Yohei Nakajima

Author: Yohei

  • Thank You, Steve

    Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition; they somehow know […]

  • Stoop Talks

    This poem is inspired by an actual stoop talk with a friend, late last night: I like conversations that happen on a stoop, Cause you can be alone, or sitting with a group, You can be sober or you can be drunk, But a stoop talk with a friend will get you out of your […]

  • Recap of Social Media Week and My First Workshop

    This is a blog post I wrote for the Hub LA blog (http://thehubla.com), regarding Social Media Week Los Angeles 2011, where I had the opportunity to speak during the workshop, “Solving Problems Using Social Media [Social Good Day].” I was working independently as a social media consultant for bars and events throughout Los Angeles during […]

  • Biosphere 2, Echolocation, and Sex at Mindshare LA

    Biosphere 1 is earth, Biosphere 2 is a fully enclosed man-made environment built on earth to study the connectivity between organisms on our planet. In the early 1990s, 8 scientists (four women and four men), lived in the Biosphere 2 for two full years. I spoke to two of them yesterday. Mindshare LA is my […]

  • A Data Revolution Being Planned in an Old Train Cart in Hollywood

    Life’s been a whirlwind of excitement since I found myself in a newly appointed position as Events Director for the Hub LA. Having started my post-college life in the web-based tech start-up scene of Santa Monica, I’m intrigued to find myself amidst a whole new breed of entrepreneurs: Social Entrepreneurs. The terminology around these concepts are […]

  • Why You Should Follow Your Heart, Not Your Brain

    Following your heart is the smart thing to do. Because when people tell you to follow your heart, what they’re really telling you to do is to allow your subconscious to make decisions for you. Your subconscious is the part of the brain that’s not your frontal lobe, considered responsible for self-control, planning, and reasoning. […]

  • Startup Events Digest (Startup Digest + Coloft + Mindshare)

    If you’re interested in networking and mingling with ambitious people who have unreasonable goals, or if you’re one of them, you might like some of these events. These were collected from Startup Digest, Coloft, and the event hosts themselves. Let me know if you know any more. Wednesday July 6th, 2011 Digital LA – SAG […]

  • Why This Tech Bubble Is Different From the Last, For Now.

    I believe, like many others, that this is a bubble, just look at all the signs that point to why it is (booming IPOs both in number and performance). However, assuming every bubble is different, there are a few factors worth noting that makes this time around different from the last, hopefully for the better. […]

  • #LAFI Chapter 7: I Got 99 Problems, But a Glitch Ain’t One

    “If you got code problems, I feel sorry for you son. I got 99 problems, but a glitch ain’t one.” That’s my favorite Tweet I saw during the Start Up Weekend in October, it’s a shame I can’t recall who it was that tweeted it. I’m no professional developer, and I don’t claim to be […]

  • I Like You, A Lot

    For whatever reason it may be, you’re reading this right now. Maybe you ended up here on accident. Maybe you were bored. Or just maybe, you like what I write. No matter what the case, you’re reading this now. Without getting caught on why, how, when, where, and with whom, isn’t it random and fun […]