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[KR 0004] Sasha Eslami: Saying “I Do” to a Startup Life

The Kindred Road Conversations have taken a backseat to some other projects as of late, but I have an awesome guest for you today: a young, ambitious entrepreneur named Sasha Eslami. Sasha’s been hard at work on his third tech startup, Wedding Snap, a photo sharing website dedicated to weddings that integrates with both iPhone and Android smartphones. Getting fun, candid photos from your wedding has never been so easy! I think Sasha’s idea definitely has some legs to it, and I have a good feeling that the third time around for Sasha is, indeed, going to be a charm. Sasha [...]

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Mark Rapacz (Muddin' and climbing rope, Living History Farms cross country race, November 2011.)

[KR 0003] Mark Rapacz: Ruminating on Writing, Running, and Buffalo

by Mike in Conversations, Running, Writing

Writing and running: There isn’t a whole lot of glory or recognition to be had in either of these pursuits. After all, the world likes money … and Hollywood … and football. The writers and runners of the world? Well, they’re generally left alone to toil away at their respective crafts in anonymity, outsiders in a society that doesn’t understand their quirks or value the simplicity and beauty of their pursuits. No matter. Simple pleasures are enough to sustain a writer or a runner: a sentence that sounds right, a run that feels right — these things are heaven on earth [...]

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Zach Marx (on top of the Great Wall of China)

[KR 0002] Zach Marx: Around the World in 80 Couches

by Mike in Conversations, CouchSurfing, Travel

Zach Marx is a man with lots of plans, but one of his plans in particular caused him to buy the domain name 80couches.com one year ago: He’s going to CouchSurf around the world and write a book about it. With a tangible brand and an ever-developing backstory behind his plot, Zach is due to depart in about 18 short months and is currently busy dreaming big and saving money while living the life of an expat in Korea. As a former coworker of mine, I can attest to Zach’s thoughtful commentary on a wide range of topics, and given his ambitious upcoming [...]

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[KR 0001] Bryan Skavnak: The Happiest Golfer

by Mike in Conversations, Golf, Happiness

Back at the end of November, I wrote a post titled “It’s not about me,” in which I mention that I want to make a point of having conversations with people and sharing their stories here on Kindred Road — not just famous, influential people, but anyone who’s interested in engaging in a conversation (contact me if you’re interested!). The idea is that we all have a lot of interesting stories inside of us, but most of us never get the opportunity to share them in a spotlighted, featured way; I think more people should be afforded the opportunity to [...]

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