Barry Sandrew Talks 3D at CES2014
I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Barry Sandrew at CES to talk about the future of 3D and his thoughts about what's on the horizon for the upcoming year. If you don't know who Barry...
CES 2014 – Marissa Mayer, Katie Couric, and Aviate; Oh My!
As a consumer I can't really remember the last time I used Yahoo or even had a thought about the site. After attending the Yahoo keynote by Marissa Mayer - that might be changing. Over the past year...
Death to New Years Resolutions
Here we are again; rushing toward the end of another year. A few things probably come to mind as we wind down 2013 and get ready for 2014. Things like, just how drunk are people going to get in the...
An Army of Negativity
The days will be rolling along smoothly with the promise of new experiences and exciting possibilities. Then, it just happens; comes out of no-where. Sometimes it starts with a phone call; sometimes...
How Tech Got Me to the Airport
I’m headed to the great North-West for the holidays and needed a ride from Santa Monica to LAX. I don’t want to say my ride fell through – but, my ride fell through. To be fair, she told me...
Creating Something Rad – Sean Rad @ GA
I had the pleasure of attending another rad event at GA (General Assembly) in Santa Monica last night. It was truly rad as Sean Rad – the founder of Tinder – led the conversation. Tinder is one...
Internet of Things Hackathon – Day 2 (Fin!)
As I walked away from day two - the final day - I had a mixed sense of joy and sadness. I found myself at a loss for words to explain this unexpected experience. I'm not sure what was more...
Bruce Reynolds at Internet of Things Hackathon
If you don't recognize that face, Bruce covered a variety of business and economic news stories on BBC. In the UK He's best known for BBC Breakfast. I met Bruce tonight at the Internet of Things...
Internet of Things Hackathon – Day 1
I was at the Internet of Things Hackathon at ROC in Santa Monica last night - day one of two; the first Hackathon I've had the pleasure of attending. Though I won't be joining in on the coding fun...
I Have a Great Team & Product; Now What?
I received a great question over the twittersphere today. "What advice would you give to a start-up with a good prototype, amazing product & awesome team?" It's a great question and one that I've...
How to be part of the LA Startup Community
When many of us think of LA we get a picture of glitz and glam. Then, the thought often occurs that this is the land of the untouchable or unreachable. You might start to question whether you can...
Turn your Desktop into a Mech Warrior Helmet
Guest Post Written by Brad Rappa. Who doesn't want to feel like an information officer, or head of engineering, or maybe like a mech-warrior? That was my goal as I set out to find the perfect...
The Secret of The Little Win
I can't think of much else in this world that's more consuming and difficult than doing a start-up. There are so many days when you just want to give it all up and determine that working for...
3 Awesome Google Analytics Tips
I spend a good amount of time staring at Google Analytics for my blog and a couple of sites I manage for clients. When talking to my clients about the traffic they're getting and what it all means;...
Gleib, Campanelli, and Cook – A recipe for laughter!
When I was told that Dane Cook was in town at the Laugh Factory it wasn't even a question of whether I should go. I've seen just about every YouTube video and died laughing when I saw his HBO special...
Give me 10 Minutes and I’ll Show you to Install WordPress and Get Blogging
In just over 10 minutes we get WordPress installed and ready for you to create the blog/website of your dreams!
Will the real computer tech please stand up?
One of the comments I received recently is that it's nearly impossible to find a good computer tech. I can imagine that it's a lot like trying to find a good auto repair service. So, I went on a hunt...
I’m no Seth
I started reading a book by Seth Godin today. It's basically a compilation of several blog posts he's written over time. After about fifteen minutes all I could think was - wow, why can't I come up...
Star Trek Desktop? Oh Ya!
So, I get this FB message at 10am this morning! It's Brad and he's all excited about a new app that he found that turns your desktop into a Star Trek console. What's great is that it doesn't take...
What on earth is Big Data and why do I care?
Something that came up a great deal at Digital Hollywood over the last few days is the concept of big data. With terms like NoSQL and Hadoop being thrown around my inner nerd was thinking about the...