Month: October 2010

  • Five ways to make your cool website idea happen.

      You have a new and exciting website idea! You’ve discussed it with your friends, figured out how it should work, and have a good idea of the design layout. Unfortunately, this is where you’re stuck. How do you make this website happen? Here are five ways in no specific order: 1) Get funded. Come […]

  • Religion has the highest barrier to entry. [Industry Study]

      I recently tweeted that “the industry with the biggest barrier to entry is… religion #ultimateentreprenuer.” I thought I’d explain this further. It’s been about six years since I became interested in entrepreneurship. The more I study entrepreneurship, the more I realize how similar business is to religion. It’s pretty cliche to say that religion […]

  • What the MVP learned at LA Startup Weekend.

      Wow. LA Startup Weekend was one of the most eye-opening weekends of my life. I want to thank Adam Coomes (co-founger of Infegy), Tyler Koblasa (Founder & CEO of Ming.ly), Avesta Rasouli & Cameron Kashani (Founders of Coloft) for not only putting together the event but being a friend to me throughout. I also […]

  • This is why we didn’t win Startup Weekend, but won in life.

      Something amazing happened during LA Startup Weekend that I wanted to share with you. It’s about the amazing team I worked with. As I talked to people from other teams, I noticed that we were different from many of them. Other teams focused on what Startup Weekend was about, which is launching a company. […]

  • Social startup companies need a social media marketer.

    As many of you know, I spent the last year creating, designing, and marketing EntertainLA.com. I’ll have to share my experience with that soon. Currently, I consult and manage social media marketing for a few clients in various industries. What’s amazing is how much of what I learn from social media marketing correlates with designing […]

  • Why marijuana should be legalized.

    Medical marijuana is a joke. Not the argument for it, but the reality of it. The same people who promote medical marijuana promote the decriminalization of it. The biggest promoters of medical marijuana make a living off of marijuana or want to make a living off of marijuana, and would benefit greatly if marijuana were […]

  • BillMonk: The easiest way to deal with roommate financials.

    Have you ever been in a situation where your friend forgot that he or she owed you money? It’s awkward. If you’ve ever lived with friends or strangers, you deal with money being owed to one another all the time. Who deals with your gas, water, power, and cable bills? Does it EVER get slightly […]

  • How to make pork and lamb sausage egg mcmuffins.

    I wake up in the morning and often crave a McDonald’s Sausage McMuffin. Aside from french toast and eggs benedict, it may be my favorite breakfast. I also love their hash browns and sometimes think their coffee is better than at Starbucks. On top of that, I can play McDonald’s Monopoly, my favorite campaign from […]

  • The three main stakeholders when marketing through social media.

    With the increase in time spent on social networks, the necessity for both big and small businesses to engage in social media marketing increased. Accordingly, the supply of social media experts/consultant also increased. Social media marketing, however, is an immature industry and there is a varying degree in how helpful they can be to a […]

  • The rise of video in social media.

    I’m not predicting that the importance of video in social media will rise. I’m telling you that it will. There are many things going on that make this quite obvious. Most recently, Twitter integrated media into their interface. Everybody knows that videos have the potential to go viral and reach an unexpected number of people. […]