What if You Could Create Artwork in Virtual Reality then Print it with a 3D Printer?!

I had a very inspirational conversation with my friend Eric. We are both really into VR. He is also an artist. Last week we chatted about future technologies and the amazement of possibilities. While thinking outload, he blurted, ‘what if you could design something in VR then later print it in 3D!‘ ** I thought […]

AngelList Syndicates Explained for Real Estate Investors

My friend asked me to explain to him what AngelList syndicates are. He invests in commercial real estate. The principles of investing in real estate and startups are almost polar opposites. I am proud of him for wanting to learn. Instead of emailing the answer, I figured I’d share my answer here. If anything below […]

5 Products I Hope Come to Fruition in 2015

Over the past couple of weeks I created a list of products I’d like to see in the world. These ideas come from my own daily pain points, reflective business chats I’ve had with friends over coffee, or sometimes even dreams that I still remember in the morning. I was going to save this post for later but I […]

Definitive guide to Google Analytics for real estate professionals: Part II – The Overview Reports

This post was originally published on Inman Next and is the second post I wrote on Google Analytics (GA) for real estate professionals. In this post you will learn how to read and interpret the Google Analytics reports, as well as understand which metrics are most important for helping you grow your online business. In Part I […]

Definitive guide to Google Analytics for real estate professionals: Part I — The Setup

This post was originally published on Inman Next and is the first post I wrote on Google Analytics (GA) for real estate professionals. In this post you will learn how to set up, install and configure your GA account properly so that we can be sure the data you receive is accurate. In the posts that follow, […]

4 Lessons Learned from GrowthHacker Meetup with Gagan Biyani

Gagan Biyani & Ben Hoffman at GrowthHackers Meetup

I recently helped host the third GrowthHackers Meetup in San Francisco, featuring Gagan Biyani of Udemy, Lyft, GrowthHackers Conference, and now Sprig. Below is a summary of lessons I learned. Remove Ego, Focus on Working Hard Gagan started his talk by explaining that the trick with early-stage startups is to eliminate your ego as much as possible. […]

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'Aha' Moment - Find What Makes Your Product Sticky

Why I (Finally) Decided to Start a Blog This post, and blog in general, is LONG overdue. I should have started this years ago. This begs the question why didn’t I? I guess the answer can be summed up in two words: laziness and fear. I was too lazy to write and keep my blog […]