Category Archives: Daily

I’m packing up my apartment and departing NYC tomorrow. As always, it’s been fun. I’ll be back to visit. I’ll learn of my business school outcome by the end of May. If I get in, my nomad road has come to an end. If not, I have some serious thinking to do. In the meantimeContinue reading “final day”

Are we a subscription business? A gag gift? A last minute purchase in the checkout line? Are we going to setup a commission program on college campuses targeting fraternities? Are we going to focus on tik tok content? Are we going to push hard to get into grocery stores, convenient stores, or supplement stores likeContinue reading “identity”

Always be selling. I think selling/promotion is one component of the entrepreneurial matrix where I struggle mightily. The act of self promotion makes me feel quite uncomfortable. I can usually force myself to promote my products sporadically, but I’ve never been able to systematically promote anything. Interestingly I’m at a point with both Manly NutsContinue reading “a.b.s”

I went to The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in battery park yesterday (thanks DF for bringing me). Their main exhibit was closed but we still spent over an hour in the auxiliary one. On our way out we stopped in the gift shop where I spied a copy of Night, which I haveContinue reading “perspective”

I cycle through periods of weeks when I do essentially 0 programming, and then attempt to dive back into a coding project and find that my coding ability has withered away. After several hours of hitting my head against the wall, I usually find my stride, but this pattern has become fairly consistent. One clearContinue reading “cold start coding”

Technically this is my 109th post on Robbie.Life. That feels pretty wild to me. It is kind of interesting that I don’t have any goal w/r/t this blog, but I guess I enjoy writing (mostly spam) enough that I continue to do it. Onwards and upwards.

As someone who spends much of the day alone in my apartment, it is always energizing to get out into the real world and have quality discussions with quality people. I used to think of myself as pretty introverted, but in hindsight I have always been part of communities that helped me to learn andContinue reading “the importance of in person conversation”

My brother sold the first couple bags of Manly Nuts at WashU yesterday! We are live. I should receive the nuts in New York later today, so if you’re local and want a bag let me know.

I used to tell people I loved the winter, and to some extent I still do. Skiing is one of my favorite activities. I like the way snow settles on sidewalks. Winter provides many moments of serenity. But frankly it’s the end of March and NYC continues to deliver windy, 30 degree bullshit every morning.Continue reading “winter”