As most of you know, I am currently running my fifth tech startup and just launched the beta site last month. To most people, my job seems glorious, fun, exciting, and full of perks. But the truth is, running my tech startup is the most difficult, challenging, and stressful job I’ve ever had, and here’s […]
In Silicon Valley there is a popular term called FOMO (Fear of Missing out), meaning investors throw money at as many tech startups as they can because they’re afraid to miss the next Uber or Facebook. If only that were the case here in Philadelphia. Instead we have quite the opposite. I am coining a […]
The more I read about the Oculus Rift or other virtual reality (VR) goggles, 3-D printers and what they are creating, self-driving cars from Google, Tesla, or Apple, and how drones are really taking over our skies, I start to wonder where is our society headed? We already revolve our lives around technology, whether social […]
Teachers at Philadelphia Performing Arts: A String Theory Charter School create custom learning materials with iPad, iTunes U, and iBooks Author. As the city’s largest tuition-free K–12 charter school, they implement STEAM curriculum that emphasizes academic and artistic excellence equally. And with Apple technology at the core of teaching and learning, their teachers design their own curriculum, […]
A gang of thieves just robbed a bank and are driving recklessly through the city in a getaway car. The police are too late and the thieves got away with million dollars in cash and jewels. Surveillance cameras capture their escape. A drone police pilot dispatches a drone cop, and it takes off immediately. The […]
So you have a new idea for an app, a product, or just a small business that will allow you the freedom to quit your job. It’s a very daunting and intimidating path that you are about to take, and most people don’t take the risk, they are too afraid. So how do you eliminate […]
As most of you know, Amazon is getting closer to delivering your packages via drone. I’m sure everyone is wondering what it will actually be like. Will you have to stand outside when the drone arrives? Will the drone know that your dog is in the yard…and avoid it? How quickly will the drone deliver your […]
Running your startup over the course of a couple of years with your team is a very challenging thing to do without funding. The few that have succeeded are the success stories that you hear every day. A lot of these large companies at one point did something different, but realized it wasn’t working out. […]
What if artificial intelligence (AI) was finally here? I don’t mean Watson or another computer that is smarter than normal. I’m talking about a straight up android who looks and acts human, and can be your assistant, your employee, your friend, your lover, or your bodyguard. Everyone is worried that once this happens, the machines […]
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Silicon Valley is an amazing place. The people are intelligent (and laid back), the atmosphere is magical, the weather is nice, and tech is prevalent all around you. When I first arrived to Google’s headquarters it looked like a college campus, and I found out that it actually feels like one too. Everything from the […]
Most people see success as how much money people have, or the things they own. What about the wealthy people you see who are prisoners of their restaurant, or their business. Are they successful? In my opinion, true success is defined by how much freedom you have, and how happy you are. To get that […]
Often, there are hidden truths and old tales that get lost with each generation. As such, there is an untold story about the United States that begins in the 1600s. Prior to English entrepreneur and Pennsylvania founder William Penn’s arrival to the New World, this continent was inhabited by various Indigenous Indian tribes. Once the […]