I am obsessive/compulsive, direct, and quantitative.
My Self-Summary
I'm obsessive/compulsive. I used to really focus on trying to
mitigate my OCD with hints of moderation, but now I've resorted to
kicking ass. OkCupid is going to dominate the world.
Dr. Neil
Clark Warren, enjoy your TV commercials while you've got 'em.
(And don't spend that eighty million dollars you took out of the
company all in one place.) I work hard and work hard. I don't sleep
much. Education is important to me, and I've spent way too much
money educating myself. If you went to
Harvard College or
Stanford Business School drop me a line.
What the hell, if you went to high school at
IMSA, that's especially cool. I'm one of
the founders of
OkCupid. Previously I co-founded
SparkNotes.com
and
eDonkey.com.
Editors
What I’m doing with my life
Jessica.
OkCupid.
Traveling.
Counting.
Negotiating.
I’m really good at
Reducing GDP. Take a perfectly good industry, like the online
dating industry, for example. It's probably worth a solid
half-billion dollars thanks to all those sites that charge
subscription fees. I see this and think, boy, why don't we just
turn this industry upside down and give, oh, $400,000,000 back to
all the single people in America. That's about $4 to every single
person aged 18+.
Editors
The first things people usually notice about me
I make faces at people without really knowing that I am making
them. Unfortunately, they usually result in people thinking that I
think they are stupid. Sometimes they're right.
My favorite books, movies, music, and food
Music: I am a
U2
fanatic. I went to something like five shows on this tour: San Jose
(twice, on consecutive nights), Boston, New York, and Hartford. I
know every lyric. Go ahead and try to stump me. The only MP3's on
my computer are U2. See, I'm obsessive/compulsive.
Movies:
A Few
Good Men. Yes, I know it came out over a decade ago, but I have
watched it 204 times. Yes, exactly 204. Yes, I keep count. Yes I am
obsessive/compulsive.
Books: I read anything by
George F. Will, easily the best
writer of our time. His mastery of the language is
astounding.
Foods: One word:
Cheese. If it has cheese, I'll love it.
As a challenge to myself, I've been toying with the idea of giving
up cheese for an entire year. Does that seem insane?
The six things I could never do without
1. Jess. 2. Family. 3. OkCupid. 4. Friends. 5. Cars. 6. Cheese.
I spend a lot of time thinking about
Poker and
Running. In the past year
I've picked up these two hobbies and I find myselve thinking about
them when I'm falling asleep, in the shower, etc. What I like about
them both is that I keep endless statistics about my performance
and progress and carefully track how far I've run and how much
money I've made playing poker.
On a typical Friday night I am
Working. But when working means working on OkCupid, it takes on a
whole new flavor. Work is fun, so you could say that on a Typical
Friday Night I'm having fun. That sounds a lot less lame...
:)
The most private thing I’m willing to admit here
It took me over 5 months to actually get my profile up here. I
really suck.
You should message me if
You're intrigued, or even just plain-old interested. Or if you want
to ask any questions about OkCupid.