THE DREAM IN ACTION

In October of 2008 I launched a company called SocialDreamium LLC. I started out doing social web consulting work and used the revenues from that to fund the development of our first product. I recruited a co-founder and development team in December 2008 and we “broke ground” on our product just before the New Year. [...]

Today, I’m announcing my plans to close SocialDreamium, LLC. This decision, which came about over the last month or so, was a challenging and complex one. Either way, I’ll tell you that this decision revolved primarily around money, competition, vision, and team: maybe the most critical factors of a successful startup. SocialDreamium was attempting to [...]

On December 9, 1914, disaster struck the laboratories and factories of inventor Thomas Edison. Great geysers of green flame, fueled by chemicals, shot into the air, and the fire departments of eight nearby towns rushed to the scene. Numerous fire fighters and volunteers were overcome, and one Edison worker was killed. Edison’s son, Charles, was [...]