http://onceyourelucky.com Information on Sarah Lacy's 2008 User Generated Book Tour for Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:31:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Almost slipped on the cross-posting promise! Here's a post I did yesterday for TechCrunch. At least I think it was yesterday....days are blurring together in India. I was really happy with how this story turned out, but it was a challenge to write. Why? Because Deep Kalra is just really, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/xDy51SvJjcc/of-india-gateway-drugs-and-the-internet.html It's my sister's 40th birthday today. (Hopefully that wasn't supposed to be a secret, because it's kinda too late.) So far it's been quite the social media event for me. Geni reminded me (Thanks, Sacks.) and I've enlisted an army of Twitter friends to wish her happy bday. (Please add ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/A13d84AoEPM/ten-reasons-why-my-sister-is-awesome.html I always like getting spa treatments in other countries because you never exactly know what they are going to do to you. Extra anxiety points if you don't speak the language because you don't know how to politely tell them to stop. I went for a facial in India before ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/vFYA8XkG5gw/adventures-in-spas.html When you wake up this exhausted-- it's a problem. I am absolutely beat after five days traveling around Northern India, jolting along Indian roads, riding smelly animals, meeting nearly 100 local entrepreneurs and experiencing some of the best hospitality I've had during the whole book project. I have a lot ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/BXH3aS4Y9zo/please-dont-make-me-leave-this-comfy-bed.html Yes, Vivek Wadhwa finally found me an elephant to ride. It wasn't as scary as I thought I'd be. Kind of like an amusement park ride that spits all over you. Pictures follow.India's omnipresent "bling" as applied to an elephant: "You're not going to trample me right, Mr. Elephant?" Leaving the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/a0vad9r-_B8/about-those-elephant-rides.html Vivek Wadhwa actually said that as we were riding camels today. Yes, the trend of amazing cell coverage in emerging markets while I can't get a signal in my living room continues. I am far too tired to write a more salient post than that. So here are some pictures ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/_8xR2zYgUww/can-i-call-you-back-im-on-a-camel-right-now.html There's one place in the world where I seem to break promises and that's on this site. Not only did I stop crossposting stuff from TechCrunch and promoting my BusinessWeek columns (something you know I'm remedying if you've been reading lately), but I also promised an international travel tip ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/_SRAQVNCQko/international-travel-tip-dont-be-nice-to-people-on-airplanes.html If you're only going to do one magazine cover then jump to new media, why not make it a memorable one? I saw this today on Twitter and it made me so happy. This is some guy dressed as Kevin Rose specifically from my BusinessWeek cover back in 2006-- one ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/hQvixxk9k-Q/the-famous-businessweek-cover-lives-on.html I've only got a little more than a week in between my China and India trips. Amid some TechCrunch posts, a BusinessWeek column and romantic weekend away with Mr. Lacy, I managed to squeeze in a Press:Here shoot. It was a fun one. Our guest was Dan Rosensweig, Guitar Hero ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/RiDOpJcEVBk/can-turntables-wow-neweurope-more-than-the-beatles.html Ok, I promised myself I was going to crosspost my stuff from TechCrunch from now on. This post is a tough call. I actually think it's a great business story and the entrepreneur in question is fascinating. But it's definitely, ahem, not my usual beat and may offend some people. ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/sarahlacy/~3/7ZEbGY3iYto/of-posts-my-parents-and-inlaws-really-shouldnt-read.html