Yesterday, a fellow investor asked me which CRM platform we were using at Kima Ventures. We don’t use…
It’s hard to live. And it’s every. single. day.
May is around the corner. I’m aware February just started, but as a former MBA student, I know that the time from February to…
When you realize that you are not happy with where you are in life, it is oftentimes…
Last time I searched for a co-founder to join me on this journey, I got more…
Bakit Mas Magandang Gumising Ka ng 5AM ng Umaga
Karamihan sa atin ay gumigising ng 9am in the morning o higit pa at akala naten ay okay lang ito.
What do Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Isaac Newton and Elon Musk have in common? True, they were all brilliant people who left a huge mark in the world utilizing the strength of their intellect and ideas. But notably, they all likely share the INTJ personality type. One of the 16 types defined by myers…
A journey from Filer to → Yogi to → Coach and Podcaster…and why YOU must chase your dreams too!!
Happy New Year. February 1st is a good time to say that. Well, my year just started. January was a trial run. Since I…
Is what we usually tell ourselves when we’re about to go to the next stage.
So don’t try to fight it.
Don’t tell yourself that you don’t want to change.
Why Authors Fail, by Derek Doepker
The Startup Founder is a weird ‘species’. Unlike its close relative, the Human, the Founder chooses to submerge…
If you google “Venture Capital Code of Conduct”, then you will be underwhelmed by…
This is the fourteenth post in a series. The first post can be found here.
Let me ask you one question, dear reader. What is your MTP?
Businesses can achieve global scale faster than ever in the Networked Age, argues LinkedIn-founder Reid…
It kind of happened by accident. In September of 2011 I bought a domain name, registered a…
This is an amazing story about how life often brings people together who can help one another, if both people are open to new experiences. All that is necessary is humility, which many entrepreneurs lack. This is a “love story” of two entrepreneurs whose humility…
One of my clients does audio video installations for businesses — waiting room music…
Once a month I have committed to re-connecting with my purpose (or as a recent conversation had me think of it as – ‘what do I give a sh@t about’ – thanks for your wise words Orit Gal. I’d recommend…
The following is an edited excerpt from the book Free Trials (and Tribulations): How…
We are a curious bunch at Bright Pixel! From fiction to aspirational books, you can find here some of our…
Don’t be an entrepreneur if you’re motivated by money. For a lot of the time (most of the time) that you’re…
The following is an edited excerpt from the book Free PR: How to Get Chased By The…
My backlog of project ideas is long. Like, ridiculously long. Even though I clean it out every few weeks, I see problems and…
Apart from the obvious post card worthy Mediterranean cuisine and beautiful sunshine, this small island that boasts just over a million…
Dare To Follow a Different Path
Don’t think the only path to success is to be born, go to school, graduate and get a job. That is the path to the rat race, not a path to success. Dare to take a different path. DO go to school. YES, get a job. But use it to raise CAPITAL to start your own BUSINESS. Never ask ‘what will people…
Hace unas semanas hice una pregunta en mi Facebook “¿Qué tipo de contenido les gustaría que hiciera?”. Quedé…
Shark Tank has become my binge show. When I need to unplug from daily tasks, I…
It was cloudy midnight, we were seated in a classroom with all restless minds. Eagerly waiting for “something” and after a long wait those bunch of guys popped up in the room. We all were really tired but that day was supposed to change our lives, so we were excited too.
I’m doing a challenge this year were I gonna launch 12 projects in 12 months. I gonna…
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to…
I have wanted to be a writer for as long as I could remember. I wrote several assignments in…
This quick 60 second excerpt from a 35 page speech given by Roosevelt that has been a powerful motivator for me…
A true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths.. A sweet friendship refreshes the soul..Friendship is all about trusting each other and being crazy together..True friends aren’t the ones who makes your problems disappear.They are the ones who won’t disappear when…
Let’s say you live in California and decide to take a road trip to New York. Would you just jump…
Over Winter Break, the Integrated Product Design program (IPD), a joint initiative of the…
So like everyone trying to monetize their writing, I decided to join the Medium…
I’m not somebody who proposes new rules, regulations, or requirements lightly. But having…
I’ve been in tech for more than 30 years. And while it sounds glamorous, most of the time it’s not. You see, tech isn’t really about technology: it is about applying technology to a problem, in a specific…
Whenever I meet someone new and we get to talking about work and I say that I work remotely (I try to avoid saying “work from home”), I’m immediately greeted with “Oh, you’re so lucky. Working from home must be so nice, never having…
If you are in the position of potentially needing a patent, you will want to get some information…
I was CEO of GoChime and it was my job to raise money. When we started, I didn’t know the first thing…
OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE
“Why don’t you think about being a Strategies Coach?” Neil Ducoff, one of my mentors and friends and also the founder of the…
Integrity and honor might be a missing link to success in Silicon Valley. We tend to lose sight of the masterful meaning of doing the right thing when nobody is looking and while…
No Rest
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, Antonio T. Smith, Jr. had two engagements in two different cities. None of us really slept the night before. We were…
In this post: we explore the inception of…
CREATE RIPPLES 1st, THEN CREATE A BUSINESS.
Do you ever have late night thoughts and type them in on your phone’s notes?
Did You Choose Your Word For The Year?
A landscape gardener ran a business that had been in the family for two or three…
In humankind, it’s the rule of nature that to get something, give something first, whether it’s…
Today is more of a summary of my month, my goals (which are probably the same as…
I’m not sure I remember, but around 2016, Instagram made a change to its logo design — a big one at that. You might remember the first logo they used to use; the…
There is a way to achieve the success and well-being that we desire without the fact of not being able to study in a university, or not being a good student prevents us from doing it, and I am here to show you in…
Daymond John, founder of the FUBU (For Us By Us) brand and the People’s Shark on the hit television show, “Shark Tank,” spoke to local business and community leaders at the SEDA Annual Meeting this morning, and to a room full of…
That’s not to say results don’t matter.I’m not suggesting you don’t have to measure the outcome.
You don’t want a job and only have $120 left in the bank. You need revenue to pay the…
Almost everyone asks the question of how to build a successful startup. There is no magical formula…
Operation: Freedom (Part 1)- Our Journey to Destroying the 9–5 Work Week!
In May of 2005, my wife and I got married fairly young (I was 20, she was 23). We…
I consider myself a competitive person and, although I thoroughly enjoy the journey, I am always looking for the next peak to climb. But there are definitely times when I catch myself doing the exact same things I was doing before but hoping…
Given the rapid pace of news we’ve been living with since the news started being delivered directly to our smartphones, you probably don’t remember this unless you were actually…
Are you familiar with the term clapback? It’s usually written like that but I’ve also seen the word or phrase being written with a space, clap back. Anyway, it’s one of those words that while not exactly being born…
An interesting take on being a young entreprenuer:
https://www.quora.com/Have-startups-become-an-escape-route-for-our-youth-who-get-bored-of-their-lives-and-are-unable-to-cope-with-their-problems-at-work/answer/Paul-OBrien-1?__filter__=all&__nsrc__=1&__snid3__=3854739424
Here’s Why Donald Trump ACTUALLY Ended The Government Shutdown (A Stop Motion Parody)
America is founded on hopes, dreams, aspirations, second chances and a better tomorrow. The yellow brick road where all dreams supposedly come true. What costs are involved in attaining these dreams? Is entrepreneurship truly the best path?
El mundo digital puede ser tan sencillo o tan complejo como uno se lo propone, aun así cada vez que alguien nos pide consejos sobre cómo aprender del tema, terminamos entregando una serie de recursos prácticos que buscan…
What to do when you get in an argument with your wife first thing in the morning when you got shit to do?
Sometimes it can be hard to turn off, especially if you are self-employed, work from home or have one…
Hello beautiful souls! This is Underneath the Clothes with Chelsea. I am a business & life…
Thank you, Eduardo :) Glad you liked it.
How many of you have heard of the term FOMO or Fear Of Missing Out?
Any entrepreneur or marketing person has probably felt this way at some point. OMG there’s this new shiny object that’s being waived in front of my face that can drastically change my life overnight!