Thinkers vs. Doers

Photo by Lucia Holm
“If I work 28 years here, I will be able to retire with a super steady retirement plan and will be able to live comfortably for the rest of my life.”
“Won’t you be 51 then?  Man, I’m planning on making it big by 27.”
“Not everyone is like you Jun; Not everyone [...]

Startup Life Ep 5: Preparing to launch FD Career!

It is less than a week till launch! The entire team will be living together at the office/apt. We will be living together, eating together, sleeping together, and taking showers… yea…
Do we come together as a team, or do we end up killing each other? Find out!

Check out my recent guest posts

I have recently been working very hard to write guest posts for bloggers and publishers that I greatly admire.  I am currently working on getting published on Mashable and Techzulu.  That would be very exciting for me!  Here are two guest posts that I recently wrote that you should take a look at:

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Fun career development done right!

I love Johnny Bunko because I feel like I can totally relate to him.  That’s exactly how I felt when I was in the corporate life: stuck in my cubicle, feeling like my talent was being wasted away.
Maybe if I had read this Manga as an undergraduate, I would have known that the cubicle life [...]

Contemplating Suicide

Photo by Lucia Holm
Last week I went through a severe depression.  With no money flowing in, a lead developer that left the team, and student loans to pay off, I was pushed to my breaking point.  I contemplated suicide, corporate suicide that is.
My good friend Andrew Warner said it best during an episode of FDTV, [...]

Startup Life Ep 4: Smash Bros, Surfing, and Caffeine

You guys get to see how Yu-kai and I take a break to release some pent up tension. We go to Sunset Beach with the crew to hit up and dominate some waves. We also get to see what team meetings are like at Its a Grind Coffee House.

6 Reasons Why People are Dishonest

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Would I have blown the whistle on myself?  I feel that I am an honest person: I tell the truth, do not cheat, and try to be the best person that I can be.  When I read about what JP Hayes did this week, I asked myself the question, “Would I have [...]