Thoughts on Building the Future

Writing about startups, education, AI, venture capital, and the lessons learned along the way.
Making the deal

The Best BizDev Team in History

$1.5 Trillion of Value was Set Up Right in Front of Me Today, you see astronomical valuations of Seattle’s Tech King Amazon. In yesteryear, we were barely trying to hang on for dear life and eBay was giving us a run for our money. We were bleeding money. However, one

The Big List of Korean American Startup Founders, CEOs, Executives & VCs (Venture Capitalists)

Many of us have heard of FitBit, the electronic fitness brand that’s almost as ubiquitous as the Apple Watch. And even better known is the football franchise based in the same city as FitBit’s HQ: the San Francisco 49ers. However, did you know that both of them were founded and

Every post, question and piece of Quora content by Brandon Na (2010-2020)

I’m prolific on Quora. I’ve decided to share: Every single answer, question and piece of content I have created or follow in some fashion on Quora (between 2010 and August 25, 2020): With my latest answer to: How close is Korean drama to real Korean life? Your answer to Who

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L. A. Take Two – 2020 Edition

More than a 1/4 century later, I land back in the City of Angels – to stay. This time, it may be much longer than that incredible summer I had as a young, naive 22 year old — fresh out of college. I am joined by my older twin, who

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Morning Brew Email News Summary for April 2020

As most successful entrepreneurs experience, you get “very busy” with building your company even though you would love to tap into some valuable resources along the way. My friend Trenton Erker suggested I read the “Morning Brew” and I have been trying. However, it comes in just as fast as

How to be an Interviewee for an Anchor App Podcast

If you’ve been invited to a podcast that uses the Anchor app to produce the show, you may wonder how it works. Depending on your level of comfort with today’s apps and podcast solutions, these instructions may be anything from confusing to as simple as drinking water. Instructions for guest