When I first met Susan in a cafe in Paris 20 years ago, one of the very first things I told her was that I had a list of all the things I was going to see in Paris during my vacation there.  According to Susan, my super geeky line in asking her to join me on some sightseeing went as follows: “I am going to do all the things on this list, so happy to start wherever you want."  A lot of things have changed in the two decades since but my love for lists continues: I still keep many different lists, such as companies to look at, to-dos for portfolio companies, blog post ideas, possible vacation spots and so on.

Given my love for lists, I was thrilled to see foursquare roll out lists.  This feature made the otherwise awesome announcement by the White House about joining foursquare seem unimportant by comparison.  Here are some great examples of the variety of lists that one can find:

Top 10 Best New Restaurants in US (done by Bon Appetit magazine)
Notting Hill Favorites (neighborhood by a local)
Banksy Does San Francisco (art!)

As I was thinking about what lists to put together, I first considered restaurants with a view.  Turns out Tristan has already created that and I now follow it.  So my first list are must-see awe-inspiring places in the American West.

I will be sharing more lists in the future.  In the meantime, if someone has already put together a great list for Edinburgh and/or Scotland, please point me to it.  Susan and I and the kids will be there starting late next week.

When I first met Susan in a cafe in Paris 20 years ago, one of the very first things I told her was that I had a list of all the things I was going to see in Paris during my vacation there.  According to Susan, my super geeky line in asking her to join me on some sightseeing went as follows: “I am going to do all the things on this list, so happy to start wherever you want."  A lot of things have changed in the two decades since but my love for lists continues: I still keep many different lists, such as companies to look at, to-dos for portfolio companies, blog post ideas, possible vacation spots and so on.

Given my love for lists, I was thrilled to see foursquare roll out lists.  This feature made the otherwise awesome announcement by the White House about joining foursquare seem unimportant by comparison.  Here are some great examples of the variety of lists that one can find:

Top 10 Best New Restaurants in US (done by Bon Appetit magazine)
Notting Hill Favorites (neighborhood by a local)
Banksy Does San Francisco (art!)

As I was thinking about what lists to put together, I first considered restaurants with a view.  Turns out Tristan has already created that and I now follow it.  So my first list are must-see awe-inspiring places in the American West.

I will be sharing more lists in the future.  In the meantime, if someone has already put together a great list for Edinburgh and/or Scotland, please point me to it.  Susan and I and the kids will be there starting late next week.