Entrepreneurship and Business

Embarrassing Bodies: Multiplatform Medical Taboos

These days, multiplatform programming is becoming more of a necessity to TV producers. Although now being adopted by more and more producers, Embarrassing Bodies is a medicial TV show in the UK that was one of the first to adopt the concept in 2007. It has been hugely successful. A quick Google search results in […]

How Overcrowded Asian Cities Inspire Innovation

When the words “overcrowded Asian cities”, images of crowded streets, polution and even chaos comes to mind. Rearly would you think “innovation” instead. However, these overcrowded cities are buzzing with new ideas and innovation primarily because of need and neccessity to overcome problems associated with maximum cities. Tara Hierbet is an Asian Trend, Innovation and Urban […]

Weekly News Roundup : February 22 - 28

It’s been a busy week in technology! The World Wide Web turned 25 and the Dalai Lama joined Instagram! Here’s a rundown of the top stories this week!  [View the story “News Roundup : Feb 22 – 28 ” on Storify]

the sxtxstate team

This year was my first attending South by Southwest Interactive. A lot of people have asked me if it was a fun experience. I hesitate, not because it isn’t fun, but because it’s something more. My team worked really hard to produce content around the conference and interview panelists. We attended a few parties, and […]

blaine matheiu

Monday in the Omni, four back-to-back sessions featured work and career advice. The panels included topics of positive blind spots, individually in teamwork, leadership and autodidactic learning. First, speaker Cameron Lord discussed the importance of owning our own skills and weaknesses. Instead of focusing on what we don’t do well and trying to improve those […]

damn the man!

Monday three disruptor entrepreneurs, Joshua Reich, Dana Rosenberg and Ryan Graves, answered questions about the process of entering into a highly regulated industry. They discussed the different types of disruption, from entering at a lower price point to creating new markets. Simple CEO Joshua Reich shared some of his experience trying to innovate in one […]

minimalism panel at sxsw

Before SXSW, I wrote a preview for the panel, How Minimalism is Changing Entrepreneurship. Monday at the Omni Downtown, I had the opportunity to hear panelists Joshua Becker, Ryan Nicodemus, Courtney Carver and Joshua Fields-Millburn share various aspects of their journeys to minimalism and how it has helped them cultivate their passions, overcome the fear […]