We've been overwhelmed, in the best way, with an abundance of tomatoes and basil from our garden. You know what they say, "When life gives you tomatoes...", so almost every day I've made either a tomato salad, tomato paninis, pesto,…
Hi, I'm Sara, the co-founder and CEO of Reaction Commerce. I enjoy product management, design, open source, commerce systems, public speaking, distributed teams, and leadership coaching. Yoga, too.
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It's Tomato Season
On Origin Stories
We welcomed Mathias Meyer (aka @roidrage) to Reaction Commerce as our new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) late last year. At that time, we made a press announcement and intro'd him through a blog post, but there's more to the story…
Book: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
The book, "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" by Stephen King has been on my nightstand for the last year, and I finally got around to reading it on my recent summer vacation. What took me so long? This…
How We Make Pizza
Lately, we've been making pizza on our grill almost once a week. It's one of our favorite things to make when we have friends over for dinner. A friend asked for our recipe, and I wrote out the following instructions.…
Berlin Golden Hour
Not bad, Berlin. Not bad.…
Book: High Output Management
This is another book that I've easily read a handful of times. "High Output Management" by Andy Grove is a must-read for managers and leaders, but it's also a must read for any team member or person interested in how…
What are we going to do about the U$A???
I was sitting in a restaurant by myself in Berlin having a pizza late on a Sunday night. It was the type of restaurant that has a ton of graffiti on the walls from their customers. I looked up and…
Book: The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
My therapist recommended this book, "The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness" by Sy Montgomery, and I didn't love it at first, but it grew on me over time. It's a book about octopus,…