On the final day I was at 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW), a colleague approached me and asked, “So what have you seen that rocked your world?” I looked blankly at her and responded, “Well, nothing actually. It’s rather par for the course.” But I really do like the course. What I meant...
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(Originally published on Nativa.) #ChistesDePapa? What are they Selling? If comedian Jerry Seinfeld filmed an episode of Comedians in Cars in west Phoenix and happened to drive by the corner of 19th Avenue and Bethany Home Road, he might not understand what the giant billboard with the Spanish has...
Continue reading ...Co-Founder’s Top 5 Highlights from SXSW 2019 by Eric Diaz | Mar 22, 2019 | Events, Press | 0 comments On the final day I was at 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW), a colleague approached me and asked, “So what have you seen that rocked your world?” I looked blankly at her and responded, “Wel...
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Always running late to the plane. Why is it that when I head to conferences I always assume there will be no traffic? As I sat in gridlocked traffic in the tunnel below downtown Phoenix, I considered heading home and rescheduling the flight for a later time as my flight was taking off in less than ...
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Its 3:05pm. The meeting started at 3:00 pm. Yet, somehow you are the only one on the conference call line. You check your phone. Strange. No text messages received. Nor any calls. You check your email. Nothing. You resolve to wait another 5 minutes. Surely your colleague would not forget about the m...
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We are not your Tokens I was born and raised in a major Midwestern city. Like any other cold, inland metropolis, the trendiest bars today often have arcade games that consume tokens like an 18-year-old charges his credit card. I found myself at one of these fashionable establishments recently and...
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Originally published in the Phoenix Business Journal. Photo Credit - Soroush Karimi. While catching up on reading this week, I came upon Robert Backie's 'My View: Here's another take on diversity, inclusion in tech community'. I couldn't help but sigh. Although my own technology company had stac...
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A few months back I shared this presentation with students of Maricopa Community Colleges as they prepared for The Big Pitch, a startup pitch competition with a $20,000 prize for the top new business idea. This presentation is a fun way to think about how to keep an eye on your competitors as you na...
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Fully mounted on my 12-speed bicycle, while rounding the corner on a stretch I have done hundreds of times before, I heard that horrible crack and screeched to a stop. Luckily dodging a fall, I reviewed my bike and all seemed fine as I hopped back on. However, upon taking my first pedal forward an...
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As any early-80's baby, I confess to having thought seriously about the legitimacy of my faux-Australian accent. On many a Reagan-era evening, I found myself re-watching Mick Dundee outsmart yet another American criminal group, fantasizing until the day I too could sip a Fosters and audaciously mock...
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