Sam Odio, founder

Now: Freshplum. Then: Divvyshot, sold to Facebook.

The List

December 11 2011

Filed under: bucket-list   Lifestyle-Design  

Everyone should make one of these.

Adventure

  • Compete in the Baja 1000 or another desert rally.
  • Drive across the Sahara
  • Live aboard a sailboat
  • Backpack through Europe
  • Ride in a hot-air balloon
  • Climb Kilimanjaro
  • Climb Vinson Massif
  • Climb Kosciuszko
  • Climb Everst
  • Climb Elbrus
  • Climb Denali
  • Climb Aconcagua
  • Spend a season living in Tahoe
  • Teach snowboarding
  • Learn to surf
  • Learn to Scuba
  • Learn to Sail
  • Go hang-gliding
  • Go on a boar hunt
  • Go on an African Safari hunt
  • Handgun safety class
  • Hunting certification
  • Firearm safety class
  • Rifle basics class
  • Tactical handgun class

Family

  • Own a dog
  • Live somewhere abroad
  • Have and raise a child
  • Adopt a child
  • Fall in love with someone I can't live without
  • Buy a home
  • Retire by the time I'm 35 (as in, stop working for money)

Career

  • Go through YCombinator
  • Sighting in the wild
  • Sell a company
  • Build a company that grosses $1MM in sales
  • Build a company that grosses $10MM in sales
  • Build a company that grosses $100MM in sales
  • Build a company that grosses $500MM in sales
  • Make $100k
  • Make $1MM
  • Make $10MM
  • Make $100MM

Certifications

  • Scuba (PADI or NAUI)
  • Sailing (basic keelboat)
  • Sailing (basic cruising)
  • Sailing (bareboat)
  • Solo freefall skydiving certification

Things

  • Restore a '68 Ford Mustang or Ferrari 308/328
  • Extensively modify an SUV for 4x4ing
  • Own a handgun
  • Own a rifle
  • Own a winter snow cabin
  • Own a beach house

Misc

  • Pay my way through college
  • Spend a year volunteering in a third-world country
  • Teach at a college
  • Practice an instrument for 10,000 hours
  • Produce a radio show
  • Work through every exercise in SICP
  • Work through every exercise in Introduction to Algorithms
  • Read Code Complete
  • Read the art of computer programming
  • Read at 1,000 WPM

Sam Odio on the web: Crunchbase | Angellist | Linked In | Quora | Google+ | Github

My impression of San Francisco coworking spaces

April 11 2009

Filed under: Lifestyle-Design  

I recently spent a day visiting every coworking space in San Francisco. I thought I'd post my impressions (since I have at least one friend that's also looking at spaces).

My Favorites Five star recommended! Sandbox Suites Sandbox Suites ($495/mo) - Pros: Cool environment and convenient location. I like how the lounge area is separated from the desks. There are varying levels of privacy allowing you to choose the desk that best suits your need (and budget). There's a decent conference and phone room. They also have an active event calendar. Cons: It's expensive. Especially for a private ... more