Tagged…
March 11th, 2008
I was tagged by David Duey to list 8 things people may not know about me…
- I’m a 3rd generation San Franciscan and in fact, all 3 generations were born in the same hospital. It was, of course, recently torn down.
- I have extensive burns on my right elbow. Got burned when I was 9 months old in Lake Tahoe when I yanked a coffee percolator cord. Guess I was lucky!
- My middle name is Harris, named after my Dad’s father Harrold whom I never met. He died when he was 44 and my dad was 15. He survived WWII only to come back home and die 15 years later of a heart attack.
- I’m a competitive cyclist and love to ride both road and XC mountain. I love to train and ride hard even though I’m at a “genetic disadvantage” according to the BCSM. This means I work hard but still kinda suck…
- There was some confusion over my given name at birth, and I luckily ended up with “Ari”, named after the lead character in a book by Leon Uris, “Exodus”.
- My wife Leslie and I were set up the old fashioned way, by our parents. It actually worked out and we fell in love and got married. Now we are breeding so look out people!
- I’ve been involved in startups and tech companies since high-school. I’ve worked for or started 10 early stage tech-focused companies since then.
- I’m a closet DJ – used to play in SF all the time but now just play for my friends once in a while. House, progressive house, techno, breaks, etc….and I don’t take requests. Yes, I have played a wedding but it was for a bunch of ravers
I’m now tagging Todd Vernon, Micah Baldwin, Seth Levine, and Brandon Harper.