Sep 15, 2015 | entrepreneurship, portfolio, san diego
And we were the lucky pitch deck designers on call! Last May, local enterprise Qualcomm (tech leader in mobile innovation) launched the first session of a Techstars Accelerator in its Research Center. Four months later, the robot-focused startups pitched in front of...
Jun 20, 2015 | entrepreneurship, events, san diego
A Week of Events to Celebrate Local Innovation and Success [dot_recommends] San Diego Startup Week #SDSW is a jam-packed week of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurialism. Featuring events, panels, demos and revelry in the heart of downtown San Diego — Startup...
Feb 11, 2015 | branding, entrepreneurship, misc
It’s not a conference. Not a hackathon. Not a seminar. A true Lab. [dot_recommends] The Lean Brand Lab is a two-day brand innovation accelerator presenting a unique experience. Mixing in-depth practical tools, real-time experimentation and hands-on collaborating we...
Feb 1, 2015 | adventure, photography, timelapse
A lovely morning to capture with timelapse. [dot_recommends] Up in the first few hours of Sunday morning to ascend Iron Mountain — hiking in the dark to be set in time for sunrise on the peak. It was absolutely worth it! [pexvimeo...
Jan 25, 2015 | entrepreneurship, events, latest, san diego
Tech crawls, fooseball, startup demos.. and a lively, booming community of entrepreneurs. [dot_recommends] This was fun and dynamic series of events, inviting in founders, new entrepreneurs and people interested in the startup scene. An easy way to get introduced to...
Oct 22, 2014 | branding, entrepreneurship, events, latest, san diego
Success!! [dot_recommends] Jeremiah Gardner [@jeremiahgardner] and Brant Cooper [@brantcooper] introduced their new book The Lean Brand to the San Diego startup community with style. Mission Brewery was jammin’ and books sold out. Thank you to everyone who came...
Sep 21, 2014 | branding, entrepreneurship, portfolio, web design
Be yourself and speak to those you want to be in conversation with. [dot_recommends] At the beginning of my journey with The Startup Garage, the guys were writing solid business plans for product and service businesses — looking to move into the scale arena. Evolving...
Sep 5, 2014 | entrepreneurship, events, san diego
Crowdfunding Hack-a-thon hosted by Brant Cooper and SD Tech Founders [dot_recommends] Kicking off at the UCSD Porters Pub, the first crowdfunding collaborative. Lean Entrepreneur, Brant Cooper [@brantcooper], breaks down barriers to Crowdfunding with Joshua Baylin...
May 10, 2014 | web design
Why have a website? Well.. It’s probably the cheapest real estate you’ll find. [dot_recommends] But really, why you need a website is completely determined by the type of business you’re in — to support the movement of your product and the trust of...
Feb 22, 2013 | resources, web design
Your influence on your community is directly related to the quality of your presence. [dot_recommends] The environment of the web is continually changing and the weighted importance of real-time content, social integration and mobile compatibility has been, and will...