Potluck Podcast

In this episode I chat with Aaron Batalion (General Parter @ Lightspeed, Founder/CTO, LivingSocial HungryMachine). We talk about how we learned to code, our first jobs, early chats like AIM, eggs?!, Japan, and finding balance in the world of tech. Aaron writes here: https://medium.com/@abatalion

In this episode I sit down with Ana Arriola (Global VP, UX & Design / Visual Display + Digital Appliances at Samsung). Ana previously co-founded Monohm a company building the anti-phone Runcible. Follow Ana here: https://twitter.com/arriola

We talk about fashion by way of socks, Kyoto, and japanese knives.

Ana's glasses - https://www.instagram.com/kuboraum/

Phnam Bagley (architecture inspired leather) - https://www.instagram.com/eternalluxe/

Jumps

0m54 - Smartwool, athleisure, north face purple label

2m31 - Asymmetric clothing for women

3m11 - Wordnik and the McKeans

3m49 - https://dressaday.com/ by Erin McKean

5m24 - Divka https://www.instagram.com/divkanet/

7m26 - bespoke caps, kyoto

8m44 - 深い (fukai)

10m39 - furniture

13m14s - an art gallery at home

14m8s - japanese knives

16m06 - a knife maker's story

Baze's Blades https://www.instagram.com/bazesblades/Forging a sanmai (3-layer) https://www.instagram.com/p/BGrLCBhMZvP/?taken-by=bazesblades

22m13 - Ana's favorite knife

27m24 - Glasses!

The best shop in Tokyo (Shibuya) Globe Specs http://www.globespecs.co.jp/

In this episode I sit down with Jim Barcelona and talk about instagram landscape photography, a lightweight wardrobe, and photography backpacking.

Barce's ig: https://www.instagram.com/barce/

Barce's website: http://www.bracketthis.com/

Barce's store: http://barce.bigcartel.com/

Eric's ig: https://www.instagram.com/awagakancire

Clothes mentioned in this episode:

ex officio (travel clothes) https://exofficio.com/

marmot (lightweight) http://marmot.com/

mizzen+main (athleisure fabric + dress wear) https://www.mizzenandmain.com/

icebreaker (socks) http://www.icebreaker.com/en/mens-socks

Jumps

5m29 -- @barce on instagram

8m07 100s of Bay Bridge photos

8m36 the two types of instagram landscape photographers

10m17 - consistency key to ig success

11m16 - growing ig followers

13m15 - @barce's viral ig photo

14m19 ig celebrities

17m40 chasing Karl (SF fog) http://barce.bigcartel.com/product/the-bridge-in-fog

21m08 - bay bridge via gg

23m04 - death valley!

24m09 - photos taken with later gen phones, no phone saturdays?

29m24 - losing your photo library

30m23 - simplifying

37m15 - traveling light, packing a 25lb backpack for photography

43m10 - first backpacking trip + finding water in desert

This week I'm in San Mateo chatting with Arin Sarkissian (founder of Jeraff makers of iOS app Well, acquired by LinkedIn) about getting into software development, transitioning from startup founder to a corporate job, transitioning to new things, and Nintendo!

This week I'm in North Beach chatting with Hoala Greevy (CEO of Paubox) about relocating to SF, kayak fishing for marlin, and being a Native Hawaiian in tech in the Bay Area.

Notes:

Moving from Hawaii to SF

Couchsurfing at Eric's House

Hoala moved to SF to join 500 Startups and grow Paubox

Off Topic - Kayak Fishing (Hoala's kayak)

Kayak Crabbing

13:20 - Catching Marlin

20:30 - Native Hawaiians in Tech

The first episode of the Potluck Podcast by Eric Nakagawa.

Today we had a chat with Adam Rifkin and Joyce Park, founders of the Bay Area engineer and entrepreneur meetup 106 Miles.

Links:

Adam's recent post on Happiness and Meaning