http://cortlandtjohnson.com dartboston lifestyle Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:12:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Michael, Debra, Nicolas and I landed in St. Louis a day before our latest regional promotion's campaign called the Jay Wolfe Toyota Race for the Ride to turn St. Louis into a frenzy and give away a brand new Toyota! Alright before I get into all the fun I bet a ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/test/ 'Never late for an appointment Salmon Chase had no patience for the sin of tardiness which stole precious minutes from the life of the man left waiting.' - Said of Salmon Chase (6th Chief Justice of the United States and Treasury Secretary under Lincoln) in Team of Rivals by Doris ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/never-late-for-and-appointment/ If you are a young entrepreneur bootstrapping a start-up in Boston your last thought should be about finding office space.  Personally, thanks to a lack of funds for renting an office or getting a desk at a co-working space, I've spent my fair share of time finding the most productive ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/my-favorite-4-work-locations-in-boston/ DartBoston hosted a Rule53 episode last night with guest Alan Khazei and Ashli Stempel.  The conversation centered around the topic of social entrepreneurship and what young social entrepreneur, Ashli Stempel should be doing to get her venture, PULSE off the ground. (You can catch the interview in full on the ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/impressed-with-alan-khazei-on-rule53/ One issue that has been killing me lately is how people attempt to schedule meetings with others via e-mail. I love meeting new people especially those that are doing things they are passionate about.  Many people I try to schedule meetings with are a lot higher on the foodchain than I ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/3-keys-to-scheduling-a-meeting-via-e-mail/ Two words for you... Energy and Optimism. I have this theory that by exuding energy and optimism in a situation one will always leave a memorable impression. Whether you are looking to connect with an exec or simply trying to interact with someone at the bar, E&O is the key ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/its-all-about-the-e-o/ On October 9th, I along with other members of the DartBoston community are going to be taking on THE QUEST for innovation.  THE QUEST is a high tech scavenger hunt all around Boston celebrating the long history of innovation and entrepreneurship that has taken place in this city. Participation in THE ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/the-quest-for-innovation-this-friday/ I had never been to the Roger Smith Hotel before but from what I had heard from Alexa, Thomas and others was that this is the place to go for social media enthusiasts.  Well let's just say the hotel doesn't disappoint, especially the Hotel bar Lilly's. Thomas and I spent the ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/paul-alan-wingman-making-drinks-at-the-roger-smith-hotel/ If you haven't met Emmi Sorokin yet, from It's A Man's World you are definitely missing out.  Aside from her constant smile and brutal honesty (which I love) she makes every encounter a fun and memorable one. Tonight Emmi and I headed to H&M on Newbury St to go through phase ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/fun-with-emmi-bostons-male-image-consultant/ There are a bunch of us working hard in Boston to get our respective start-ups going.  I'm working on DartBoston, trying to get another start-up going and working part-time at Biogen to make extra cash.  So naturally we had to take a trip to Milo Vineyard in New York's Finger ... http://cortlandtjohnson.com/coming-up-for-air/