Lessons Learned as a Founder and CEO

When I started Afolio, I had no idea just how transformative this journey would be, and once I jumped in, I never looked back.  The experience of starting something new, finding great people that shared my values and vision, and working together to create something different, useful and fun is something I will remember forever.  I…

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Thoughts on 2016 Election

I feel obliged to get political for a moment. If you haven’t registered to vote yet, please do!!!  It’s such an essential right as an American citizen and you still have time: https://www.iwillvote.com/ Earlier during the year, I was more in the belief of ‘Not Trump’ but now I’m completely in the belief of ‘Yes…

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My #LeanIn Story

It all started my freshman year at Stanford when I decided to study electrical engineering.  I had heard it was the most challenging major at school and I happened to be good at math and science so I decided to go for it. At school, the engineering coursework was demanding and I struggled at times, but…

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My First Baby – Lessons Learned

Being pregnant with your first child is an exciting, terrifying, overwhelming, and inspiring experience. You start with this little fertilized egg inside you and then over time it turns into a little being with fingers, toes, and a beating heart!  Seeing that first ultra-sound and your baby on the big screen is definitely an emotional…

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Our Wedding

Gathered together with our closest friends and family, we started our new life together as husband and wife! Our Wedding in France

Nothing Slanted about Slanted Door

If you live in San Francisco, there are a handful of restaurants that are establishments in the City, and one of the most well known among them is Slanted Door – a restaurant that fuses Vietnamese and Californian cuisines together.  The ambience of the restaurant is also a pleasure since it’s along the Embarcadero, and…

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R&G Lounge

After our trip to Jai Yun, the next SF Eaters destination was a wonderful seafood restaurant called Anchor & Hope, which is in SOMA.  One of the main drivers for us going to that restaurant is because their lobster sandwich had recently been featured as one of the best sandwiches in the city in San…

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A Private Meal at Jai Yun

After several SF Eaters meals at restaurants with Californian or fusion cuisine, February was the month for Asian cuisine, so we went to Jai Yun in Chinatown, to experience a more intimate Chinese food experience.  Jai Yun, for those uninitiated, is a reservation-only restaurant that you must call in advance to prepare your meal.  It’s…

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Ringing in 2010 in style!

Wow.  What a way to start 2010!  For the first SF Eaters of 2010, I decided to do something a bit different and bring the culinary delights of the SF Bay Area to my home, and hosted several friends and Scott Spencer, of Spencer’s Pantry, in my home for an evening of gastronomic and visual…

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