Archive for July 2015
The top reasons why my friends have an Apple Watch
I month ago I wore the Apple Watch for a few weeks. I’ve done the same with an Android watch. The smartwatch that I wore the most was the Pebble Watch. So I have some experience with smartwatches. Now that I’m back to using an iPhone (why I switched back), I’m very curious about the Apple…
Read MoreWhy startups are so hard to incubate within a corporation
Urgency. Stress. Moments of panic. The struggle to live another day. These are feelings that generally define most early-stage startups. No doubt, I’ve had several of these moments in the first year and a half of Dragon Army. Early on, startups are forced to figure out how to stay alive on a daily basis. This means they…
Read MoreThe ten requirements of successful entrepreneurs
I gave a talk this week to a startup program at GA Tech called GT Startup Summer. Thanks @sanjay for inviting me! The group was filled with a lot of first time entrepreneurs, so I decided to target my talk on the things that I have learned in my 15 years of being an entrepreneur…
Read MoreHow to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (quick book review)
In my pursuit of reading more books this year, I finished my 10th book last week, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. I learned about this book by listening to a podcast in which Chris Sacca talked about it. I’m not sure if I’ve ever read anything similar to this book. It’s written in…
Read More2 amazing stories from Steve Martin’s book, Born Standing Up, that start-ups should learn from
My book reading process is to read a book on the Kindle while also listening to a book via Audible, mostly on my commute or on runs. This is helping me crush my book goal for the year of 12 books (one a month), and hopefully reach my stretch goal of 20. Here’s a list of…
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