Advice From My 12 Year Old Self

Advice From My 12 Year Old Self

Feb 28

My mom found this document (I think I wrote it for some TAG/Olympics of the Mind speech competition in 8th Grade.) when she was unpacking the other day.  I’ve been searching for it for a while and finding it meant a lot to me.  After reading it for the first time in over a decade, I realized the advice from my 12 year old self is the perfect advice I could use as a 24 year old (soon to...

Disruption and My Next Startup… You Help Decide

Disruption and My Next Startup… You Help Decide

Aug 17

**Dear people from Draper Fisher Jurveston (DFJ) who frequently visit this post (multiple times a week and close to 50 times total according to my analytics)-  You should say hi via email.  Nope, not looking for funding or to “pitch” you.   I just enjoy talking to smart people who want to change the world, which you guys and gals definitely like to do.** What needs serious...

Hacking Calories

Hacking Calories

Jul 11

Disclaimer:  I’m not a nutrionist or certified health professional.  This is what worked for me and people asked to share it.  It may work better, worse, or entirely different for you.  On the flip side, I have been exercising/working out consistently for the past 10 years.  I also used to train for powerlifting and then bodybuilding. Preface As an entrepreneur, you gain weight.  It...

Be In The Business Of Making Money

Be In The Business Of Making Money

Feb 12

Businesses are rediscovering that they are in business to make money. Next thing you know banks will rediscover that their business model is loaning money to people who pay it back. - Patrick on Hacker News

Always Treat It Like It’s Your First Project

Always Treat It Like It’s Your First Project

Jan 24

“The key to staying, on top of things is treat everything like it’s your first project, knahmsayin? Like it’s your first day like back when you was an intern Like, that’s how you try to treat things like, just stay hungry” -Notorious BIG I know it gets really hard out there, and things seem difficult. Failure is inevitable. Maybe now, maybe later, or maybe in...

It’s Time To Enjoy Life And Figure Out What’s Next (Back in Miami Permanently + No Longer With Publictivity)

It’s Time To Enjoy Life And Figure Out What’s Next (Back in Miami Permanently + No Longer With Publictivity)

Jan 21

I figured I’d give everyone an update as to exactly what is up… it’s a lot. First off, I’m no longer with Publictivity on a full time basis (or really any type of daily basis).  Frank, Myself, and others who have helped us build the application along the way spent just about 2 years making a great piece of software.  I never doubted, and still don’t doubt the...