Running a company (multiple companies) for 16 years is hard - running a company by yourself is even harder - running a company while dealing with depression is impossible. I'm just one person. I have a personal life; a family, a home,...
One of the foundations Amy and I support is BeatNB, a non-profit organization which raises awareness and funding for pediatric (children's) cancer research; more specifically, Neuroblastoma. Recently, USA Today did a story on Will Lacey, the founder of BeatNB's son. Grab a...
Recently, I was retained to locate a buyer/lessee for an innovative tech compound here in Las Vegas. When I first walked this place I was in awe - the quality of the renovations were top-notch, and the place was massive! You could...
Last week, with great success, I sent out an email to 150+ active investors that I've engaged with in some capacity in the past 2 years. Together we closed two of the open deals, and have 4 new leads that I've connected...
I’ve been actively involved in mentoring and advising startups for the last 8 years, and while I think they are vitally important to the success of founders, I’ve observed others who I felt were abusing this privilege or position for personal gain,...
So much has changed since my last post - my career direction, my physical shape & size, my mentality, focus, even my goals...
In April, I accepted a position at Iron Yard Ventures managing our new Hospitality and Gaming Accelerator in Downtown Las Vegas. The new role comes with perks such as access to invite-only events. So, I used up my travel budget (another perk of the...
I’m incredibly excited to announce that I’ve joined Iron Yard Ventures as Managing Director of their new Accelerator in Las Vegas! (what’s an accelerator?) I’ve been obsessed with building great companies throughout my career. Whether founding, mentoring or investing in early-stage startups, my...
This article was originally published on the Laicos blog on March 1, 2016. We’ve decided to shift our focus from a Startup Studio to helping entrepreneurs start their businesses instead. We’ve sold the majority of our IP, our staff has been re-employed, we’re subletting our...
Let’s talk about Alphabet. Larry Page stunned us all last month when he announced the restructuring of Google’s business model in a blog post. Alphabet is to act as a holding company for Google’s portfolio, separating out different businesses in alignment with...