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85% of people hate their job. Can a new school teach them to love it?
85% of people hate their job. Can a new school teach them to love it?
85% of people are unhappy with their job. Doesn’t that stat make you cringe? You may even be in the 85%! I’ll be…
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Don’t Start Something That Matters
Don’t Start Something That Matters
When I was working on my event management app, Schmooz, a lot of people told me in different ways that this might not…
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14 Lines First Time Founders Need To Read
14 Lines First Time Founders Need To Read
I failed my first startup, Schmooz. I know why we failed but it was too late.
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2016 Was Hard but It Doesn’t Have to Suck
2016 Was Hard but It Doesn’t Have to Suck
I posted this a few days ago. It didn’t really get much backlash, except for one comment that I respected.
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Don’t Start a Software Company in 2017, 2018, or Ever Again
Don’t Start a Software Company in 2017, 2018, or Ever Again
This is a response to this blog post. It posed the question if it was a good time to start a SaaS company.
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The Problem With "Networking" Features in Event Software
The Problem With "Networking" Features in Event Software
Networking. It's the word that everyone seems to talk about.
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All I Want For My Birthday Is To Get Funded
All I Want For My Birthday Is To Get Funded
Today is my Birthday Unless you're Taylor Swift, 22 isn't a big milestone or really significant at all. Yet, for me…
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My Thoughts on Entrepreneurship in College
My Thoughts on Entrepreneurship in College
Entrepreneurship in College is Hard to Deal With Here's why. First off, I consider myself a more a student of Simon…
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Automation is Killing Human Connectivity
Automation is Killing Human Connectivity
Disclaimer about the word Automation First, please know that I haven't found the perfect word to fit into what I am…
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Some reflections around Seedscout. I miss it, i'll tell you that https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gw9ANhKk
Some reflections around Seedscout. I miss it, i'll tell you that https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gw9ANhKk
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Supporting new concepts and new flavors. 🔥 Stopped by Feta Cowboy, a fresh new venture from the team behind Pita Jungle. Big thanks to Owner, Fouad,…
Supporting new concepts and new flavors. 🔥 Stopped by Feta Cowboy, a fresh new venture from the team behind Pita Jungle. Big thanks to Owner, Fouad,…
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If you think you're company is worth XYZ as a pre-seed co, it's fantasy until you get an investor to agree w/ you. Considering lowering the cap to…
If you think you're company is worth XYZ as a pre-seed co, it's fantasy until you get an investor to agree w/ you. Considering lowering the cap to…
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Education
Honors & Awards
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Alpha Award
Sigma Alpha Mu
Alpha Award goes to the best chair position in our fraternity that semester.
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National Society of Collegiate Scholars Membersip
National Society of Collegiate Scholars
This is an honors society that offers scholarships, job opportunities, and different awards for being a collegiate scholar.
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Deans List (x3)
ASU Deans office
Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hillel Jewish Center at ASU
President
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The BB RUn
Media Director
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Sigma Alpha Mu
Alumni Chair
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Camp Stein
Media Director
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Two years ago I knew fewer than 20 investors. Now I know more than 500. Here's how I did it: I started community building with people who cared…
Two years ago I knew fewer than 20 investors. Now I know more than 500. Here's how I did it: I started community building with people who cared…
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🚨 Big News! 🚨 In June, we launched an editorial partnership between Arizona Ascent and Silicon Oasis Magazine—and I’m thrilled to finally share…
🚨 Big News! 🚨 In June, we launched an editorial partnership between Arizona Ascent and Silicon Oasis Magazine—and I’m thrilled to finally share…
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We hit pause in July. After more than a year of nonstop publishing, it felt right to step back, reflect, and realign. Sometimes growth means…
We hit pause in July. After more than a year of nonstop publishing, it felt right to step back, reflect, and realign. Sometimes growth means…
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VC backed startup? I want to give you $5k in ad spend credits on Product Hunt! Well not all of you, just one company that comes to our ad webinar on…
VC backed startup? I want to give you $5k in ad spend credits on Product Hunt! Well not all of you, just one company that comes to our ad webinar on…
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Met a founder today with a great background but zero fundraising context. Asked me to advise—I said no, but told them to cut their teeth in MC Arena…
Met a founder today with a great background but zero fundraising context. Asked me to advise—I said no, but told them to cut their teeth in MC Arena…
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After 10 incredible months at Apple, I made one of the hardest decisions of my career... I left to go all-in on building my own startup! Walking…
After 10 incredible months at Apple, I made one of the hardest decisions of my career... I left to go all-in on building my own startup! Walking…
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We’re honored to announce our $2.75M seed-plus round, co-led by Creator Sports Capital and Old Tom Capital. Their investment in what we’re building…
We’re honored to announce our $2.75M seed-plus round, co-led by Creator Sports Capital and Old Tom Capital. Their investment in what we’re building…
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