Anxious on the Podium I stood on the stage with the other 9 contestants from the Street Pitch event hosted by PHX Startup Week. I was anxious; we had each just delivered our 5 minute tech startup pitch to the attentive audience, and now waited for the MC to announce the single winner to the
Continue reading ...It was hot, we were stuck in traffic and I was frustrated. I muttered to my friend, “Who died?,” disappointed at the police cars and yellow tape that were causing the delay. I never imagined I knew the men who had just been murdered. I got out to see what was going on, and the man
Continue reading ...The Problem: Business Card Etiquette I handed the poorly dressed banker my card, and within a split second it was engulfed in an over-sized plaid pocket, destined to be crumpled and forgotten in an old shoe box, its only hope to be resurrected one day as a desperate entrepreneur puts together a hodgepodge email list.
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This may sound like a satire but I truly want to voice my thanks over two semi-amazing events that occurred in the Garden State yesterday. For me it is just another reminder of why you cant judge a book by its cover, or someone from New Jersey by their gruff reputation. Event 1 – Can
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So last week I get a call from a woman in New Jersey who is interested in having my company help her husband’s ophthalmology practice (eye doctor) gain more Hispanic business in urban New Jersey. I dont usually entertain the thought of working for such a small company because it almost never seems to work out, but as
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