Step 1: Find all the parts needed to pitch a tent and lay them out on the floor.

Step 2: Become a forest ranger to perfect the art of pitching a tent. How to Become a Forest Ranger

Step 3: Test out the tent’s resistance to wild animal attacks.

Step 4: Cover the tent to protect from peeking intruders who look to interrupt your slumber.

Step 5: Place the tent in an unoccupied office designated as the “Nap Room.”

As some of you might know, March 8th is International Women’s Day. A celebration of women everywhere and our love toward them. On this day I came to wonder, what really makes us fall in love with them? Oddly enough, the first thing that came to mind is that falling in love with a woman is not so different from falling in love with a startup.

At first there’s the initial spark of attraction. You flirt with the idea that this just might work. You don’t care about the details, you ignore your competitors. All you know is that you have to try it. 

Then comes the crushing period. It’s all you can think about. Night and day, in the shower and on the train. You get sick over it, and you just can’t seem to shake it!

At some point, this turns into full on commitment. Pretty soon your heart gets the better of you and you’re throwing all your chips on the table. You don’t even let yourself look at anyone else. You give up all your time, money, effort, compassion and what is it all for?  

It’s silly to think that we do it all for that significant “liquidity” event. Sure that may be part of it, after all we’re only human, but it goes way beyond that. In relationships as in business we take these risks for the chance to create something bigger than ourselves. Whether we choose to stay the course or decide to move on we know that no matter what, the experience will only make us stronger.

After all - “It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Be it with women or with startups…or hopefully, for our sake, both.

Ingredients

1 Can of Chickpeas

1-2 Tbl Spoons of Tahini Sauce

1/2 Lemon

Appliances

Stove

Blender

Spoon

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Take the can of chickpeas, drain about 1/2 the liquid and add some water so the peas are submerged. Put can directly on stove (if it’s a gas stove then you should probably put it in a pot) and wait till contents boil.

Pour the contents of the can into a blender. Add 1 to 2 table spoons of Tahini sauce (this is going to help make that creamy texture). Squeeze half a lemon and add seasoning as preferred. Blend until creamy, then eat it straight out of the blender!

Please make any corrections or enhancements to this recipe in the comments.

I know what you’re thinking…the only reason Sergei is starting to blog is to have an excuse to use that amazingly awesome URL he just bought. While that may be a motivating factor, it’s far from the driving force behind my decision. The purpose of this blog will be to give people a little bit of insight about my life that goes beyond my Twitter stream, all the while training myself to become a better writer and content creator.

That being said, I chose Tumblr as my blogging platform for a reason. I’ve tried starting blogs in the past, and they all seemed to have a short lifespan. Among them was Seeing Double Blog, from when I was somewhat of an aspiring musician. That blog didn’t survive because, while I love to record and perform music, I wasn’t living and breathing the rock star life, so producing substantive posts became harder and harder as time went on. Now I feel that I have a better focus. I’ve plugged myself in to the amazing entrepreneurship community in Boston and I’m working toward realizing my other true passion that is contriving and building useful businesses. This should give me plenty to blog about.

Tumblr will allow me to easily create multi media posts that can be videos, pictures, quotes, and the traditional block text rants. I think this flexibility will improve my chances of sustaining regular quality entries.

I’ve already learned a lot about blogging from my fellow young entrepreneurs, but I know I have a long way to go. I welcome any positive or negative feedback going forward, and I hope to see you all in the comments.