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Twitter: An Entrepreneur’s Swiss Knife and some of my hacks.
Twitter has been a major part of my startup life. I have always wanted to write a post about how its a very powerful tool especially for all you hustling entrepreneurs out there! I want to share how I...
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How I landed an internship at a Y-Combinator Startup.
Note: This post was cross published on Bostinno.com. I bet when you read the title, the first thought that came to your mind was “oh, this is just another post with a bunch of advice on getting an...
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What I Learned From My Internship at a Y Combinator Startup.
Note: This post was cross published on Bostinno. I recently finished an internship at an awesome Y Combinator/500 Startups company called Flightfox. Putting it in perspective: it has taught me more in...
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Don’t Ever Talk To Someone New Before Following These Steps!
This week I attended Inbound 2012 conference. It was packed with marketers and people aspiring to be better ones. One of my idols Gary Vaynerchuk had a keynote and the point that he hammered in...
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7 Tips For Networking Inside a Large Company
In September, I was pumped to accept an internship offer from HubSpot. It was a dream because I was huge fan of the founders Dharmesh Shah and Brian Halligan. My goals were to add value, learn a ton...
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Gary Vaynerchuk’s Advice to Young People Today
Today I had the pleasure of talking to one of my idols, Gary Vaynerchuk. For all who don’t know about him, he started a social media agency called VaynerMedia and a successful wine business,...
View ArticleFull Stack Hustler
I’ve been really fascinated by the current craze of “Growth Hackers.” People like Noah Kagan, Hiten Shah, and Dan Martell who are really exceptional at it are a big inspiration. I realized that there’s...
View ArticleI’m not Zuckerberg
Being a teenager passionate about startups, you want to start the next “hot” startup. When I first started getting involved in the startup scene roughly a couple years ago when I was 17/18 , I wanted...
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Buying Fake Twitter Followers Isn’t Worth It
Buying twitter or facebook followers has become a huge problem for social media and also a big pet peeve of mine. I have been noticing startups and twitter users who claim to be “twitter celebrities”...
View ArticleThe Real Reason Why The Future of Marketing Is Mobile
I’m a person who likes to think ahead and be at a place now where most people will be in the next few years. Something that’s been itching me for a while is the future of marketing. Blogging, social...
View ArticleDon’t Try To Know Everyone
This post is part of a collaborative blogging effort at Startup Edition. This week’s edition is about mistakes you have made. Business (and life) is about relationships. I live by that mantra. When I...
View ArticleProduct Messaging: Successful Companies Sell a Vision Not a Product
The biggest priority at the early stages of a company is to get the product messaging correct. If the message is right, marketing becomes much easier. After reading a lot about product messaging and...
View ArticlePeople, Not Software
Marc Andreessen says “Software is eating the world.” As a tech and startup junkie, I used to agree with Marc but I realized that business is still about people. Think of a few key parts of your...
View ArticlePeople Are The Biggest Marketing Distribution Channel
There isn’t a bigger marketing distribution channel than people. Most people are stuck on attracting visitors. Very few focus on delighting. While SEO and other online channels may bring you traffic,...
View ArticleStartup Ideas: The Billion Dollar Misconception
99% of startups fail and yet we still love to increase our chances of failure. We are surrounded by the misconception that if you want to start a company, it’s got to be a billion dollar company. NO!...
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Quora = Distribution Goldmine
As a marketer or entrepreneur, you always need to be looking for new distribution channels to take advantage of. Quora is a new channel which I believe has great potential especially from a thought...
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Why I’m Excited About the Twitter IPO
If you read my blog posts, it should come as no surprise how bullish I’m on Twitter. Today Twitter announced (via a tweet of course) that they’ve filed for an IPO and I couldn’t be more pumped. Here’s...
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Self Awareness: It Can Make or Break You
I love music. I’d love to rock the stage like Jay-Z but I can’t. I’m self aware that I will never be Jay-Z so I don’t aspire to be him. But….I do have the skills to aspire to be the next Neil Patel...
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Bank Those 100 People
I want to be liked. We all do. In fact “belonging” is part of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Being liked by everyone was a big deal for me. I could never stand that thought of someone not liking me. But...
View ArticleWhat It Actually Feels Like Before Success
I wonder if all successful people had those moments. Moments of insecurity, struggle, and pushing yourself every night that you’ll figure out something the next day. There are no clear ways to getting...
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