
Kalahari, The Poconos, And Here Comes Middle School
Seth GoldsteinThis weekend, Labor Day in the US, me and my wife and kiddo went to Kalahari Water Park in the Poconos for one last gasp of the summer. The kid had a blast and did tons of water slides. We’re all so very sore. Come Tuesday, middle school!!!!!!! Eeeek! I…

Holy Shit… Middle School!
Seth GoldsteinOne more week. That’s it. That’s until the kiddo is in… wait for it… middle school! I can’t stand it. I remember when he was a little nugget. Now he’s off to a school where he changes classes and has tons of responsibilities. Am I worried for him? Yes. Am…

Kent Island Maryland Vacation Summer 2025
Seth GoldsteinJust got back from a 4-day family trip to Kent Island, Maryland. It was about 3 hours away and not to stressful a drive. Not only did we go with my in-laws, but we also went with my wife’s sister and brother-in-law and niece. I’m pleased with how much my…

ChatGPT 5… Just Wow!
Seth GoldsteinLast night I was playing around with the new ChatGPT 5. I asked it to have a brainstorming session with me on my messaging for my Podcast Mastery coaching program. Within 15 minutes it not only helped me hone my messaging but coded out a WordPress native block theme for…

Google Says That More Quality Clicks Are Coming From AI Overviews To Sites
Seth GoldsteinSource: https://blog.google/products/search/ai-search-driving-more-queries-higher-quality-clicks Sure, Google. Of course they’re going to say this. Do I click on the source links? More than average people, but I’m not sure average person would. Do I think that if you want to read more you might click the citations? Sure. But, often if your question…

WebP Image Converter
Seth GoldsteinSo I vibe coded using Claude AI’s Opus 4 Model a nifty little WebP Image converter that takes your JPG, PNG, and GIF images and makes them in to WebP and much much smaller. It’s on version 1.0.6. But feel free to try it. Updated Aug 27 2025 This is…

Billy Joel Documentary On HBO Max
Seth GoldsteinJust saw this great documentary (part one of two) on Billy Joel — Billy Joel: And So It Goes. He is such a talented guy and his music is amazing. I never knew how autobiographical his songs were. This documentary really makes me appreciate his music even more than I…

Payment Processors And Steam Banning Games
Seth GoldsteinSteam, the game distribution market place, has a new game ban policy. I see why some of these games are raising flags, but I also get really annoyed when payment processors decide what people can and can’t buy. If I want to look at naughty stuff, that isn’t breaking the…

Intrigued By The LLMs.txt
Seth GoldsteinIntrigued by the LLMs.txt file spec. Though not completely supported, I see it as a way to get your site in the AI engines. I know many people feel that letting the AI engines have your content you’re aiding and abetting bad behavior on the part of these AI companies….

3 Ways To Ruin Your Podcast… The Business Amplifier Podcast
Seth GoldsteinMy episode of the The Business Amplifier Podcast was released today. Andrew Laws hosts a great 10 minute podcast highlighting 3 things about a topic for businesses. My topic was 3 Ways To Ruin Your Podcast! https://youtu.be/aNzSRRQsTUA?si=SWY2aUti70em1TXH This was great fun and I think I shared some good value. Have…

AI And Podcast Creation
Seth GoldsteinGoogle’s NotebookLM is letting people share their “podcasts” generated from their NotebookLM data with the world. First off, would you listen to an AI generated podcast more than a human-made one? Secondly, isn’t this just adding to the slop that humans have been putting out as podcasts anyway for years?…

Has Taylor Lorenz Lost All Sense Of Sanity And Decency?
Seth GoldsteinI can’t believe Taylor Lorenz! I expected more from her. As a journalist and as fucking human being. I guess was wrong to think that highly of her. Just because you think something, doesn’t mean you say it out loud! https://www.mediaite.com/news/taylor-lorenz-openly-celebrates-joe-bidens-cancer-diagnosis-hopefully-he-rots-in-hell-and-rests-in-piss/ She really gives journalism a black eye. I’d be…

Bluesky Has And Outage And People Wonder Why.
Seth GoldsteinBluesky had a massive outage the other day, and people are wondering how could a “decentralized” social network go down like that? You know how? It’s not decentralized yet. Most of the users are still on the main server and that’s what went down. You don’t see stuff like this…

Bluesky Is Not Decentralized And That’s An Issue And Will Continue To Be One
Seth GoldsteinThe above user allegedly had their account suspended on Bluesky at the request of the Turkish government, according to this Reddit post in the Bluesky Subreddit. This is concerning because there was a mass exodus from Twitter/X recently when that network started suspending accounts a the request of the Turkish…

In My Opinion Bluesky Will Never Federate And That’s Concerning
Seth GoldsteinWhat are we doing here folks? We all flocked to Bluesky because it resembled what we used love — Twitter from the 2010s, but with the hope that it would in the end be different. The Bluesky team has promised to federate/decentralize for a while now, with nothing coming of…

A Cool Plugin For WP That Strips The Meta Data From Your Uploaded Photos
Seth GoldsteinHudson Atwell is a fellow Post Status (a WordPress community) member. He just published a nifty and light weight plugin that strips the meta data from uploaded photos in the background. It doesn’t do it retroactively only new photos after the plugin is installed. This is a handy little plugin…

Lock Your Credit Reports
Seth GoldsteinI meant to write this suggestion out when I was told by my wife that we should do this. Lock your credit reports so that people can’t f- with it. This is more important now than ever with DOGE and the Muskrats rummaging through the federal government. I still can’t…

Boycott American Companies, Just Know That I Am A Good American!
Seth GoldsteinI can’t let DJT and Musk define who I am. I am a true American. I don’t stand for what the current POTUS is doing and how a non-American is destroying our country. It’s shameful, horrible, reprehensible. I see the outpouring of support around the world for Ukraine and our…

Review Of The AllCast Podcasting System
Seth GoldsteinRecently I was sent the ALLCAST – Video Conference, Webinar and Podcast System from American Recording Technologies. Plain and simple — this system is sick. When the CEO of American Recording Technologies, Alan Adelstein, reached out to see if I wanted to try it out, I was excited to try…

Matt Mullenweg Has Lost His Way And Is Taking It Out On The Community. The Latest…
Seth GoldsteinRoger Montti over at Search Engine Journal reported that the latest in the WordPress Drama had dropped. Matt Mullenweg, the “leader” of the WordPress project has barred longtime supporter of the project Joost De Valk from speaking at WordCamp Asia, because Matt feels Joost stabbed him in the back. Matt…

Sharing Between Protocols
Seth GoldsteinSo, I’ve wanted to figure out the best way to utilize both the AT-Protocol and the ActivityPub protocol and how they can talk to each other. There’s an app/service called Brid.gy on both ActivityPub (Mastodon/Fediverse) and on the AT-Protocol. What it does is nothing less than awesome. It creates accounts…

Blog Questions Challenge
Seth GoldsteinI was challenged by my good buddy Simon Cox to participate in the Blog Question Challenge. I accepted. Why Did You Start Blogging In The First Place? The Blog Question Challenge encourages bloggers to reflect on their experiences and share their insights. Good question. I’ve been blogging since the early…

Matt Mullenweg Says WPE Lawsuit Could End WordPress… Um Nope!
Seth GoldsteinIn a post from Search Engine Journal, Roger Montti reports that Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of the WordPress open source content management system, says that the lawsuit with WP Engine could end WordPress. Honestly this has me fuming. Because WordPress is so much more than just Matt. It has a…

My 2024 Recap
Seth GoldsteinSo many people are doing 2024 recaps, so I figured I’d write one too. 2024 was a weird year. That’s even an understatement. At the beginning business was extremely slow. It rather sucked. Most of the business I had this year pushed off to the 2nd quarter or later. Thank…

Happy Holidays!
Seth GoldsteinHappy Holidays everyone! It’s been a great holiday season so far here. Christmas Eve-Eve to Christmas Eve my wife, son, and I went on our annual trip to Hershey, PA to go to the Hershey Lodge for some swimming and some chocolate goodness. Now we’re in the in-between week. It’s…

On Picking Someone’s Brain
Seth GoldsteinI really hate the term “Pick Your Brain.” First off, it just sounds yuck. Secondly, when you want to pick someone’s brain it usually means you want FREE advice. To me pay people for their time, especially if you’re picking their brain on something they do for a living. What…

Matt Mullenweg Doesn’t Like Being Called Out On His Behavior
Seth GoldsteinInc.com posted an article that their reporter did with Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress. In the article the reporter, David H. Freedman, doesn’t paint a sunshine and rainbows picture of the whole fiasco between Matt (et. al) and WP Engine. Matt, in his right, responded calling the piece a…

Yes, Pineapple On Pizza Is Great, But That’s Not The Point
Seth Goldsteinhttps://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-login-introduces-mandatory-pineapple-pizza-checkbox Seriously, how old are we? Instead of having people swear they have nothing to with WP Engine they now have to proclaim their love for pineapple on pizza before being let into WordPress.org. WTAF! Come on! In other news State of the Word happened in Japan this AM. It…

Drones Over Doylestown!!!!
Seth GoldsteinThere have been reports of drones over New Jersey quite a bit lately. The NJ governor has declared a limited state of emergency grounding drones and the FBI is involved. The military says it’s not them. And a congress-critter is saying they’re from Iran. 😵💫 It’s been all over the…

Matt Mullenweg Loses Injunction… Throws Tantrum… Rage Quits A Slack Group
Seth GoldsteinWhat is with “Post-Economic” people lately? The judge in the WP Engine vs. Matt Mullenweg et al. case just ruled on the injunction in favor of WP Engine. And… well Matt Mullenweg rage quit the Post Status, a WordPress enthusiast Slack group in a major huff. Now I get being…

For The Love Of The Web. Posting Publicly Is Going To Get Used In Some Way
Seth GoldsteinSam Cole over at 404 Media wrote an article about a Hugging Face Machine Learning Librarian making a public data set of 1 million Bluesky posts available to everyone for Machine Learning. People were of course outraged. Afterall it’s the Internet. People thrive on being outraged, pissed off, and otherwise…

Using The WordPress Block Editor For A Site Build… My Thoughts So Far
Seth GoldsteinI’m creating a WordPress site for a client using the Block Editor, not a page builder. I can’t believe I’m brave enough. LOL It’s been eye-opening for a few different reasons: 1. It’s a whole new learning curve to figure out where to adjust things. 2. The design system differs…

A Fun SEO Win
Seth GoldsteinNot a hugely searched term in Google, but I come up in multiple locations for the term Philly Startup Advisor. It’s a one-pager setup on Carrd.co and isn’t even a .com. It’s a freaking .us! What I find interesting is that so much emphasis is put on the .com domain…

Post-Thanksgiving Capitalism Buying
Seth GoldsteinI’m being pretty well behaved this post-Thanksgiving-Capitalism-Buying-Days time. I got a few needed things. But hardly anything that my ADHD wanted me to buy. Though, the season isn’t over and Cyber Monday is still coming! Argh! Wish me luck and wheel power! 😵💫😜🤣

Two Ways To Ask For Something To Be Done Before A Work Break
Seth GoldsteinThere are two ways to ask for something to be done before a break where everyone in the country is pausing work for at least a day and possibly traveling. One way is to acknowledge that the holiday is coming up and ask for a rush to get it launched…

The Autoblue Plugin For WordPress Is Almost Live!
Seth GoldsteinDaniel Post, a WordPress buddy of mine, has made an awesome plugin called Autoblue to post blogs to Bluesky and to bring comments back into the blog! This is sick. I’m helping beta test it. So that’s fun! Please reply and let me know if you see it in Bluesky!!!!!…

Bluesky, Billionaires, And Dodo Birds
Seth GoldsteinPeople say that Bluesky might turn into Twitter and be purchased by a billionaire I know Jay doesn’t want this to happen. And in theory it won’t due to the possibility of decentralization, but we’ve been burned multiple times. Shall we do it again? Sure, why not. 😵💫😜 I mean,…

Do You Pick Up Random Phone Calls?
Seth GoldsteinDoes anyone ever pick up random phone calls? I sure don’t. Because about 99% are spam. Heck most of the texts I get are spam too. So why would I pick up the phone and talk to a spammer if I could text with them. 🤣😵💫😒😎 Heck half the time…

Harper, A Grammar Checking Tool Was Purchased By Automattic
Seth GoldsteinOkay the acquisition of Harper by Automattic (the parent company of WordPress.com) makes actual sense. Harper, a grammar checking tool, will hopefully be integrated into all of the Automattic and .org (here’s hoping) properties. Unlike some of the other acquisitions that Matt Mullenweg and Automattic have purchased (ie. Simplenote, Pocket…

You Know The Country Is Messed Up When You Can’t Tell What’s Satire And Reality
Seth GoldsteinThe Onion bought what’s left of Alex Jones’ Info Wars property. That’s great news. But what isn’t is Trump’s cabinet picks. They’re like something you’d read in the freaking onion. Ugh. And these people Trump picked aren’t just not qualified for the roles they are chose to fill, they have…

States Rights… This Is Gonna Get Interesting
Seth GoldsteinI think States Rights are going to be at the forefront of the national stage come Jan 20th when Trump 2.0 comes into office. The GOP has always said they are Pro-States Rights. But that’s only when it serves them. This should be interesting. To say the least. Republicans have…

A Good Episode Of TWiG Post-Election Aftermath Impact On Tech.
Seth GoldsteinThis is a short post to encourage everyone to watch this weeks This Week in Google on the TWiT.tv network. It’s about the Trump 2.0 administration and its impact on the tech sector. It was at first hard to watch being that the election was just decided the night before….

I’m Beside Myself Today
Seth GoldsteinI’m beside myself today. I pretty much cleared my day of meetings and just did what work I could muster. I can’t believe that Trump won. But then again, what’s with the Democrats going to the center? Obama won because he spoke to progressive causes. Our two party system is…

Matt Mullenweg At TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 – Analysis From The WP Minute Podcast Crew
Seth GoldsteinGreat analysis of the TechCrunch Disrupt interview with Matt Mullenweg from Matt Medeiros and Brian Coords on The WP Minute Podcast. https://youtu.be/Bq_Gny09JzU?si=6JxnOwMWPwdLMPUf It’s worth a watch if you have 45 or so minutes. I think it’s worthwhile. Clearly. A good outline can be found here. If you don’t follow The…

Worried About Election Day 2024
Seth GoldsteinI’m so nervous about Tuesday. The 5th of November in America might be a triumph or a disaster. God, I hope Kamala Harris & Tim Walz win. If not I’m scared from the future of our country. It’s not just Trump, it’s Vance, it’s the power they have to shape…

Rest In Peace Sandy. I Love You
Seth GoldsteinToday (10/30/2024) I found out that my pseudo-grandmother died. She was ~96 and lived a full and amazing life. She was my Grandpa’s sweetheart up until he died at age 80. She had three loves-of-her-life. Here first husband, Lloyd, Norman (My Grandpa), and Bob (who died a few years ago)….

I Was A Guest On The Catalytic Leadership Podcast
Seth GoldsteinI was lucky enough to be on William Attaway, Ph.D.’s podcast Catalytic Leadership. The episode aired yesterday. We had a great conversation and William is a great interviewer. He asked some really good questions. “As digital marketing challenges continue to evolve, entrepreneurs are faced with the daunting task of staying…

Matt Mullenweg, WordPress, And The Net
Seth GoldsteinWordPress is more of a backbone of the net than Twitter/X if you think about it. And, like Twitter/X, it’s owned by one person. Matt Mullenweg. But unlike Twitter/X, 43% of the websites on the Web run on WordPress. That’s close to half! This used to be a point of…

Matt Mullenweg & Free Speech
Seth GoldsteinMatt Mullenweg recently posted on his blog that his freedom of speech has been hindered by a court injunction in the lawsuit brought by WP Engine against him et. al. https://ma.tt/2024/10/first-amendment/ Ummmm, I don’t think that the court telling you to STFU is a First Amendment issue. As I recall,…

WordPress Is Matt Mullenweg’s Per Court Document
Seth GoldsteinH/t to Jeff Chandler finding this disturbing document. How the ever-living-f*ck did we get here. WordPress is almost 21 years old. And one man controls all of it. This is so fucked up. Something, I’m not sure what, needs to happen. One man controls software that powers 43%+ of the…

Has Matt Mullenweg & Automattic Lost Their Ever-Loving Mind?
Seth GoldsteinI just found out that another contributor to the WordPress open source project has been kicked off of the WordPress.org repo and site. This has been a regular occurrence since the whole WordPress/WPE fiasco started. It’s almost like a badge of honor to be banned now. The problem is that…

On WordPress
Seth GoldsteinI haven’t found a better platform for my stuff than WordPress. Do I want Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine to come to some agreement and get this behind us. Absolutely. But I don’t think switching platforms because of Matt’s behavior makes any sense. And yes that’s just my opinion. Maybe…

Last Night I Saw The Aurora Borealis
Seth GoldsteinI saw the Aurora Borealis from the front yard of my house last night in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia. It has happened before, but I missed it. I didn’t this time. It was faint by the naked-eye, but my iPhone camera caught it. Bucket list item checked off.

WordPress Accessibility Day Tomorrow For 24 Hours!
Seth GoldsteinTomorrow is WordPress Accessibility Day 2024. It’s a 24 hour, yes 24 hour, online conference all about accessibility on the Web and in WordPress. It kicks off at 14:45 UTC, or for us East Coasters is 10:45am, and runs for 24 hours into Thursday! I plan on catch as much…

BarCamp Philly 2024
Seth GoldsteinIt’s not the same without my friend Reed Gustow, who passed at the end of August, but the show must go on. BarCamp Philly, which is happening today, has been going strong for 15 years. I love this unconference, because where else can you learn about knitting and AI at…

Popcorn Anyone? Mullenweg Threatens Corporate Takeover Of WPE!
Seth GoldsteinUmmmm, yea. So this is a thing now. “That deal’s not on the table anymore. We’re seeking more, not 8%,” Mullenweg said. “I don’t want to speculate on what the deal might be… In July it was less than 8%, it was smaller. In September it was 8%. The deal…
Sad Day Today
Seth GoldsteinToday is when a bunch of us are saying goodbye to a good friend and pillar of the community today, who died suddenly at the end of August. It’s fitting that it’s raining and yuck out today. He will be missed terribly not just by me but by the community…
More WP vs. WPE Drama Thoughts
Seth GoldsteinNot loving the fact that stuff said in my WP communities might get sucked into a lawsuit. I want this shit to end.
Testing something with the Enable Mastodon Apps WordPress plugin 0.97
Seth GoldsteinThis is a test. 1 2 3.
Plugin That Allows You To Post From Mastodon To WordPress
Seth GoldsteinTesting the latest update to the plugin that @alexstandiford@fosstodon.social pointed out. Last time I tried this. It worked but broke my blog post on certain sites. I noticed that the first sentence will be the title, so keep it short, hit enter, and the write more. Check the plugin out…

Moved Fediverse Resources To Own Domain!
Seth GoldsteinSo I finally decided to move the Fediverse Resources page to it’s own domain name. This way I can invite collaborators and grow the list. Check it out here: https://gmedia.sh/fedi-resources-sgnet It’s still rudimentary, but it’s something.
Testing a cool plugin that allows me to use IceCubes on iOS to blog on SethGoldstein.me.
Seth GoldsteinIt works!!!!! Holy shit! Added a random photo of my Dog Olive to show that it can post an image as well! Olive is a curly black-haired Airdoodle. Update: Apparently it breaks the blog. Bah

On Forking WordPress
Seth GoldsteinIt’s been floated with the recent outburst between Matt Mullenweg and WP Engine, that the community should fork (aka move the OSS) WordPress to a new project, with out the drama (or so it’s thought). I’m not sure how I feel about this. It’s not going to be a small…

On Matt Mullenweg And The Q&A At Wordcamp US 2024
Seth GoldsteinUpdated (at bottom) 9/25/2024 This is going to be a post that will grow and be added to as my thoughts come together around what happened at the Q&A with Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of the WordPress project and CEO of Automattic. I can say one thing for certain it…

WordCamp 2024 – Portland Oregon
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FediForum Day 3 Recap or The Day After
Seth GoldsteinSo I completely forgot to post about the last day of FediForum. What a great group of people, both organizers and attendees. I feel like I’ve made some decent connections and fediverse friends. The last day was great and full of geeky knowledge. I can’t wait until the next one!…

Day 2 Of The FediForum!
Seth GoldsteinToday I actually made a three sessions at the second day of the 4th FediForum. Two were about journalism. The First was how newsrooms use or rather don’t quite use the Fediverse. Not yet at least. And how it’s all about metrics and tracking to make sure the effort is…

FediForum Day 1 Recap
Seth GoldsteinFediForum is on it’s fourth iteration and is a 3 day unconference (like Barcamp) that is completely online. Today was chock full of great demos, Meta’s Threads released a new feature live during the demos at the start and the talks were fantastic. The unconference runs through Saturday and there…

I Will Never Forget This Day In 2001
Seth GoldsteinI remember September 11, 2001 like it was yesterday. It was a beautiful cloudless day, like today. I was a sophomore at the University of Delaware. I remember thinking the whole event seemed like we were in a Tom Clancy novel. But we weren’t. It was reality — real life….

Remembering Reed
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Quick Update On Olive
Seth GoldsteinOlive is doing much better. She’s eating a bland diet and getting her energy back! The past few days have been tough. But I’m glad she’s on the mend. Thanks for the outpouring of thoughts and good vibes. It means a lot.

A Rough Day & Week
Seth GoldsteinOlive the Airedoodle is still not eating consistently. Getting her on more meds to get her appetite stimulated. Ugh, this poor pooch and her belly issues. Then if that wasn’t enough, I found out that a friend of mine for the Philadelphia tech community, who I’ve known for more than…

Tough Labor Day 2024
Seth GoldsteinUpdate: Olive just has bad inflammation in her belly. She’s on her way home. Thanks for all the well wishes! So my Labor Day has been a tough one. Olive our 2 1/2 yr old Airedoodle was throwing up and pooping all over. We took her to the ER yesterday…

YouTube Guilty Pleasures
Seth GoldsteinI love a few shows on YouTube that I can’t explain it, but I enjoy so much. Ame in a Van, Nikki Delventhal, Tory Delury are three gals who live in vans and travel around. Yes they’re cute, but that’s not why I watch. It’s their personalities and the adventures…

What’s With People Being Gruff In Emails
Seth GoldsteinI get it, frustration happens. But reread your emails and look at them from the recipient side. I’m guilty of writing gruff emails too. I’m definitely not innocent. But lately, geezus. I’ve gotten some very gruff emails from people. Once I get them on the phone they’re fine. Just in…

Gadgets I can’t Live Without
Seth GoldsteinTaking the prompt from Emily, a friend I have on Mastodon. So what are the gadgets that I can’t live without? Well my dual 27″ monitors, to start. I was working on a 27″, a 16″ laptop screen, and a 20″ monitor. Yuck. I sucked it up and got a…

Back From Niagara!
Seth GoldsteinGot back last night from Niagara Falls on the Ontario, Canada side. Me, Mere and Ilan spent 5 days exploring Northwestern NY state and Niagara Falls, Canada. Was there some bickering, yes. Was there an 11-year-old on the trip who was full of spunk? Yes. Overall, memories were made! That’s…

Founder Institute Keystone Cohort Graduation Number 4
Seth GoldsteinLast night was the graduation for the 4th cohort of the Founder Institute Keystone Chapter Accelerator. This was my 3rd cohort I was a part of as a mentor and the graduates are all top notch. I’m lucky to have become an advisor to two of them Swiftlane.ai and Myna,…

Kamala Harris 2024!
Seth GoldsteinThe prosecutor vs. the felon for the future of America. You can’t make this shit up. Here’s hoping the Dems endorse her and give her the nomination at the convention. I was going to vote Biden/Harris but now since Biden put the interests of the country ahead of his own…

Lots Of Hacking! Secure Your Sites!
Seth GoldsteinFor the love of God use two factor authentication when ever you can! So many sites not just WordPress are getting hacked. With this in mind, change your passwords, get a password manager, and randomize your passwords for every service. I know Passkeys are the latest hotness, but I still…

We Can’t Be Condoning Assassination Attempts On Our Political Figures.
Seth GoldsteinLook, I’m absolutely not a Trump fan. I think he’s pure evil and his winning back the White House terrifies me. The fact that a 34-felony-count felon can still run for president is beyond me. But our country has never had to deal with this before so, here we are….

Really Looking Forward To Niagara Falls In 3 Weeks
Seth GoldsteinIn three weeks my wife, son, and I embark on an adventure to Niagara Falls. We’re doing both the USA/New York side and the Canada/Ontario side. The kiddo has no interest in doing the boats, but surprisingly wants to see both falls up close. I’m excited, because it’s been a…

The Ted Lasso Series Finale Was Perfect
Seth GoldsteinI know I’m behind with Ted Lasso. It’s been out for a bit, but the wife and I just finished the series. I have to say it was the best ending to a series I’ve seen in a long while. Often series go on too long and just end abruptly…

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Seth GoldsteinThough predictable, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F was so much fun and so needed! Well done Netflix, you managed to pull off a movie off an old classic without messing it up. It’s not gonna win any awards, but it was fun, action-packed, and funny. Not gonna ruin the plot,…

Get Away From The Computer And Network IRL
Seth GoldsteinSeeing my friend Martin Focazio announce his new role (congrats again Marty!!!!) by pointing out the importance if in person networking, made me realize how important it is to get out and meet people and networking in person. Not just on platforms like LinkedIn and Alignable (et al). Since the…

Two Advisory Meetings Today
Seth GoldsteinTwo advisory meetings with two of the 3 startups that I officially advise. There is a 4th, but I’m not really an official advisor per se. Today my call with Myna Insights was exciting. Myna is going to turn the SEO industry for the SMB arena on its head. I…

That Damn Calendar…
Seth GoldsteinI hate bumping people’s meetings. I really do. People want to meet with me. But those who aren’t driving revenue or need me right always have the possibility of being bumped. I try to only bump people once. But sometimes it happens more than once. It’s not personal. Just how…

Glad To Be A Mentor
Seth GoldsteinI’m so glad I chose to take Don Samoil up on being a mentor in the Founder Institute Keystone cohort accelerator program. I’ve learned so much more about not only the startup ecosystem in Philadelphia and beyond, but I learned so much more about myself and how I can help…

Went To A Great Networking Event Last Night @ The Circa Green
Seth GoldsteinLast night I ventured down to Philly to the Circa Green. Which is between two huge skyscrapers on the 11th level of a parking garage. It’s like an oasis amongst the hustle and bustle of downtown Center City and University City, Philadelphia. I was there for the Philly Tech Entrepreneurs…

Kristi Mitchell’s Marketing Funnel
Seth GoldsteinThe above graphic is absolute gold. It’s laid out perfectly. Good job Kristi. Go follow her over on LinkedIn.
Testing out my buddy Alex’s Quick Post widget posting thingy.
Seth GoldsteinTesting out my buddy Alex’s Quick Post widget posting thingy.

Advising Some Cool Startups [An Update]
Seth GoldsteinSo for the past few cohorts of the Founder Institute Keystone accelerator sessions, I’ve been mentoring some pretty cool startups. Of them, three I’m getting more involved post-FI. The big one is Public Assembly, which is morphing and pivoting into something great. More on that in a later post. The…

We Survived 4 days/3 Nights On Our Own
Seth GoldsteinThis weekend my wife, Meredith, went on a much needed break to Cape Cod with her girl friends from college. This left me home with the 11 yr old pre-teen. He and I did pretty good, minus some butting of heads. Last night and this morning were a bit tough…

Holy Shit! I’m 43.
Seth GoldsteinYea, I guess I’m middle aged. Good grief. So far just been relaxing and enjoying my day. Sushi for dinner and some beer. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, so Mere will have a chance to relax and kickback some. Being middle aged doesn’t feel that bad, besides the joints aren’t what…

Love This Quote
Seth GoldsteinSaw this on a YouTube video where the YouTuber goes to the pinball museum in Las Vegas. She liked the quote and shared it and it resonated with me too. Here’s the link to Tory Delury’s vanlife channel and the actual video.

Mastodon Is Now A U.S. Non-Profit
Seth GoldsteinI think this is a good thing. Either they are a non-profit in Germany or in the U.S., but their mission stays the same. People like to make a big fucking deal out of nothing. The new board of directors includes Biz Stone, of Twitter-fame. Just because he’s on the…

AI Companies Abound, But Some Are Shit
Seth GoldsteinI made a mistake. I thought I was re-upping my Midjourney subscription and saw that DaVinci AI was associated (probably because they use Midjourney in some way) with Midjourney. So stupidly I paid for a year of DaVinci AI and later found out two things: It sucks! It’s not Midjourney…

Passports ‘R Us
Seth GoldsteinWent to USPS in Dublin, PA to get passports all squared away. We were going to do a passport cards, then heard that it’s better to do a passport book because it’s good for longer and if we came back later to do a booklet it’ll cost more money, be…

I Went iPhone.
Seth GoldsteinYes, Mr. Android went iPhone. I did it for a number of reasons. First of all we got the 11 yr old kiddo a data/phone line, so it made sense for us to all be on the same platform. Apple tends to be more secure, keyword on tends, so we…