In December 2007, I left a cushy job to start a company.That company failed.This blog outlines that story. The Day SeriesTumblr (3.0; @thedayseries)http://thedayseries.com/The Day I found out my cofounder gave himself a raise Trying...<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/15425837?portrait=0" width="400" height="267" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>The Day I found out my cofounder gave himself a raise</strong></p> <p>Trying out something new: video blogging.  What do you think?</p>http://thedayseries.com/post/1215778651http://thedayseries.com/post/1215778651Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:42:15 -0400startupsentrepreneurshipThe Day SeriesMessageSlingfundingconvertible notesconvertible debtfounder equitycommunicationThe Day our investors came to see the officeWe started MessageSling in two places: Scot’s house, and the SnowHo ski house in Killington,...http://thedayseries.com/post/963728807http://thedayseries.com/post/963728807Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:23 -0400MessageSlinginvestorsoffice spaceinspirationThe Day I stopped writing The Day Series I can’t believe it’s been 2 months since my last post on this blog.  Seems I have some...http://thedayseries.com/post/958434592http://thedayseries.com/post/958434592Sun, 15 Aug 2010 14:51:14 -0400The Day SeriesBouldermovingpunchbowlfriendshiploveThe Day I snubbed someone and didn't even remember it I just got back from dinner with a buddy of mine from college named Chris.  We hadn’t really...http://thedayseries.com/post/683762196http://thedayseries.com/post/683762196Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:28:00 -0400ok i gotta ask,messageslingstartupsstartup lessonsfriendsThe Day we turned down TechCrunch for DEMOWhen Scot and I left our jobs to start MessageSling, we didn’t know we were going to start...http://thedayseries.com/post/663456412http://thedayseries.com/post/663456412Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:25:47 -0400techcrunchdemostartupslaunchtelephonyspeech recognitionThe Day I let my first employee goHis name was Robert Paulson.   Just kidding.  His name is CJ.  We hired CJ right out of WPI to be a...http://thedayseries.com/post/592577257http://thedayseries.com/post/592577257Wed, 12 May 2010 10:47:00 -0400startupsfiringfinancingThe Day I found out Randy Pausch DiedFor those of you who don’t know Randy Pausch, do yourself a favor: block off 80 minutes, and...http://thedayseries.com/post/572372415http://thedayseries.com/post/572372415Tue, 04 May 2010 22:28:25 -0400randy pauschlast lecture seriesstartupsbe coolThe Day I (tried to) leave EMC In college I tried to start a company three times.  Twice I entered local business plan...http://thedayseries.com/post/549080620http://thedayseries.com/post/549080620Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:04:00 -0400entrepreneurshipstartupsemcIntroducing 'The Day Series'In December 2007, I left a cushy job at EMC as a Senior Software Engineer to start my first company,...http://thedayseries.com/post/549052134http://thedayseries.com/post/549052134Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:51:00 -0400introductionmessageslingstartupsentrepreneurship