Once in a lifetime

Tyler was having lunch with a friend during the fall and he said, "You didn't come to b-school to just get any job, you came to get your dream job."

Well, sometimes dreams do come true. Tyler and his co-founders of Are You a Human? spent Wed - Sunday in Houston. Read on ...

Highlights from the press release:

Rice University Business Plan Competition awards $1.3 million in cash and prizes

The world’s richest and largest business plan competition brought 42 teams from across the globe to pitch their new technology business plans to more than 250 judges who themselves are successful venture capital investors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders. More than 700 people attended the banquet that marked the conclusion of the three-day RBPC.

FORTUNE covered the competition again this year and will feature the winners, teams and competition in the May 23, 2011 issue of the magazine and on CNNMoney.com beginning today. (CNN called them today, whhaaaat? and Tyler will be in the May issue of Fortune magazine)

Are You a Human?, University of Michigan won second place overall for a total of $154,100, which included the $100,000 Opportunity Houston Technology Prize and the $15,000 cash prize for second place sponsored by Finger Interests. Are You a Human? has developed a simple, secure, game-based human authentication tool that replaces the distorted text images known as CAPTCHAs.

Their elevator pitch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SV9qQqD7EE

Some team photos:

A week in photos

We went to the zoo last week. It snowed.



I decided the double stroller needs to go to a new home after this outing. No need an almost 4 year old should be pushed for several miles.


Aunt Audrey came to stay with us for a few days over her spring break. We went to Pizza House (amazing!), the Hands on Museum, and Bounce Zone.




Here is North. Booger and all. He also has been getting this strange rash on his face. He doesn't know how to scratch, but he will rub his chin on my shoulder. It seems to be aggravated by my washing his face. So if you see this kid with a dirty face, don't judge!


A & V here posing with their new tent. It's really a mosquito net meant for outside purchased at IKEA, but man, this was too cool to pass up! Here they are playing "Belle."