Illumai — the work I’m doing now

illumai biome care system for the hair Illumai delivers extraordinarily shiny, soft, manageable hair, with weightless volume. Invented by an internationally recognized medical scientist, our patent-pending cleanser, XO-70, uses entirely different approach to cleansing: Unlike all other shampoos, which use sulfates or similar aggressive detergents, XO-70 is super-gentle. It removes surface dirt and excess oil,…

Chasing Brian Dowling

I didn’t have any real interaction with Brian during our Yale years.  He was, of course, a star.  I was a lowly hacker-type athlete, blessed with size enough to play in high school but not gifted enough for intercollegiate athletics. Happily, the intermural programs gave me an outlet for some play and for some exercise….

Peachy Kuehn

Does anyone remember Peachy Kuehn? I remember him from Fellows’ Dinners, where, slightly inebriated, he’d hold forth with shockingly liberal opinions — shocking to me because he was an “adult” and my other role models for adults (my parents, my HS teachers) were either conservative or centrist. Imagine my surprise when I got a note…

Business School At Yale

Yale School of Management During the summer between my junior and senior year in high school, my parents took me around to look at colleges.  We stopped in New Haven in July.  The campus was mostly deserted.  I got a map and walked around, eventually walking into a building on Prospect Street (where the Becton…