The Ugly Duckling
Cyan BanisterFrom being homeless to becoming a VC. My story.
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Sometimes mothers kick their daughters' boyfriends out in the middle of winter.
Patricia, my birth mother, permitted Cuddles to stay with us for perhaps a week before she expelled him from the house during the depths of winter. He refused to leave town, unwilling to distance himself from me, finding temporary lodgings...
Paper Squares and Prison Bars
I didn't want to tell this story, which is precisely why I should. It's one of those tales that lives in the back of your mind, like a forgotten pair of socks in the dryer.
[Disclaimer: This is a true story, but if you're under 25, please...
The cart path
An artist friend of mine gave me some advice many years ago. He told me not to read anything written about me and never listen to anything I said. He insisted that once something was out there, it was gone, and it was no longer you because...
The Origins of Cyan
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A friend texted me recently asking for my PR person's number. I laughed - there is no PR person, media strategy, or calculated rollout. What's happening is something far more organic and, I'd argue, meaningful.
The Ug...
Tim Ferriss interview
Welcome Tim Ferriss fans!
I wasn't expecting to go on The Tim Ferriss Show. It was a quiet wish I had carried for years, a secret dream I hoped to someday earn through hard work and perseverance. When the invitation arrived out of the blu...
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