startups

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

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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. Hollywood makes a movie about

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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

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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?

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It was a treat to get the chance to tell a little bit about the Aloha Squared story to Pacific Business News Reporter Kathleen Gallagher. You can see the article on PBN or

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Of late, there has been a welcome resurgence of podcasts. I think this has to do with content quality and with an abundance of content available on the web - the good stuff

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Twice a year, Startup Weekend is hosted in Honolulu. It's always an awesome time and I've been blessed to be a part of it in some form or fashion for each of the

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I read quite a bit. While I probably subscribe to too many newsletters, I enjoy learning from others. I probably read about 5 hours per week. This is most likely not even enough,

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Blogging... It's something I've thought and talked about for years. And I've been hesitant to dive in, knowing the commitment that maintaining a blog is. Consistency is key. Blog daily like Ze Frank

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