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I am looking for a paella recipe. Does anyone have a good one?
- drewb123 Jun 9, 2008 06:23 PM
I am having happy hour at my home, I live in Phoenix and it is hot hot hot! for some reason I feel a a huge batch of paella may be fun. I am surrounding my menu around pomagranate martinis and cosmos. I thought this may work.
If anyone has a recipe or ideas of what to serve to 12 people or so I would love to hear.
I use the seafood paella recipe from the Joy of Cooking. It is good, easy, and would definitely serve 12. Do you have a Webber grill? Traditional paella is made on an outdoor fire. I have always wanted to do it that way. So now I have a grill but I still need to buy a good, but inexpensive paella pan for the grill.
Scroll down to recipe #3. This is one of my all-time favorite go-to party dishes.
I usually keep the rest of the menu pretty simple. A variety of tapas for hors d'oeuvres, lots of good crusty bread with the paella, and flan for dessert. It really lets the paella shine--as it should.
There are so many different recipes for paella, I like this one. It serves 6 so you can double the recipe.
Simplified version of the Spanish dish, from Nick Sundberg.
1 Tbs. olive oil
1/2 lb. shrimp, large, peeled and deveined
1/4 C. red bell pepper
2 tsp. garlic, minced
1/4 C. peas, frozen
1/2 lb. chicken breasts, cooked, diced
1 C. chicken broth
1 C. rice
1 C. water
1 C. chicken broth
1/8 tsp. saffron
Add the rice to the water, chicken broth and saffron. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside. Heat the oil in a skillet. Add the shrimp and cook until just pink. Remove with a slotted spoon. Add the garlic and bell pepper and cook until just soft. Add the peas, cooked chicken, cooked shrimp and broth. When hot, serve over the saffron rice.
re: Chew on That
Your recipe does sound fast. I would create the soffrito before adding any material. I actually cook the chorizo and chicken in the pan with the sofrito. I then add the rice to the pan and add the liquid that I have added the saffron two. I cook in the overn and add the sea food during the last few minutes.
this is the recipe I always use (I sub extra shrimp for he lobster...
Have Fun!
re: PamelaD
Interesting that the recipe you link to, Pamela, is word-for-word the Casas recipe that I linked to above, but my link says it serves 8 to 10 and your link says it serves 6 to 8. In the book, by the way, it says 8 to 10, but the most I've ever served was 8. People do tend to take seconds at the least, often thirds.
Hi drewb!
I'm thinking of making paella too - for Father's Day this weekend. I just ordered some Spanish bomba rice (latienda.com), and I plan on using these helpful tips that JoanN posted on another thread:
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re: Rubee
This is for 6 and you can double it. We;ve been doing this for years. Great for a crowd.
PAELLA SERRANO for 6 people
This is from Chef Julian Serrano of Picasso at the Bellagio, Las Vegas.
I saw him do this on Julia Child on PBS and it looked GREAT. (Made it later for a crowd and it WAS great!)
3 live chicken lobsters, about a pound to a pound and a quarter each. This is just right.
6 chicken thighs with skin
salt and pepper
excellent olive oil (we used Goya)
32 oz College Inn low sodium broth in pouch (that's 4 cups)
2 SMALL pinches saffron (be careful. Too much gives a medicinal taste)
3 links chopped Goya chorizo
1/2 medium white onion, finely diced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and finely diced
2 large garlic cloves, peeled & diced
1 medium tomato, seeded and diced (you might want to skin this if skin is thick)
2 cups Carolina rice
18 littleneck clams, scrubbed clean (sometime, try cleaned squid, too)
1 cup shelled peas (frozen is OK)
for serving: some lemon
1) Pull out your equipment: a kettle for the lobsters. A large pan of ice and water for cooling the lobsters, tongs, kitchen shears, a paella pan (Use your Williams Sonoma one with the lid at the house).
Preheat oven to 400F. if not using the paella maker.
2) LOBSTERS: Bring the kettle of water to the boil. Drop lobsters into the water, cover and bring back to the boil. Boil 30 seconds. Remove from water & drop into the bowl of ice water.
3) When cool, twist off claws, twist off the body from the head. Laying the tail flat as possible on a table, cut the tail into medallions WITH THE SHELLS ON THE MEDALLIONS. (This is so the shells will flavor the broth.) Crack knuckles & claws with a hammer so it's easy to eat, but leave meat in shells. Save bodies for another recipe, like bisque.
4) CHICKEN: Either broil it, seasoned with adobo (Ralph's choice) or cut each thigh in half crosswise and season with s&p. Film the bottom of your paella pan with olive oil, set over moderately high and when hot but not smoking lay the chicken in, skin side down. Sear skin side till it's a beautiful golden brown, but the meat is still rare –5-6 minutes. Remove and set aside.
5) BROTH: Bring chicken broth to the simmer in a saucepan and stir in the saffron. Keep hot while you prepare rice.
6) RICE: Take the paella pan –the one you used for the chicken—and dump out the old oil. Add a new film of oil and put on moderately low heat . Saute the chopped chorizo first. Stir in the diced onion and cook, stirring often, until it just begins to take on color, but DO NOT LET IT BROWN. Add diced pepper and cook with the onion for a minute or two, then stir in the garlic. After another minute stir in the tomato. Let cook together for several minutes to evaporate accumulated juices, then stir in the rice. Saute, stirring for several minutes, till the rice is hot and is turning from translucent to a milky color.
At this point ladle in the stock, stirring to mix the ingredients together and then spreading them out evenly in the pan. The stock should just cover the rice --if it does not, add alittle bit more. (Proportions are two to one or about twice as much stock as you have rice.) Bring to a boil and taste carefully, adding more salt and pepper as needed.
7) Place the chicken, skin side up, in a ring about 2 inches from the side of the pan. Tuck the lobster segments around the edge, too, Put the claws in the center of the dish and scatter peas over all. Put dish in the oven and bake for 20 min. , uncovered.
Alternately, cover it with a lid outside on the paella maker and cook 20 minutes.
At the last possible moment, add the clams and wait for them to open.
When done, the rice should have completely absorbed the stock and should appear moist but not wet. The clams should have all opened. If they don't, throw them away.
Let the paella sit for 2-3 minutes after cooking. Garnish with lemon and serve.
re: drewb123
I think of paella as a meal in itself, which saves work on making sides! If you're going to stick with the Spanish theme, how about tapas to start? You could do simple ones like a plate of Manchego cheese, sliced chorizo, roasted piquillo peppers and olives (I found all these at AJ's), and then a couple of cooked ones like empanadas, shrimp in garlic, or mini-meatballs. I'll link below to the tapas party I did this past Saturday, and there are more ideas on that same thread too.
For dessert, I was going to make "Crema de Jerez" which is a gelatin made with chocolate, cream sherry, and milk. There's also the classic Spanish dessert Crema Catalana, similar to creme brulee. There's also an excellent Spanish pound cake called Pastel Vasco that has blackberries (you can substitute with other fruit), is sliced, toasted in butter, and then served in cream. I've also served it sliced with honey vanilla ice cream for a Spanish-themed party. I'll link to that too. It is so good. All these can be made ahead of time.
BTW, I have a great recipe for sangria. It's not authentic as it has vodka in it, but it's from a restaurant in Boston called Legal Seafood. It's delicious, very popular, and we finally talked the bartender into giving us the recipe. Let me know if you want the recipe. It's so good, but is very strong.
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re: Rubee
Thank you Thank You, Thanks... I defintiely want the sangria recipe I am a Vodka drinker most of the time so that works well.
It's a bit personal why i chose to do pomtini's as my drink but I can make sangria too.
One of these days we need to meet in person b/c I know your in Phoenix as well. BTW where do u reccomend getting a paella pan? that my be a good bargain.
Thanks again,
re: drewb123
Yes, it'd be fun to get together sometime! I'll put my email in my bio. Also, we're going to be at the Tapino locavore dinner next week that I posted about - 5 courses paired with wine for $40 pp (Thursday 19). I linked below for the info.
Looking over the recipe for this non-traditional sangria, I forgot that it's kind of pricey for all the different vodkas. It's really sangria with rum and vodka. Although it sounds like a strange combination of booze, it's delicious. If you google Legal Seafood and sangria, you'll come up with all the positive comments. Also, when we serve it at the house, everybody raves and asks for the recipe. It doesn't taste strong, but as you can see, it packs a punch!
4 oz. Bacardi Limon
4 oz. Stoli Raz
4 oz. Stoli Strawberry
8 oz. Crème de peche (peach brandy)
1 bottle Shiraz or similar red wine
1 cup homemade sour mix (I linked to one similar to what I make)
2 oz. cointreau
2 Cups Sprite
Fresh fruit such as sliced oranges and lemons, apple or peach wedges, etc.
I actually don't have a paella pan, so not sure where you could find one locally. I have a big 14-inch Calphalon pan I plan on using. I know Latienda.com has a nice selection of paella pans.
Sour mix recipe:
Tapino Dinner
re: Rubee
Thanks Rubee. I can't make the dinner thursday I will be in California. Sounds fantastic though.
Can I please get the pastel vasco recipe from you I wil make that along the paella and prob my choc mousse as well.
One of my friends is allergic to nuts and the almond extract might not work so well with her. Do you recccomend any ice cream with the dessert. I am most likely feeding 12 so I want to make sure this will be good.
re: drewb123
Have a great time in California!
I found a link to the recipe on line:
I read through it and the only difference I can see is the blackberry compote.
Same directions, but these are the ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 vanilla bean
1 Tb cornstarch - dissolved in 2 Tb of water
2 pints blackberries
2 Tb brandy
The vanilla bean is cut in half lengthwise, and the pulp and seeds scraped with a paring knife and added to the sugar and water in the pot.
The last time I made it I didn't toast it in butter, but served a slice in a pool of cream, and topped with a scoop of Haagen Dazs Hawaiian Lehua Honey Ice Cream. Good stuff!
re: Rubee
Oh, BTW, since you're a vodka fan too.
AJ's has Oliphant vodka - highly recommend at around $15 a bottle. To give you an idea, my husand is a Grey Goose/Ketel/Ultimat fan. I agree, but tend to order Zyr, Stoli Elit, and Hangar One. We recently bought Oliphant on a recommendation, and were very impressed.
It's from Holland so absolutely a bargain right now because most people don't think of Dutch vodka. It's around 14-15$ . Be sure to pick up a bottle (or two) while it's so reasonable.
re: Rubee
For years, I made paella on the stovetop and finished it in the oven in a large saute pan. As long as the handle fits, go for it.
I finally sprung for a Pata Negra pan from La Tienda a few years ago, and it looks great. However, I am sure that I get the same oohs and ahhs that I used to get when I used the saute pan. This is just for my benefit.
re: RGC1982
Thanks for the tip! That Pata Negra pan looks gorgeous. One of these days, I'm going to try to make it authentic with a nice socarrat but I know that can only be done with high-heat outdoor burner....Half of my husband's family is Basque ; )
For now, cooking inside and entertaining 6-10, I use a 14-inch double-handed pan (as in the pic from the report I linked above)
re: joelvenezia
Hi joelvenezia
I linked to the recipe above. We got it from one of the bartenders at the Long Wharf Legal's. It's really delicious, but very strong!
re: drewb123
Hi DrewB!
Yes, I did. It's a GREAT recipe. It's Penelope Casas' recipe for Paella a la Valenciana from her cookbook "The Foods and Wines of Spain". I'll link to my notes (and a few pictures) below. It came out perfect. I was so happy with the recipe, as were the guests : ) Yes, you add the rice dry, coat it in the seasonings and oil . Then before dinner, add the stock, bring to a boil, and bury the meat and seafood before putting in the oven. I also liked how most of it could be done ahead of time. Let me know if you need more specific info. You're going to have a wonderful dinner party!
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re: drewb123
Rubee- Just read you review and saw you bought everything on la tienda....
re: drewb123
Yes, sorry, I ordered the jamon. I couldn't find it at the nearby Glendale AJ's, and I'm pretty sure I checked at the Scottsdale Whole Foods and they didn't have it either.
Re: your chorizo question below, as Ziggylu mentions, Spanish chorizo is different from Mexican chorizo. Spanish chorizo is often cured and traditionally seasoned with smoked paprika. You can find it in links, or a cured sausage looking a bit like pepperoni. (Mexican chorizo is soft and raw and needs to be squeezed out of the casing and cooked. It's usually flavored with vinegar, garlic, and dried chili peppers.)
Here's a pic of the one I like to use for tapas (though this again was ordered from La Tienda)
re: drewb123
Have a wonderful dinner - be sure to report back!
re: drewb123
I havre purchased spanish chorizo in Whole Foods, it is in the counter in the deli-cheese section where they slice to order. The chorizo is pre packaged.
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I would be cautious on this one. Stand by with more stock. I think the rice has a tendency to dry out sometimes, and the last thing you need is a dinner party with inedible or burned rice.
Try the recipe out without the seafood or sausage (cook only the rice) first to see how you like cooking the rice this way. You can always use saffron rice as a side dish the week you try it (at least twice), and you'll have a lot more confidence with the whole dish when you add your expensive ingredients as your guests arrive.
I do Paella's all the time. From 6-8 up to 50 or more.
Look at the receipe's on Spanish Table or La Tienda's site. The key is to get the ration of rice to broth right. You can get bomba rice at Sur La Tab in the Valley along with smaller Paella pans.
I did a great Seafood Paella for daughter's birthday in Scottsdale a couple of years ago for over 30 people. I sourced the seafood at the Ranch Market with some additional seafood frozen at TJ's.
With a meat Paella you would start by putting the sausage and meat in the pan with some olive oil. Sautee the meats and get the good flavor coming out of them. When done add the vegi's, onions and garlic. Cook until the onions are clear and everything is about done. Then dump in the dry bomba rice and coat with olive oil get the rice covered with OO and cook for a bit with all the ingrediants. Then put in the broth. Will take about 45 minutes or so for the rice to get ready to eat.
Easy way to do a one dish dinner. You might want to do a dry run before the big event to practice. I have not screwed up a paella yet though, very forgiving.
re: duck833
Thanks Duck! do you know of any spanish markets besides ranch which is more mexican? that would have rice, spices a strong chix broth that is reccomended?
I have a recipe I am prob going to use got it on this site a year ago....
thx for the advice!
re: drewb123
TJ's is your friend. I saw a bunch of safron at my local one at a reasonable price. AJ's has Bomba rice, Costco is the best deal on Chicken Stock. You also have Penski's (sp) spices in Scottsdale. Sur La Tab has a section dedicated to Paella. I use the Ranch market for the seafood, the seafood stall there is wonderful, have not found anything like it in the Valley.
I buy my sausage at Schrieners on 7th on the way back from the Ranch Market.
re: duck833
thx dowes schreiners have chorizo?
re: drewb123
Probably gringo Chorizo, get the real stuff at the Ranch Market.
re: drewb123
I bought some spanish chorizo at the whole foods in chandler on sunday. (used it for paella on our big green egg. yum). I've also bought it in the past at AJ's. Fresh and Easy carried a good one when they first opened, but like most of their interesting items it's long since disappeared.
re: ziggylu
i plan on going to aj's beacuse i am picking up manchego cheese there too (sale!) now what chorizo brand or type do u rec? is i raw or cooked? I havent worked with it before.
re: drewb123
The spanish chorizo is typically cured and I believe fermented so no need to cook(though I do saute it when I make paella. I also like to saute with sherry for a tapas). . I remove the casing when I use it. I don't remember the brand names. I ahven't bought it at AJ's in a while since I live in the same block as the WF. The one I picked up at WF this past weekend wasn't spicy but sweeter. I prefer the spicy actually but this was all they had in link form, the other option was presliced very thin(not sure if it was spicier, didn't look that closely). It was a good sausage though despite not being spicy, lots of smoked paprika flavor.
If you find jamon serrano locally let us know!
(thansk for the tip on the manchego being on sale, will have to go pick some up as we ate the rest of ours a couple nights ago).
re: duck833
You have clearly got the cooling time down on this one, as well as the ratio of rice and broth. Bravo -- a real professional.
Curious -- do you use one of those outside burners for 50, or multiple pans?
re: RGC1982
I am sick. I have two burners and maybe 10 different pans. I use a 36" one with a triple round burner setup for big tailgaters or parties. Then I have a 32" with a double round burner for a little smaller one. Then other sizes all the way down to 10".
Here's Jacque Pepin's Fast Food version. Knowing him, it'll be great:
Martha Stewart made a very yummy looking authentic one on a show I watched last year. It was cooked outside but can be made indoors. It is very yummy looking, and I plan on making it someday. You need a 28 inch pan and a huge crowd as it is 45 servings. Or I guess you could half the recipe. =)
Just did a test paella Tuesday night on my Weber Kettle. Used a 16 1/2" pan, rated for 10 people, probably would be good for 12 at least. Turned out pretty good, I put the charcoal all around the edges of the kettle and none in the middle. I did not have any sacorate. Perhaps because of the charcoal and I think I used to much olive oil, or the sausage had lots of fat in it. But that is why I test and practice before the big event!!!


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Practice 1: "Sea Fever"
by John Masefield
Read the selection, and then answer the questions that follow.
- I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
- And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
- And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
- And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking.
- I must down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
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- And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
- I must down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
- To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife;
- And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
- And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.
|What is the theme, or message, the author expresses in this poem?
|Hard work never hurt anyone.
|The simple things in life may be the best.
|Everyone should learn to sail.
|There should be freedom for all people.
|What words are repeated to point out the theme?
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|to the seas
|all I ask
|I must down
|In your own life, according to the theme, if you
|work harder, you can own your own boat.
|look around, you'll find simple things that make you happy.
|like the sea, you will be very happy on shore.
|don't have a hobby, you should get one.
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25 2 / 2014
YC Female Founders Conference
Hey everyone,
I'll be speaking at the Y Combinator Female Founders Conference this upcoming Saturday. I'm super excited about it, and I think YC is doing an incredible service to all active and aspiring women founders.
Details about the event can be found on the event website: http://femalefoundersconference.org/
10 4 / 2012
Your worth is not tied to what you do
It's easy to get upset when your job or your company isn't doing well. So much of our identity is tied to what we do for a living, yet it's so meaningless in the whole scheme of things.
If you're down about startup, worried about failing, watch this clip on Tony Robbins' show Breakthrough. This former NBA player gets a stroke, gets kicked off his basketball team, and feels like he's lost a huge part of who he is.
"You are who you are as a man and your worth is not tied to what you do."
01 4 / 2012
Stanford ETL with Steve Blank
I had a great interview at Stanford ETL with one of inDinero's angel investors, Steve Blank. Giving that talk was among the more humbling experiences I've had as an entrepreneur, and it's amazing to see that it's been viewed over 15,000 times.
For a little back story, I've been watching ETL talks since I was 16 years old. I remember going for the first time to watch Martin Eberhard talk about growing Tesla Motors, and I was blown away by how amazing the experience was. "One day, I'd get invited to speak at ETL." But that invitation came only a year and a half after starting inDinero, and I felt like it was premature. The company was still in its infancy, we'd just gone through a bunch of unexpected problems, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Every past ETL speaker had accomplished something amazing — with me being the exception. Instead of pretending to meet that high standard, I thought it'd be more helpful to young entrepreneurs to be completely honest with my experiences, and to share how unforgiving the world of business might be.
Hope you can set aside the time to watch. You can also download the mp3. Big thanks to Steve Blank for giving me this opportunity.
— jmah
01 4 / 2012
Stanford ETL with Steve Blank
I had a great interview at Stanford ETL with one of inDinero's angel investors, Steve Blank. Giving that talk was among the more humbling experiences I've had as an entrepreneur, and it's amazing to see that it's been viewed over 15,000 times.
For a little back story, I've been watching ETL talks since I was 16 years old. I remember going for the first time to watch Martin Eberhard talk about growing Tesla Motors, and I was blown away by how amazing the experience was. "One day, I'd get invited to speak at ETL." But that invitation came only a year and a half after starting inDinero, and I felt like it was premature. The company was still in its infancy, we'd just gone through a bunch of unexpected problems, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
Every past ETL speaker had accomplished something amazing — with me being the exception. Instead of pretending to meet that high standard, I thought it'd be more helpful to young entrepreneurs to be completely honest with my experiences, and to share how unforgiving the world of business might be.
Hope you can set aside the time to watch. You can also download the mp3. Big thanks to Steve Blank for giving me this opportunity.
— jmah
30 3 / 2012
Interview with theDailyMuse
It's been a while since my last update. Company is doing well right now, and I thought it'd be cool to share an interview I recently did with theDailyMuse:
More to come.
- jmah
05 12 / 2011
Understanding Both Perspectives
Over the past few months, I've picked up a fascination for politics and the history of our past Presidents. It occurred to me that every single American President since my birth has been put under extraordinary criticism, and none has left with a pristine legacy. Which means one of two things — either that every President is the idiot that late night TV shows make them out to be, or that being President of the United States is an incredibly daunting and difficult task. While it's more convenient to think the former, I've come to realize the contrary after reading through the memoirs of many of our past leaders.
While in high school, I remember being among President George W. Bush greatest critics. I'd gone so far as to purchase bumper stickers that read "Impeach Bush", and I would debate with my mom about how terrible of a leader he was. I remember her responding, "if being President is so easy, why don't you try running the country yourself!" Being the naive high school student I was, I actually believed I could. My anger towards our then-President grew even more, and I read any liberal commentary and criticism I could get my hands on. Fahrenheit 9/11 was a favorite, and I remember thinking that our President wanted to go to war only for selfish monetary reasons, and I didn't trust that he cared about saving lives. But after spending 18 months on the job at inDinero, I've grown an appreciation for all well-intentioned leaders, regardless of what others might think of them. And the person I now respect the most is ironically George W. Bush.
How could a left-leaning liberal go from being a Bush hater to being a compassionate supporter? For all my life, I had been trapped in a political bubble, limited by the opinions of my peers who had listened to nothing but one opinion: that of the super liberal democrat. There was no chance that I'd hear the second perspective, because none of my classmates or teachers were willing to consider it. But I grew to realize that it was actually the opposite perspective that mattered most. I took it up as my personal responsibility to learn about every decision he made that I felt strongly against: the invasion of Iraq, our use of torture on terrorist detainees, the Patriot Act, the "tax cuts for the rich", his policy on stem cell research, among other policies that I remain ambivalent about. The point of my research was to seek the opposite perspective, and to be open to changing my political opinion should I find truth in this new perspective.
I began by reading Dick Cheney's In My Time, followed by George Bush's recent released book called Decision Points. After finishing both, I was blown away by the candidness of both of our former leaders. I learned that both had considered the opinions of many of their advisors, and that they went through serious consideration before making any major decisions. I shocked myself by reversing my opinion on multiple policies he made that I felt strongly against.
To my own disbelief, I felt compassion for a former President who I had despised for over a decade. Through high school and college, I didn't know how to feel anything other than anger towards our then-President. But from taking only a few evenings to read through the other side's perspective, all of that anger just magically vanished. I came to understand that I didn't have to agree with Bush's opinions. I didn't have to like his questionable leadership abilities, and I didn't have to like him as a person. But as an educated citizen, I felt responsible to escape the liberal bubble that I had grown up in, and to always go out of my way to understand multiple perspectives before giving judgement.
The most difficult part through all of this has been talking with friends and former classmates about this. "Why would you care to read what that idiot Bush thinks?" I've since had to come to the rescue for Obama, who's now undergoing scrutiny for his inability to magically fix our economy. Scrutinizing others is easy, but finding the courage to compliment them is far more difficult. When people criticize our former leaders, I try to pass on the saying my mom left me with many years ago.
If being President is so easy, why don't you try running the country yourself?
31 8 / 2011
Coming up with a business idea
Our friends at GiftRocket put together a very cool infographic on Paul Graham's "Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund". Back in 2008, he put together 30 problem spaces he thought startups should tackle.
inDinero specifically attacks idea #21:
21. Finance software for individuals and small businesses. Intuit seems ripe for picking off. The difficulty is that they've got data connections with all the banks. That's hard for a small startup to match. But if you can start in a neighboring area and gradually expand into their territory, you could displace them.
I remember looking at this list in the winter of 2009, long before Andy and I had even considered applying to Y Combinator. We already knew we were excited about this problem space, but seeing our idea on PG's list gave us extra validation that we were going after a problem that few had solved well. But it is so vague and unspecific that it forces you to still think through the specifics of your idea, and which specific problems you care to solve.
I remember putting together a bunch of finance-related ideas: helping people get out of debt, helping people with their investments, replacing QuickBooks, and we came up with a list of reasons for why each idea was terrible. And eventually settled on creating a financial dashboard for businesses.
If you're looking for a business idea to work on, I'd start with a high-level problem space that you're passionate about, then narrow it down from there.
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26 8 / 2011
Interview at Dorm Room Tycoon
I recently had a great chat with William Channer over at Dorm Room Tycoon, and we talked about everything from product development to improving funnel metrics. He has also interviewed inDinero angel investors Steve Blank and Jude Gomila.
Here's the interview: http://www.dormroomtycoon.com/jessica-mah-indinero-interview-steps-to-great-product-strategy-startup-interview/
08 8 / 2011
How much money should my company raise?
Over the past few weeks, I've come to notice that companies known for raising absurds amount of money are often founded by entrepreneurs who've succeeded multiple times before. Off the top of my head, there's Color ($42M), Flipboard ($10M A-round, $50M follow-on), Adkeeper ($8M A, $35M follow-on 4 months later), and plenty others that raised $5M-$10M before even launching.
At first I thought this was crazy, but I think I finally understand. Building a good software firm is far more expensive than people may think — yes, you could have 5 guys sitting in a living room coding, and that costs virtually nothing. This is how inDinero was just a year ago, and we figured that everyone raising more than $1M pre-launch was crazy. Boy were we wrong…
Ends up that it costs a lot of money to build a real business. You have office expenses, server costs, and employees who would rather not live off ramen-level salaries. Building features takes 3X longer when you're no longer incubating, because you care about testing and reliablity, you're dividing your time between building features and assisting existing customers, and you now care about writing maintanable code. All your fundraising budgets were based around time to develop functionality, and now they're completely wrong. Before you know it, you're raising 2X-3X the original amount you sought to raise.
When I first went out to raise inDinero's angel round, we were looking to raise between $250k-$500k. But since we were getting a lot of competition for our deal, we thought we'd raise more. Before we knew it, we were up to $1M in commitments, and thought we had more cash than we ever knew what to do with. 12 months later, we've realized that this was the best thing to happen to us. As one of our angel investors put it to us, "given favorable terms, raise as much money as possible." His rationality was two-fold: 1) the bubble won't last forever, and 2) startups cost more money and require more time than the entrepreneur ever predicts.
First-time entrepreneurs frequently ask "how much should I raise?", to which most investors respond "enough to get you to the next inflection point, which should be 12-18 months." From a practical perspective, you should raise money in small chunks only on an as-needed basis. But this is flawed thinking. In order to do a successful fundraise, the entrepreneur has to drop everything they're doing, create competition and hype for their investment round, hope that the market doesn't dry up in the middle of their raise, and hope that the amount they raise lasts them until their "next inflection point". The concept of raising money in small batches no longer seems as feasible anymore.
If I had to do it over again, here's how I'd think about the "how much to raise" question:
1 - Create a budget for 18 months of runway. Factor in $5k/month for rent, internet, electricity. Throw in $100k/year for servers, marketing experiments, conferences, travel, etc… Budget at least $80k/employee in payroll, benefits, insurance, and misc costs. (you'll have to budget more if you plan on hiring more experienced talent)
2 - Multiply this number by 2 because it'll take twice as long to execute on product roadmap.3 - Increase the total runway by another 12 months in case the financing markets dry up. (**I believe this is likely to happen)4 - Assume that I'll be talking to investors when I have 6-8 months of runway remaining, which means this so called "inflection point" actually needs to happen way sooner than you think.
The amount you'll raise will obviously depend on how expensive your engineers are and how much revenue you're generating. But if you run this exercise against your original prediction of how much you "need" to raise, you'll find that your intuition is probably off. inDinero's original plan to raise $250k-$500k ended up being $1M, and though I couldn't understand why we needed that much, it ended up being the right thing to do.
My only regret is not raising even more.


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Palace Station will host the 7th Annual Bellydance Intensive & Festival featuring classes for a wide range of skill levels, a vendor area to purchase items like hip scarves and finger cymbals, parties, and two special performances.
Friday night's performance entitled "A Night in the City of Riches" will feature Amaya, Suzanna Del Vecchio and Sharon Kirhara performing at the Clark County Library. Saturday night's Belly Dance Gala will return to Palace Station, featuring performances by Frederique, Jim Boz, DeLois LaDelle and Aubre.
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When: Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009
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Archive for January 29th, 2008
By Thomas E. Brewton
Liberals propose to follow the same game plan that gave us stagflation in the 1970s.
As success with the military surge in Iraq increasingly belies their claim that the war is already irretrievably lost, liberals have changed the subject from Iraq to the economy and the rising possibility of a recession. Liberal Republicans and Democrats, as usual, prescribe Federal deficit spending and higher taxes on "the rich."
That is the doctrine of Keynesian economics, which advocates consumer spending as the exclusive highway to full employment and prosperity. According to Keynes, consumer and business savings must be offset by massively increased Federal spending. What the money is spent for doesn't matter; just flood the market with money created by bookkeeping entries at the Federal Reserve banks.
Keynesian economics failed to end the Depression. Its repetition, as we saw in the bitter experience of Great Society stagflation in the 1970s, discouraged investment in projects of long term value and led to speculations that promised high rates of return in the short-run.
For example, during the 1970s stagflation, is was only marginally profitable to build rental apartments, because the rate of return on those investments was far below the inflation rate. What occurred, instead, was an unprecedented boom in hotel construction, because room rates could be increased every day. By 1980, there was a shortage of rental apartments and an oversupply of hotels.
By Warner Todd Huston
The west's current battle with radical Islam has revealed the worst in both the west and the world of Islam. Obviously from Islam we have seen the intolerance, hatred, oppression and evil in its nature. But, from the west we have seen revealed the hollowness of its soul and a complete lack of self-regard as so many western nations allow the evil of Islam to attack them from within as well as from without. The west has lost its spine to stand up for its own principles, in fact has thrown away all pretext that it even has principles worth preserving.
Ben Franklin is reported to have said that for the American people the Founders had created a Republic but he added the caution "if you can keep it." By that he meant, of course, that it was up to future Americans to maintain the system grounded upon the first principles the Founders bequeathed to us. The same can be said of any society for if a society throws away or strays too far from its beginnings it becomes a materially different entity. Now sometimes it's a good thing when a society strays from its genesis, to be sure. Leaving behind certain prejudices, rectifying the suppression of ideas or ending the oppression of minorities is the mark of a maturing, benevolent society. But, too much change can also be a bad thing. And change merely for changes sake is not a legitimate goal.
This dual reliance on conserving tradition while moving forward to liberalize society is familiar ground for the west in general and the United States in particular. The Founders clearly believed that both liberalization and conservatism could be enshrined in a modern state. After all, the whole thrust of the Founders' ideology was that they were combining a preservation of the best of English tradition with the liberalization of government by the consent of the people and the ideals of religious liberty.
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hey guys,
sorry I've been out of touch. things are really amazing here, making a tv show and all.
I miss you guys. I'll post pictures soon. I got to meet the yeah yeah yeahs and hang out with them backstage. It was amazing.We played the west end and bombed. And Julien Barrat from the Boosh has officially agreed to play Stone M.P. It's been an amazing few days.
I'll post pics soon - but they're all on my camera, and my iphone is not activated here so I gots no updating power on the go.
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Confessions of former shopaholics
How two people's shopping addictions jeopardized their relationships and finances.
Overflowing closets, jewelry boxes stacked one on top of the other, unopened shopping bags scattered throughout the house -- these are all telltale signs of a person with a shopping addiction. Just as gamblers can't resist a trip to the casino, those with a shopping compulsion cannot stop themselves from frequenting the mall or visiting the websites of their favorite stores.
Although the addictions are significantly different, gamblers and shopaholics both surrender to a vice that can tear their finances apart. The temptation to swipe one credit card after another is hard to dispel, despite the destruction a shopping spree leaves in its path.
Approximately 2% to 5% of Americans have a shopping addiction. For many, the consequences are devastating: More than 1 in 20 Americans have a shopping habit that jeopardizes their relationships or careers, according to a study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
A number of misconceptions surround shopping addiction. Despite popular belief, the Internet hasn't completely revolutionized the way so-called "shopaholics" operate, according to Donald Black, a psychiatrist and professor of psychiatry at the University of Iowa who studies impulse-control disorders. Even though the Web has made retailers accessible at one's fingertips, shopping online doesn't provide the same sensory experience as a brick-and-mortar store.
"One of the things compulsive shoppers will tell you is they really enjoy the shopping experience, and I'm not sure that Internet shopping provides them with the sensual pleasures they're looking for," he says. "They like the sounds, the smells, the feel of fabrics -- you can't have that shopping online."
In addition to varying shopping methods, not everyone with a shopping addiction sees their finances fall apart, since some possess the financial resources to support their spending habits. However, the majority of compulsive shoppers exhibit habits that have damaging effects on their personal lives. For instance, mothers may be hitting the mall when they should be taking care of their children, or people choose shopping over socializing and eventually lose friends.
Much of America's growing number of shopping addicts is a result of Western civilization, says April Lane Benson, author of "I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self."
"Consumption fuels our economy. Materialism is rampant. We think that if you can't buy happiness, you just don't know where to shop," she says. Some onlookers admire compulsive shoppers' ability to spend a lot of money, which can encourage them even more. "A lot of times, it's a smiled-upon addiction," Benson says.
Because of the way society enables their addiction, compulsive shoppers often rationalize their habits. Some think they simply have good taste, which warrants their need to keep up with the latest trends. Others falsely believe they have the assets to support their hobby. Many times, they are overlooking the root of their addiction: emotions that may include loneliness, boredom, depression or the desire to feel empowerment.
Another energizer is the high some shoppers feel at the point of sale. But the rush is only temporary, Black says. Once they go home and see how much they've spent, the euphoria usually disappears. This can lead people to feel "buyer's remorse." Many hide the items -- in the trunk of their car, in the attic, in the storage room -- to conceal their shopping addiction.
"They know what they're doing is wrong and obsessive, and they're either ashamed or embarrassed by it," says Black, "otherwise, why would they hide it?" In some extreme cases, people purchase a bunch of items, suffer from buyer's remorse and return the products, only to come back later to buy them again. Benson calls them "returnaholics."
According to Benson, shopaholics can never get enough of things they want but don't need. Consequently, she says compulsive shoppers need to figure out what it is they're really shopping for; for most shopping addicts, she says it's never the items in their cart.
U.S. News & World Report spoke to two reformed shopaholics who shared their stories of how they developed, grappled, and overcame their addiction (quotes have been edited for clarity and brevity).
Mary Hunt, founder of DebtProofLiving.com and author of "7 Money Rules for Life":
I was probably born with the propensity to become a shopping addict. I think it's a temperament. I wasn't able to practice it because I grew up in a very frugal family and didn't have the means to shop for things that weren't needs. So as a child, I always dreamed I was going to be rich one day and be able to spend money freely.
When I left my home in Washington to go to college in California, I got away from the tightly regulated life I had. The first thing I did was get a checking account. I had discovered a way I could spend money I didn't have by writing checks. I suppose deep down I knew it wasn't right, but it was exhilarating and satisfying. It gave me a high, a buzz, the feeling that I could get away with anything.
If I bought shoes at Nordstrom's, I'd have to buy a pair of every color. I felt the salespeople were looking at me and thinking, "Oh, how I'd love to be her and live this wonderful lifestyle," and that made me feel important. I had the same fantasy when I got my first gas card and had the option to go through full service. While they'd fill up the car, I'd sit there and think, "Wow, this is what the queen of England must feel like. I have a host of people waiting on me, people tending to my carriage." I knew it was just a fantasy, but it was what I wanted. Of course, if I was with a friend I wouldn't buy anything. You never want to practice your addiction in front of someone.
By the time I got married I had access to credit cards. But after a while, I had this moment where I realized I was affecting other people's lives -- my husband's and my kids'. I didn't want to disappoint my husband. I told him time after time that I wouldn't go on another shopping spree. I'd cut up the credit cards and close accounts, but it didn't last forever. The pain of my actions was never great enough to make me give up compulsive shopping; there was always a tipping point. It came to the point where if I was alone with plastic, I was just a disaster waiting to happen. I loved my credit cards. They were my lifeblood, they were my oxygen, they were the tools that allowed me to be the person I couldn't be growing up.
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After 12 years, I had wracked up more than $100,000 in unsecured debt. Even at the worst points, I would blame the debt on my husband for not making enough money to support my spending, which absolutely wasn't true. It wasn't his fault; it was mine. I blamed a lot of people other than myself.
My shopping addiction turned me into an ugly person. A liar, a manipulator. I'd lie to my creditors and my husband, but in my mind I wasn't lying -- I was just being creative. I thought I was buying myself time to be able to pay the money back. But what was I thinking? I would have had to rob a bank to pay it all back.
Once I admitted to myself I had a shopping addiction, I was able to take a step back. I realized that who I am isn't measured by what I have or what I can buy. I had to realize materialistic things are the bane of my existence. I had to realize that I had a lot more control than I thought I had.
It took me 13 years to pay back more than $100,000 of unsecured debt, but I did it. To get back to point zero, I used a flow chart that I tucked into my wallet. I told myself I'd be adult enough to ask myself these questions before buying anything that costs more than $20: Do I need it? Do I need it today or can I wait? Do I already have something that would work just as well? If, say, it were an outfit for a party, I'd ask myself if I already have clothes I could wear to the occasion.
I used to be a mall rat; I'd go and just wander around. To change my habits, I started mapping out where I would go in the store to get what I needed. It was almost like I was putting on virtual blinders. I'd also park in front of the store, rather than just in the general parking lot. I'd walk in, buy what I needed, and walk straight out.
Talking about my addiction at first was hard -- very hard. It was difficult for me to admit it, then it was rewarding to be able to help others, but now that I've done it, I feel talking about it has helped me the most.
Avis Cardella, author of "Spent: Memoirs of a Shopping Addict":
I think it started when I was in my mid-twenties, after my mother's untimely death in 1989. The store became a comfortable place for me. It reminded me of my mother, because I had gone shopping with her since I was a child. I also found I could displace my depression and transfer it to the product. I could get excited about seeing something, think it would make me happy or change my life, so I'd buy it. If a situation was difficult for me emotionally -- say, I was having a bad day or work wasn't going well or I was feeling lonely, I would end up running to a store.
I'd go into shops and fall into a trance -- into this kind of heightened shopping experience. I often felt excited, agitated, and even my palms got sweaty. I was somebody who loved to be in a retail environment. The whole idea of being around things and seeing them and touching them, it was a whole sensory experience.
I was always looking for shopping to be replenishing. When I felt empty inside, shopping was a temporary way to feel full again. I was a solitary shopper. I didn't want my friends to see me in that kind of environment. I was not somebody who enjoyed shopping with girlfriends. I saw shopping as an emotional, private moment for me.
I don't think I was able to carry on a romantic relationship during that time. I wasn't being honest about how I was spending my time or my money or what was really bothering me. I had a relationship where I had a boyfriend who started buying me things, and I ended it rather quickly because I saw it facilitating my shopping addiction and I didn't want that in my life.
It was extremely difficult to come to terms with the fact that my shopping addiction was basically a means of running away from something I had to face. I had to get at this from the root. One of the first things I did was acknowledge the connection between my shopping addiction and my grief over my mother's death.
I went to a credit-counseling program and eventually cleared up all my credit card debt. After that, my goal wasn't to just say, "Ok, I'm never going to shop again." Some people say they're going to cut up all their credit cards. I think it's easy to do that at first, but in the long term, you're not really getting at what it's all about.
I needed to relearn how to shop in a more mindful way, because I wanted to take back control and learn how to like shopping again. I had to realize it had gotten to the point where I actually hated shopping because I knew it was the source of a lot of anxiety and problems in my life.
Recovery wasn't easy. When I wanted to go shopping, I'd try to occupy my mind and my body in other ways. I would go outside and take long walks; I like to be around nature. The outdoors are a much healthier place for me than the mall. Being more "present" in the shopping environment took a lot of practice, patience, and time, but eventually I managed.
I can say honestly in the last 10 years I don't have a shopping problem. I've reclaimed my power over shopping and my self-esteem.
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Such a shame. Otherwise she was an intelligent beautiful woman who was terrific company and would have made a great partner irrespective of who she ended up with. Last I heard she had gone through 3 marriages and was working on destroying a fourth.
Remember brains you are born with, so if have none, get help early!
It is chocking that this is a story!
I have never cared about shoes on any employee or for that matter after being to thousands of companies at top level, have never once looked at anyone's shoes, except if they were required possibly to have on safety shoes--and most shoes are not really "used" for the job unless prostitution--as in butt wiggle. AND I have never hired any employee with IQ under 120.--So you could say that it goes hand in hand with a real job! If you find at my level you need new shoes every day, run as fast as you can, seriously.
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BOCA RATON, FL - Junior Graig Badger (Union, NJ) went 4-for-5, including his first career homerun and sophomore Jeff Frazier (Toms River, NJ) was 3-for-4 with a homerun, two doubles and 4 RBI to propel Rutgers past Harvard, 15-6 today in Boca Raton, FL. The Scarlet Knights collected a season-high 21 hits and received outstanding relief pitching from freshman OJ DeChristofano (Pequannnock, NJ), who earned his first collegiate victory, to finish their trip to Florida with a 3-3 record. With the win, Rutgers improves to 4-10, while Harvard falls to 3-4.
Rutgers scored two runs in the first on Frazier's homerun and added two more in the third when freshman Johnny Defendis (Staten Island, NY) tripled to centerfield and scored on a double from Frazier. Frazier then scored on a single by Vinny Esposito (Middletown, NJ). Leading, 4-1, heading into the fourth, Rutgers added three more runs in the fourth, highlighted by RBI singles from Steve Normane (Point Pleasant, NJ) and Mike Bionde (Pompton Plains, NJ). Harvard closed the gap to 7-4 with two runs in the fifth inning but RU scored a combined six runs in the sixth and seventh innings to cruise to its second consecutive victory. During its five-run seventh inning, Rutgers received back-to-back homeruns from Badger and Defendis.
Rutgers, which received at least one hit form each of its nine starters, benefited from three hits by Espozito and two each from Matt Wolski (Hamilton, NJ), Nick Cerulo (Woodbridge, NJ), Defendis and Normane.
DeChristofano (1-2) pitched the final 3.1 innings, allowing two hits and one run. He struck out a career-high six batters. RU starter Shaun Parker (Westampton, NJ) lasted four-plus innings and allowed four runs on nine hits. Freshman Bobby Acampora (Ocean Twp., NJ) allowed one run in 1.1 innings of middle relief.
The Scarlet Knights return home and will face Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday in Teaneck, NJ.
Be sure to check back on scarletknights.com for greater detail on Rutgers' final two games, as well as the final two entries of Steve Normane's diary, on Sunday morning.