Yohei Nakajima

Month: March 2012

  • LA Tech Companies and Some of Their Investors [Infographic]

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  • Something Magical Is Happening

    There’s something wonderfully conventional about the world I live in. I don’t mean conventional as in the last few decades, but further back in time, when people still lived in villages. I’m surrounded by people who run small businesses, most have less than ten employees, some work by themselves. Our business thrives on the relationships […]

  • 4 Upcoming Startup Financing Events in LA

    If you don’t know already, I have the honor of curating the events calendar for Hub Los Angeles. If you haven’t checked it out yet, I find some of the best events in LA for entrepreneurs. Los Angeles Ideation Bootcamp II w/ Founder Institute – Tomorrow (Santa Monica) The Founder Institute is a unique accelerator […]

  • Three Simple Resources for Managing Your Social Media

    Notification Control – Managing all of your social media notifications are a hassle. This website doesn’t manage it for you, but the links will take you directly to the page that allows you to set your notifications. Simple solutions are the best. Bliss Control – Created by the same guys who created Notification Control, this […]

  • StartupEggs, Similar to Stylate?

    I love how I’m constantly bombarded with information that I actually want. I believe it’s because I’m getting better at clarifying what it is I need. This is how I found out about Stylate, a place you can buy domain + logo as one package for about $250. I shared StartupHen with my close community. […]

  • Somebody Predicted the Homeless Hotspot on Quora

    I know many people like myself who come up with new business ideas all of the time. I tell them that they should share their ideas online, especially if they have no plans of pursuing it. Below is an example from Quora where the future was predicted (notice post date). If you don’t know the […]

  • Hub LA, Collaborative Consumption, StartupHen, and LAB Humanity

    Today was an exciting day. I celebrated National Pi Day with Hub Los Angeles at a gathering of about 25 or so people to discuss Collaborative Consumption, while eating Pie from the Pie Hole. After the meeting, I went straight to my second client session for StartupHen with LAB Humanity and set up their online […]

  • Design Inspirations

    These are some design inspirations I came across today. Click on the image to jump the original post/image. Repurposed shoe rack garden. Awesome. I want this iPhone case. I rock my iPhone nude, but I’m not opposed to the idea of a case. Until recently, the BookBook was looking promising, but it was awkward for […]

  • Tribes by Seth Godin

    Alex Lightman once told me that the best way to become thought leader is to write a book. If that’s the case, reading a book must be one of the best ways to learn from thought leaders. A book is somebody’s life experiences, well thought out, organized, and articulated, just for you. Over the holiday’s […]

  • Tips for New Bloggers from StartupHen.com

    What Should I Blog About? Part 1. (via http://startuphen.com) People often ask me what they should blog about, to which I reply, “blog about what you do and what you care about.” Blogs are the best way to take people on an adventure with you, letting them see you grow and change. It creates a […]