Category: Random

There are a number of what’s called productivity methods. The Pomodoro Technique is a personal productivity method that is very popular. Agile software development is a set of methodologies used by teams, very popular in the tech industry. Productivity methods are used to increase production, both in speed and quality. Common themes focus on better […]

I made this: Which is cool, but I feel like this:

Mailing Lists http://startupdigest.com/los-angeles/ (they’re mailing list is better than their calendar) http://www.eventbrite.com/directory/California/Los+Angeles (the LA mailing list) Top Event Calendars http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/calendar.php http://wearelatech.com/la-tech-events/ http://techzulu.com/events/ Other Event Calendars http://www.builtinla.com/ http://www.latechevents.com/ http://siliconbeachla.com/events-2/calendar  

I already wrote about MediaCamp (currently accepting applications), which was launched by Warner Bros/Turner (read more). I sat down with the team yesterday to ask them a few questions. What they’re trying to do is connecting with startups who are looking to do business with big media companies. Their mentors (as of now) are all […]

Mr. Frank Reginald Brown IV seems to have been “Winklevii’d” by the two founders of SnapChat, Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy. Apparently, Mr. Brown came up with the idea, designed the logo, and was CMO for a little while, even through the launch of the app (it was called Pickaboo back then). After a disagreement […]

So I just wrote yesterday about how in LA, we’re seeing the entertainment industry increasingly investing time and money in the tech/startup community. Yesterday, on AllThingsD, it was announced that media giant Hearst Corp is investing $30M in Science Inc for probably about 20% equity. Science Inc is referred to by many as an incubator […]

Warner Bros is launching MediaCamp in Los Angeles, a startup accelerator focused on the media space. They apparently started up in San Francisco, but quickly realized the media action within the tech space is happening in Los Angeles. It’s where companies like FullScreen, DemandMedia, and ZEFR reside. Not surprising considering LA has the best content […]

I was talking to a photo documenting startup this morning who wanted to work with event organizers. While I am an event organizer with Coloft, and I’m connected to others who host networking events, the raddest parties to take photos at are not business related. These are the event organizers I suggested they try to […]

Flip them upside down and they read the same thing! These take me about 5~10 min each to create. Now only if I had a graphic designer who wants to help me clean these up… Want me to create a custom one for you? Write the word or name in the comments below.  

For the last six years, I removed my birthday from my Facebook profile a week before my birthday, and while I always threw a party for myself (the annual Lingerie Party in college was my birthday party), I would often not tell people it was my birthday. It was a method for me to filter […]