A call for comments!

Hi everyone (or the very few) reading this blog! Thanks! I am wondering if you can comment on the posts please? I kind of check the "view comments" section a lot and I don't have a single comment yet. It's a little sad. They can be general thoughts or interesting stories (applicable to aunts here) or questions or something I did that was stupid or embarrassing... it doesn't matter at all!

Comments

  1. UnknownFebruary 13, 2011 at 2:21 PM

    You're adorable and I love reading your blog (never got to go abroad so I'm living vicariously through you). Love you!
    Hillary (Stires... feels funny having to write my last name haha)

    ReplyDelete
  2. -AnnFebruary 16, 2011 at 9:15 AM

    Hillary!!! How is life being studious and smart and whatnot?! Another summer Pirates tailgate and game needs to happen.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Michael DiBlasioFebruary 22, 2011 at 1:32 AM

    so i've been wondering what the title of your blog means?

    ReplyDelete
  4. UnknownFebruary 22, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    Hi Ann!
    Life for me is decent... lots of studying and less of being smart but I'm getting there. :) I'll definitely be in Pittsburgh this summer!! Miss you!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

SB Part 3: Coltura

Image
The third leg of the vacation was to Coltura (and other places) to spend time with my nonno's family. Coltura is in the Trentino region and very different, with the Dolomites rising up around you. I love this place! Here are the pics...    
Read more

Week 1: Kicking Off and Digging In

Image
I know I’m behind on my blogging, and this is the start of my effort to catch up! Week 1 was relatively insane, busy, exciting, difficult, and challenging. The biggest question in my mind is always “how can we provide the maximum amount of value to our client, and the startup ecosystem, in Budapest?” There are so many opportunities… how do we identify the ones that our client in uniquely suited to successfully tackle? Some background: BEA, our client, is a government (city) agency that focuses on supporting startups with 1) relevant programming, 2) connections, and 3) small loans, e.g. micro finance. On #3, we know that this is important but likely not going to solve many of the “big problems” because the scale of these loans is relatively limited (I will spare you the statistical explanation). #s 1 and 2 are where the real opportunity lies. During our first week we had many meetings with our client and conducted eight individual client team member interviews. ...
Read more

Deploying to Budapest

Our deployment starts in just 2 days! Despite some travel issues (hello, Philly, for an extra 24 hours), I am shortly en route from PHL to BUD. We received our clients and   SOWs about a month ago, at which point we dove into true research and project preparation. My team also had a virtual kickoff 2 weeks ago with our client, where we presented some initial content we developed to refine the overall objectives and scope of the project. I am a little apprehensive about the current scope (we have 3 FT resources for 4 weeks) but during the first week we have the opportunity to further refine the SOW, which I think will be necessary.   Here are some fast facts: Client: Budapest Enterprise Agency (BEA) Client Mission : “… to contribute to the development and expansion of viable, new and existing entrepreneurs based on the market needs, thus contributing to the creation and preservation of workplaces in Budapest and to the facilitation of the economic growth of th...
Read more