Miles Driven

Recent Blog Posts

"Where're the Updates, Makai?"

Yes, I know I have been putting up posts a lot slower than I did earlier in my trip. I have actually had a lot of great meetings lately in San Francisco. There is a whole bunch of great new content which I have to finish up and publish.

I'm working on a site redesign that will define what the finished output of my five month project will ultimately be. It's taking me awhile because I ... (read more)

Thoughts After Two Months

I've been on the road for two months today. Here are a few of my thoughts to date.

At the one month mark I wrote my thoughts on meeting startups. I still agree with what I wrote in that post. This post is a little different - more ad hoc topics in each section. Some of these topics I've been thinking about for ... (read more)

Updates

My updates have been less frequent over the past few days. I am shifting from primarily running around meeting with companies to doing more programming. There are also a couple dozen posts I need to finish writing, even some from as far back as New Orleans and Memphis!

I will still be meeting with companies in San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and beyond. However, I'm trying to avoid ... (read more)

Adobe MAX 2013

I'm at Adobe MAX 2013 in Los Angeles, CA for the next three days.

Adobe MAX banner at registration

There should be some product unveilings as well as updates to the Creative Cloud Suite, which includes Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Edge Reflow, and many other tools used by graphic and web ... (read more)

MicroConf 2013

I'm in Las Vegas, Nevada for MicroConf 2013 today and tomorrow.

Microconf 2013 projected on the main screen of the conference room

MicroConf is a conference focused on bootstrapped startups and single founder software companies.

The conference organizers' perspectives is one of ... (read more)

San Diego to Las Vegas

I am heading up to Las Vegas after spending just over a week in San Diego.

The drive from San Diego, CA to Las Vegas, NV

The drive from San Diego, CA to Las Vegas, NV.


In Las Vegas I will be ... (read more)

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Present Location

Eugene, OR
City #16. Day 71 of 152 (47%)

Updates


What?

Coding Across America is a five month road trip to tell the stories of software developers and entrepreneurs around the United States.

When?

I'm currently on the road! I have been traveling since March 9. I will wrap up my trip on August 9, 2013.

Why?

To listen, learn through writing, and show there are fascinating startup ecosystems all across the United States.

Learn More

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Destinations

03.09 Charlottesville, VA
03.13 Charlotte, NC
03.17 New Orleans, LA
03.24 Memphis, TN
03.28 Dallas, TX
04.01 Austin, TX
04.07 Lubbock, TX
04.10 Los Alamos, NM
04.12 Moab, UT
04.14 Phoenix, AZ
04.18 San Diego, CA
04.28 Las Vegas, NV
05.01 Los Angeles, CA
05.09 San Francisco, CA
05.16 Redding, CA
05.17 Eugene, OR
05.21 Portland, OR
05.29 Seattle, WA
06.06 Missoula, MT
06.09 Buffalo, WY
06.12 Boulder, CO
06.19 Omaha, NE
06.22 Des Moines, IA
07.08 Madison, WI
07.14 Chicago, IL
07.21 Detroit, MI
07.26 Buffalo, NY
07.29 Boston, MA
08.03 New York, NY
08.06 Morristown, NJ
08.09 Washington, DC