This past April, my buddy Matt Glazier a.k.a. Matty Leftovahs (of the infamous Roman Restaurant Bible) called me and asked if I had any interest in going on a road trip of epic proportions. 8 days of driving around an unexplored part of the country, taking in some great nature, and eating at the best …
Category Archive: Chile
What’s in a Dorito? (Hint: MSG and more fun stuff)
The other night, my friend Ken opened a bag of Spicy Sweet Chili Doritos, and insisted I taste how “epically sweet and spicy they are.” I tasted one and it was a done deal. Not since sweet, sweet South Park have I been so elegantly addicted to something. Half-jokingly, I glanced at the ingredients, presuming …
Punishing failure and the ramifications on entrepreneurship
On just the first day here in Santiago, Chile, I had a very interesting conversation with a thoughtful Chilean businessman about the cultural difference between the U.S. and Chile regarding the punishment of failure. He explained to me that the biggest impediment for entrepreneurs in Chile is the fact that Chilean culture harshly punishes failure …