I had a great conversation with The Phat Startup co-founder James Lopez about Jay-Z’s ownership with the Nets. There were people criticizing him as if his position with the ownership club didn’t mean anything financially. Well, they were wrong. Jay has pulled a classic move that we…
“Me lie, women lie, numbers don’t – Jay-Z The biggest part about building a lean startup is measurement. It’s the best way to figure out whats working, and whats not working. Cut out the fat fast and move on. Many hip hop artist do this…
Rule number 1: I can’t do business with a stranger! -Rick Ross In the start up world we are always networking and meeting new people that can help turn ideas into realities. However; like Rick Ross, most of us will not do business with a…
Previously we posted a video of Dan Porter talking about business and the Wire. You can check it out here if you missed it. In this installment we focused on hip hop and social gaming. Dan really knows his hip hop and it wasn’t very…
First of all I wanna thank my Connect, The most important person with all due respect – Jay-Z They used to say it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. In 2012 that dynamic has changed and now its a combination of both. With…
This weekend I was able to attend the demo day for The Lean Startup Machine taking place in NYC. Which reminded me of the first LSM event I attended. The Lean Startup methodology has taken over the startup world for good reason. Since the release…
A few days ago I was walking through Toys R Us with my son when he, as I expected, ran off. He came back to me with a T-Pain Microphone. I had to shut him down considering this would have been the 4th time we…
Dan Porter of Draw Something fame gave a TEDx talk at the Columbia Engineering School on April 8 2011. His talk was off the hook and super motivating. It was based on the “Invention of you as a person” which resonated with me as I am…
“The hood behind me like a king cobra!” Big Sean Building a product is super hard, selling that product is even harder. You can create the best thing since slice bread but without the support of customers your product will go no where fast. Having…
I’mma tell you what Banks told me: “cuz go ahead, switch the style up If the niggas hate then let them hate and watch the money pile up” – 50 Cent The word pivot in the world of startups has become popular. A company pivots anytime something…
