplies* variability, and all startups have assumptions galore.

My dog is a complete snob. He will spit out dogfood pieces that don’t seem fresh/crispy. Wolf, don’t be that dog.

Congrats, @Rajil!

Get paid for your old useless gadgets.

They’re useless to you, but someone out there would love them. And you don’t have the time to manage a days-long auction.

I’m now a big fan of Gazelle, a venture-backed company that seems to arbitrage old electronics on eBay. You go through your old drawers looking for unused cell phones, iPods, computers, cameras, etc. They’ll estimate a no-haggle price and pay you that amount without having to go through an auction on eBay. Then they’ll send you the packaging for your electronics and you pop it in the mail.

I’ve got $53 coming to me for my old Motorola Q and Nikki’s old LG Fusic phone. And it took me about 2 minutes. I heartily recommend it, especially if (like me) you’re moving soon and want to clear some of those drawers fast.