Dec 22, 2021Why Nashville Part II OR “Everybody’s Working for the Weekend”I’ve been doing a lot of business writing lately. Given the reality of my situation, co-founding a tech start-up in the middle of a pandemic and then relocating from Boston to Nashville, it pretty much comes with the territory. Even so, as someone with a (debatably) shiny BFA in creative…5 min read5 min read
Dec 13, 2021Cowboy Up: TIKI Moves to NashvilleHave you ever seen a pineapple in cowboy boots? Well, neither have I, but I just contacted an artist on Etsy to commission something of the sort. This is all a part of a crazy past few weeks that has resulted in TIKI going from a remote company with a…4 min read4 min read
Oct 25, 2021What can get done in eleven months?December 2020. That’s when we started this. Eleven months ago. Eleven months of meeting behind screens. Eleven months of getting to actually know each other behind screens. Eleven months of trial and error, “back to the drawing board.” a little more of this, a little less of that, “what do…Data2 min readData2 min read
Sep 29, 2021Pineapple Powwow: A Closer Look Into What We’ve Accomplished and What’s To ComeHey there, We wanted to take some time to give you an update on TIKI and what is going on behind the scenes. …Data3 min readData3 min read
Aug 26, 2021So, Why Does an App That Allows You to Take Back Control of Your Data Matter at All?In this out of sight, out of mind world, how can we convince people that taking control matters? That “I’ve got nothing to hide” is the equivalent to, “I don’t need to have this right to privacy.” It’s hard. There’s a lot going on. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is a…5 min read5 min read
Aug 9, 2021Your Digital Profile Knows More About You Than You Know About You (and You Gave It to Google for Free)Do you know yourself as well as Google knows you? No, really. Think about it for a second. You don’t need to go full Descartes, but what do you honestly think? What about ten years ago? Fifteen? Thirty? …Data Collection3 min readData Collection3 min read
Aug 2, 2021You’re a Big Fat Hen and Mark Zuckerberg is Selling All of Your Eggs(or, The Importance of Visualizing Data as Physical) I’m about to write some stuff about data. You know, all those bits of information that live somewhere inside your computer or cell phone. Those li‘l bits pretty much run the world. Those who have the most of it can control entire populations and generate unprecedented amounts of revenue. …Data Privacy5 min readData Privacy5 min read
Jan 15, 2021FAQsGot questions about what we are doing at TIKI? We hope this article will help answer questions you may have regarding our app’s functionality. What is TIKI? Simply put, TIKI is an app that allows you to sell your online data. As it stands, companies such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon sell your…4 min read4 min read
Jan 11, 2021Peak Insanity — 1984 for Glazed-Over AmericaIf we are not yet at peak insanity in America, we are certainly very near it. As it stands on this Monday, January the 11th in the year 2021, the sitting President of the United States has been banned or restricted from every major social media platform in existence. While…Censorship5 min readCensorship5 min read
Dec 2, 2020Why I Joined TIKITruthfully, I am really nervous. There’s really no way around this feeling. I decided near the beginning of 2020, back when I was still belting out Alanis Morissette songs at karaoke without fear, that teaching was something I could no longer pursue in good faith. At least at that specific…Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
