January 2012
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Energy shots are a red ocean, dood.
Nowadays I tend to see the same surprised look on people’s faces when I tell them I’m in the business of energy shots. “Isn’t that a red ocean?” Their blank gazes tend to scream what their mouths won’t. But it also never fails that once they have heard what we have and what we’ll do with it, their dull expressions turn to excitement as they ask, “How...
December 2011
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Don't Tell Me What I Can or Can't Do
When I was eight years old, I scored a goal through the goalies legs in my very first debut on the soccer field. I was hooked.
Over the years I played in community leagues, all-star teams, select teams and clubs, and eventually high school. A decade of competitive soccer and I could count on one hand the goals that I had scored in a game, including that very first one through the keeper’s legs....
March 2010
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February 2010
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The tidal wave of "friendly" spam
As social media becomes a larger facet of our everyday lives, the signal is beginning to drown in unprecedented amounts of noise. Now I get notified when a friend of mine confirms a friend on Facebook. Or that a business associate just ate a peanut butter sandwich on Twitter. None of which I care about. What is spam other than a message sent to me that I don’t want to receive?
In that...
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LaunchUp was a lot of fun
Last night I attended a local event called “LaunchUp.” A forum for tech entrepreneurs to present their ideas to a group of other tech lovers. Each presenter has seven minutes to present their idea, and seven minutes to field questions from the audience. The energy in the room of about 75 people was palpable. There wasn’t an open seat in the house, and by the end the temperature...