Today I had the chance to "Zoom-in" to my alma mater today to give a presentation/workshop to the students in the Virginia Tech industrial design program. My focus was on "entrepreneurial design" — a presentation I have given many times before — I always enjoy spreading the gospel. It all went well, and it was a thrill to see two of my...

Let's take things back to 2002. I was a new arrival in a new city where I knew no one, and the way I got to meet people was through the internet—by reading blogs. It was before Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram...and probably even Flickr, although not by much. I would collect ideas all week for my blog, starting as a list, and eventually craf...