My offices are located in the heart of the Downtown Project at Work In Progress, which is also home to the project’s newest venture: “The Mill”.  We were once an economy of factories.  Now we’re an economy of ideas.  The mill was...
I invest in entrepreneurs. Â I love small business owners, but investing in small business is not my specialty and, while I appreciate small business owners, my focus has always been on the big ideas that will change the world. Â I know it...
I am a huge fan of Tim Ferriss’ 4 hour work week book, but what I love more is being able to work a light 4 day work week myself with lots of time for golf.  A huge part of my success...
I started my first company with two credit cards, the support of my loved ones, and one gigantic leap of faith. It never occurred to me to get investors for my venture because I wasn’t willing to sacrifice controlling the direction of...
With Facebook’s recent $2 billion acquisition of Oculus Virtual Reality, it is clear that I am not the only investor out there who believes that virtual reality is the next game changing technology opportunity.  Mark Zuckerberg said, “Mobile is the platform of...
Yesterday I had the pleasure of having an hour long chat with one of the downtown Las Vegas community’s leaders and he shared some of his uniquely “zen” philosophies with me.  After years on Wall Street doing business the traditional way, private...
As a professional it can be a challenge to know what social media communities to be active on, let alone how much activity is ideal for building your brand. Â There are a variety of management tools out there ranging from HootSuite to...
I relocated from California to fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada and discovering the brilliant, innovative community filled with disruptive thinkers has been an absolute pleasure. Â As Professor Bo Bernard says in his recent TEDxUNLV talk, Las Vegas is very smart. Â The history of...
Today is my last day at Negri Electronics. I honestly never thought I'd say that. For those of you that don't know, until December 24th, 2013 I was the owner of Negri Electronics - Your Source for High End Unlocked Wireless Devices. The...
Thursday I appeared on Pocketnow's Weekly Podcast! What fun. Anton and Michael are great people and it was fun to chat for a while. We discussed business, dining, "whats next" and alot more. Listen in when you get 20-30 free minutes. (My...