Author: Yohei

  • Digital Family Reunion Holiday Party Tonight

      I just bought my ticket to the Third Annual Digital Family Reunion Holiday Party tonight! Tickets are set as $50, but there are plenty of coupon codes floating around that drops the price to $30; one of them is “dfr51” [Updated]. I have to admit I’m wondering if it makes sense to pay for […]

  • Anybody Can Submit a Press Release

    A press release is a document that companies send out to the public to let them know of new occurrences, such as events and product launches. It’s a great tool for small businesses. It helps you with SEO, provides you with social media content, makes it easier for people to find you, and makes your […]

  • Show Off Your Wine Conquests With Your iPhone

    Keeping track of the wines you drink seems kinda geeky. It probably is. But, here’s an iPhone App that makes it look pretty cool. The app itself is great, but what draws me to it is the interface of your cellar – the database of wines you bookmark. It has the feeling of a well organized […]

  • Blockbuster Express, More Like Ball-Buster Express

      It wasn’t until recently, that I noticed a blue box in the grocery store that rented movies, much like Redbox, but rather Blockbuster Express. You can rent new releases for a $1, just like Redbox. I’d heard of Blockbuster’s bankrupcy fiasco, but hadn’t given it too much thought. What the hell are they up […]

  • Dim Sum Truck – Review

    Working at a hospitality PR firm two days a week, I read a lot about food. Not surprisingly, I get hungry often because of it. Today, I was craving some chinese dumplings. While I know of one good dim sum place in Downtown, I know of none near my work in Miracle Mile nor near […]

  • Animal Restaurant – Review

    A friend of mine has been working in the kitchen of Animal Restaurant for over a year and a half now, and I finally had a chance to try it out yesterday. Since it’s a small restaurant that only seats 40, we made a reservation for 6:15 – arrived at 6:25, close enough. Animal is […]

  • How to start a business overnight for free.

    Just like it takes only one lego piece to start building a castle, it takes only one night and no money to start a business. One of the ways to do this is to create a website. Here’s how: Step 1: Make a list of competitor websites. Practically every product and service has a website […]

  • How to cook a meal for 10 cents.

    Pasta or rice. Toss with oil/butter and seasoning. Done. (Optional: add toppings.) Of course I wouldn’t suggest that you eat only pasta and rice; it’s important that you get your vitamins and minerals from meats and veggies. However, sometimes we need to cut back on spendings. To those people like me, I highly suggest you […]

  • 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 […]