A few months ago, Akemi asked me if I'd answer a few questions about entrepreneurship for her website, which I was happy to do. It turned out to be more fun than I thought. A snippet for you: What is the best part of being an entrepreneur for you? It’s such a cliché but it comes down to being abl...

Some more outstanding news from Ski the Wonder Dog... (if you recall from my previous post about Ski, he had a ruptured cruciate ligament, which has healed with the aid of physical therapy, not surgery) I thought I'd send an update on Ski's condition. Everyone who has read your blog about him has be...

Hard to believe but it was 3 years ago today that I wrote the first pet insurance blog entry. Time flies, as they say, but boy, has a lot ever happened in that time. So, in honor of our big day, I thought I'd share the top viewed posts from the blog: Saddle Thrombus in Cats - a description of this a...

Anywhere from $1,200 to $4,600 a knee - ouch! Here's an example of TPLO surgery performed on a 7 year old mixed breed dog in Nashville, Tennessee, February 2008. Total cost for the surgery is $2,765 - yes, that's really over two and a half thousand dollars. ITEM BILLED AMOUNT Pre-op View X-Ray 144.0...

Alex and I were featured in an article on angel investing in the April 2008 edition of Entrepreneur Magazine. The article is titled Experience Counts : The hunt for angel investors is tough enough. Finding one who offers more than money adds to the challenge--but it's worth it. The article refer to ...

Ski is a remarkable dog. In fact, a remarkable 3 year old Rottweiler who recovered from a cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) injury without surgery. Can you believe it?! For those not up on their doggie sports injuries, the cruciate ligament is one of the ligaments that holds the knee in place and most...