On many occasions over the years, I have had the distinct displeasure of going through the dreaded process of identifying names for companies and products, only to find out that the magnificent gem that was discovered had a domain name that had been purchased by someone else. In almost every case, the domain was sitting …
There has been a lot of talk lately about voice assistants being the future of how we will interface with our technology. Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, Cordova, and others have slowly increased in functionality, allowing us to accomplish more and more complex tasks. Where once we needed a keyboard and mouse, we now simply call …
You are not safe. Everything you have ever posted online, publicly, exists somewhere out there in the ether, waiting to be aggregated by an unknown entity. Even the information you may have believed was anonymized behind a screen name, or an account tied to an email address you never use, actually contains metadata, small pieces …
I had a conversation earlier with my friend, Isaiah King, a person who I’ve had the pleasure of working with on a variety of projects over the years, and it reminded me how important the skills of entrepreneurs are and how undervalued this type of background is at most companies. I’ve often heard from recruiters …
Not too long ago, a friend of mine, Taylor Gobar, wrote in a LinkedIn post: “You can hire somebody with ‘5 years of relevant industry experience’ or you can hire somebody with a lifetime’s experience of being the smartest, hardest-working person in the room.” There is something about that statement that really resonated with me, …
For many Americans, getting through the day is a struggle of will and conservation. With an estimated 43 million people living in poverty in the United States, that leaves 1 in 7 on an endless fight to keep food in their stomachs. Just for reference, in 2018, the federal poverty level was set at $24,600 …
Anyone who has paid attention to the tech startup scene has probably noticed the fact that startups are heavily dominated by technical founders, and more specifically, founders that can write software. Lately I’ve been asking myself if there are reasons techies choose not to partner with non-technical co-founders, and if there’s anything entrepreneurs without technical …
So, it’s official: on April 29th 2018, Sprint and T-Mobile announced that they are seeking to merge; a deal that would displace AT&T as the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S.. This new entity, currently due to be called T-Mobile, will provide service for roughly 100 million U.S. customers. Industry Effects This …
For weeks before moving to Austin I was waking up in the middle of the night at my house in San Diego in a cold sweat, wondering, “Is it really a good idea to be here?” I would toss and turn, lying awake for hours wondering if California really provides the same ROI for a …
Welcome to my blog! The current plan is to write at least one article per week over the coming months. Most of the topics should relate to various aspects of business and startups, but we will see where the wind takes us! I hope you enjoy the words I write here. Feel free to reach …