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Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a must see for documentary lovers

Jiro Dreams of Sushi is a must see for documentary lovers

Last night I watched the Jiro Dream of Sushi documentary which has been highly acclaimed by both my friends and other review sites. So what’s so unique about his sushi over others? For starters, you must make reservations months in advance and the food starts at ¥30,000 ($300). However, this is not for the sake of [...]

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In 7 days: Created a team, Built a working app in 24 hrs, Won Startup Weekend & Pitched at DEMO

In 7 days: Created a team, Built a working app in 24 hrs, Won Startup Weekend & Pitched at DEMO

The last 7 days were a complete whirlwind of entrepreneurship, team building, game design, mentorship, networking, emotional highs, and of course, no sleep. What began with my friend, Jonathan Fung, coaxing me to cancel my flight home and instead participate in Startup Weekend, ended with one of the best entrepreneurial experiences/exercises I’ve had in my life. What [...]

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Lessons from a young entrepreneur (Part 2 of 3)

Continuation from Part 1 Management is an entirely different world than being a technician As I read in one of my favorite books, “The E-Myth Revisited” by Michael Gerber, we all have three personalities within ourselves – a technician, a manager, and an entrepreneur. The technician knows how to do the technical work of the [...]

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My Morning Blueberry Smoothie

My Morning Blueberry Smoothie

Most of you that know me, know that I’ve had the same breakfast for the past 9 months. I believe that a good morning and breakfast sets you off right to have a good day and week. If you put the right nutrients in your body at the start of the day, you’ll feel much [...]

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Excerpt from Brad Blanton’s Radical Honesty

Excerpt from Brad Blanton’s Radical Honesty

Because of being lost in our own minds we fail to recognize that truth changes. When the truth changes and we fail to recognize what has now become true, while holding on to the idea of what used to be true, we become liars committing suicide. If at 8pm I am mad at you and [...]

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Lessons from a young entrepreneur (Part 1 of 3)

The last 2 years of my professional life were almost completely devoted to building a company. The experience has been nothing short of surreal with swings up and down that resemble a roller coaster ride. The business which I started with less than $1,000 and no funding, grew to over $700,000 in revenue and created [...]

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How to sell everything you own and move to a new city in 4 weeks without a job lined up

How to sell everything you own and move to a new city in 4 weeks without a job lined up

I recently moved to SF on the 1st of March and it’s been the best experience I could have asked for. But before moving here I had to make a whole bunch of tough decisions and was honestly pretty damn stressed out and nervous about the whole thing. As some of you already may know [...]

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Wisdom from Brian Sharp

Wisdom from Brian Sharp

I heard one of the most inspiring and insightful speeches of my life yesterday at GDC. So much of it, namely the end, was pure gold. I not only left having learned tons of lessons on how to better manage and build relationships, but with the internalization of his lessons which is something only a [...]

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Jousting at GDC!

Jousting at GDC!

Since moving to SF a week ago, I’ve been having the time of my life. If I’m only running on 4-hours of sleep a night, I must be right? A new friend of mine, Steven Tran, is the marketing coordinator for the Game Developers Conference which centers around game development, sharing tools, tips and technologies [...]

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