Got caught up on business matters with my friend and colleague Juan.  During Startical 1.0 , I had yet to meet him in person, but he had this lovely message for me back then.  Juan and I have lived some difficult entrepreneurial struggles together, and have had shared some unconventional business travels together, so I was very curious how he would respond to the question of how he would spend one extra hour per day if he could use it however he wants: I would use the hour for introspection, to work on my own shit, to read, to write and to learn. Juan said he was already making time regularly to do this.  He said it's easy to forget to make oneself the priority.  I definitely agree.  Introspection was part of a key takeaway from Startical 1.0 and is clearly a theme here once again!

...at least according to the fortune cookie! Today the team and I had lunch with a first time tech entrepreneur with whom we've crossed paths at several recent events and conferences.  We were pleased to share our experiences with him and answer his questions.  Not only that, we took away a lot from the discussion and his experiences too! After lunch, I met up briefly with my friend and collaborator Evelyne to plan for our upcoming office move, and asked her the question: what would you do with one extra hour per day just for you? She answered three things: Listen to music, go out for coffee, and pet my bunny. Seems there's a trend where those most committed to entrepreneurship and/or their families would spend their hour on personal development of some sort.  Indeed, it is important to take care of oneself!