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Luke Tucker

Business strategy, creative marketing, community innovation. VP Marketing at Lightspin. Previously, VP Community at HackerOne. Christian, surfer, & raw fish eater. We are in the age of the hacker.

📍 Boise | San Francisco http://www.luketucker.com

The Magic of Spending 22 Minutes On a Problem

I have a post-it note on the inside of my journal that just says "22". It's a reminder for me to persevere. I can't actually remember where I got the data point, but I believe I was listening to a podcast that discussed a

I am Divergent

No, this is not a missive on the teeny bop dystopian novel turned film series. Although I could do that because I've read all the books (ugh, that ending). No, this is about how people think and behave, more specifically actually, about how I think and behave. Last

Launching The Startup Catalyst™ Podcast - Part 3

Launching something is half the battle. Granted, it's easier once you get everything setup and start creating a process. But the consistent, quality content creation and creativity is what will keep people coming back. This is the last installment of a 3-part series where I dive into my

Launching The Startup Catalyst™ Podcast - Part 2

Start a podcast they said. It would be easy, they said. Podcasting can be a lot of work. So you better enjoy doing it. Luckily for me, thus far, I'm enjoying it quite a bit. If you happen to like it as well, or just want to check

Launching The Startup Catalyst™ Podcast - Part 1

On May 12, 2016, I sat at my desk in The Sultan Ventures HQ in downtown Honolulu and with the click of a button, officially launched The Startup Catalyst™ Podcast [http://sultanventures.com/podcast/] into the ether. Of course, a lot went into that launch moment, and much of that

On Giving Feedback

I was having a conversation the other day with a friend who brought to my attention how some of my feedback to people was being received as negative, hurtful, or the like. It got me thinking, about how I give feedback. In all honesty, I thought I was really good

Fund Yourself: A Justin Bieber Startup Parody

Pop culture has a thing for startups. It's en vogue. Being an entrepreneur is painted as a glamorous endeavor. Jack Dorsey gets on the cover of Vanity Fair. [http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2013/07/jack-dorsey-diet-purple-foods] Hollywood makes a movie about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg: The Social Network.

Reflections On My Life and Career Over The Past 13-Years

From Idaho to Hawaii, And Hawaii Pacific University to Sultan Ventures… My journey has been one I certainly could not have predicted. And I'm sure many have the same sentiment when they think about the path for their life. Recently, I was asked by the HPU MBA Club

Startups are Hard. My Tips for Entrepreneurs

Startups are hard. Like, really hard. This list is more or less a curation of tips I've surfaced from my reading or research and from what I've observed from being around some incredible investors and successful entrepreneurs. Note, this advice is geared towards ideation through product-market

Thoughts On The Term Growth-Hacking (and Becoming a Technical Marketer)

Ninja, Guru, Maven and Douchebag. All mean about the same thing when used in someone's Twitter bio. Now, Growth Hacker seems to be the latest term added to this list. Why is that? And should it be included in that list? The Urban Dictionary definition [http://www.urbandictionary.