I was in Los Angeles today for some meetings.
I dragged Rachel along so that we could use the ‘Carpool’ lane and we did the three hour drive up and back from Coronado. Very Larry David.
I have tried not to comment much on the ‘Scooter’ boom that seems to have swept the country until I at least tried one. I did today. I chose ‘Bird’ scooters because I have friends that are investors.
I loved the experience and so did Rachel. She scootered around Venice and Santa Monica and enjoyed the ability to cover a lot of ground.
I apologize if this scooter ride is indeed the ‘top’ for the Nasdaq…
Next up…
A special shout out to Jack Randall who celebrated his 4th year at Robinhood today. He dropped out of college to join the 13 person team. I remember meeting him in his first few days and really being impressed. I called him the Doogie Howser of communications. Here is his great tweet on his milestone:
4️⃣ years ago, I dropped out of college & joined a 13-person startup w/$3M seed, promising to “democratize the stock market.”
In college, I remember setting my alarm at 6am for earnings & getting ripped off by ETrade, so when I read about Robinhood’s mission, I sent this DM.. pic.twitter.com/hBP8VHtfMp
— Jack Randall (@TheJGR) June 21, 2018
Ted Knight had one of my favorite line’s ever in a movie (Caddyshack) when he said ‘…the world needs ditch diggers too’. In an era of founder glamor and celebrity, it is a reminder that we can’t and don’t all need to be founders.
My friend Josh Elman who now leads product and growth at Robinhood said this and it is gold: ‘Find the company you love. Reach out. Have a huge impact. Be like Jack!‘
If you do want to be a founder, I loved this post on the EIGHT criteria for starting a new company.