For the love
of impact.
Things I’ve learned, ideas I’ve chased, and a few adventures along the way.
The original writing archive, 2009–2019. Posts retain their original dates and perspective.
My transition from Empyr to Bloom
These last 9 years with Empyr have been some of the best years of my life. Today it’s with mixed emotions that I announce I’m transitioning into a board member role at…
G.R.E.A.T. Execution - 5 simple steps to achieve anything
Want to achieve growth in any area of your business. It comes down to 5 basic disciplines. 1. Goal - Set a goal that is measurable and has a due date. Example: We will…
THE FORMULA TO CREATE A TRILLION DOLLAR ONLINE TO OFFLINE INDUSTRY
The unfulfilled promises of online to offline have left us all a bit deflated. It seemed like such a perfect fit, everyone is online and 93% of commerce is still…
How the guy who retired at age 26 wishes he hadn’t been motivated by money - with Jon Carder - Mixergy
The title is sensationalized but the content is good, it’s about failing your way to success and finding true motivation. - Jon How the guy who retired at age 26 wishes…
The journey to Mogl 2.0
It was the Spring of 2010 when I first stumbled on the concept of Game Mechanics. This idea that you could apply the “rules” that makes games like Monopoly so much fun…
FEAR - it's designed to help you succeed
The head of an entrepreneur is a lonely place. Am I smart enough? Do I work hard enough? Is my idea right? Do I have what it takes? How do I stack up against other…
An entrepreneur’s inside view
A benefit of being an internet entrepreneur is you know the hot companies before most because you eat, sleep and breath the internet, more than any investment banker and…
Got Amazon stock?
I just got my Kindle Fire last week. Then I ordered 3 more, one for my roommates birthday and one for each of my parents. At $199 this is a sexy no brainier and it’s…
Movember
If you’re wondering why the men of MojoPages look so creepy it’s because of Movember. Movember is a fairly new movement to help cure men’s cancer by having men grow…
Google's Greed Growing? Google buries Online Yellow Pages and Review Sites
Today Google is rolling out a new search result design (see screen shot below) that puts business listings from it’s Google Places, formerly Google Maps, above almost…
The man in the arena
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to…
The Kelsey Conference and game mechanics
A few words on The Kelsey Conference (a must attend for anyone in the Local Search space) as well as game mechanics. Watch the original archived video…
Game Mechanics - the new black
Game Mechanics is hot right now because companies like Foursquare.com and Groupons.com are experiencing insane growth rates and valuations because of it. But game…
How to get 100+ years of entrepreneurial wisdom every week
Thanks to the advent of video on the web content creation is getting more and more niche. One of those niches is entrepreneurship. Videos are popping up all over the web…
Surf a 30 foot wave before I die... CHECK!
Ever since I saw that magical picture hanging on my cabin wall at summer camp in junior high I’ve had a dream to surf a big wave. The picture was of Laird Hamilton…
13 Rules for Success - Follow them and you'll be rich bitch!
It’s Friday the 13th, so here are my 13 rules for success. Never give up. In my career I have missed payrolls, been behind on payments for every one of my credit cards…
MP3.com - How Michael Robertson made $350M
I spent the weekend at Michael Robertson ’s Ranch. He is one of San Diego’s most successful Internet entrepreneurs. He sold MP3.com for over $350M, he also started…
Training for a 30-foot wave
I started my training today to surf a 30 foot wave. It’s one of my “do before I die” goals. With my current shape I probably couldn’t survive a 20 foot wave hold down…
Personal and Business Networking System
I just finished reading the book “ Referral of a lifetime ” by Tim Templeton and Ken Blanchard. It’s a quick and easy read to help you systematize your networking…
Biz lessons from the new Padres CEO Jeff Moorad
I had the good fortune of watching the Padres game from the owners box with Jeff Moorad yesterday. Jeff has recently come to San Diego to take over leadership of the…
Lessons from entrepreneurship on San Diego Living
Amy K. interviews me on San Diego Living. We discuss a few lessons learned through my experience as an Entrepreneur. You can see the video on her site…
Why diversification will kill a start-up
Shouldn’t entrepreneurs try many different opportunities so if one fails the other ones might make it? No… and yes. NO, meaning an entrepreneur should never try more…
Cool way to check stats on Twitter users
You can see trends for posts, followers and friends (following).…
Yammer is great for real-time collaboration and improves company culture
Our company is using Yammer (it’s like a private twitter/facebook for your office) for real-time collaboration but the unexpected benefit came from the real-time banter…