Pressure It’s piling up. I’ve been feeling it a lot lately. Whether it’s commitments to my partners, investors, family or friends. I’ve just over-committed to what I can do and how reliable I can be to do it in a timely manner. Let me be clear, it’
Shahzil Amin - Graduating From The School of Hard Knocks (Video) On May 2014 I was very honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to speak to a group of amazing teenagers about my story in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was called RE:Ignite 2014 and the topic was about diversity. After struggling to figure out how I could tie
I sold out. Blue Track Media acquired by Karlani Capital Yeah, I know. This is a true WTF moment. I’m as shocked as you are. Never would I have expected to sit here and tell you that I sold my baby; that I made what people like to call an “exit”. On April 4th 2014, Blue Track Media was
Blue Track Media Named to Top 30 Startups to Watch | Entrepreneur.com Blue Track Media Named to Top 30 Startups to Watch | Entrepreneur.com In producing everything from at-home-mushroom kits to foldable-ballet slippers, these young companies are making plenty of waves in startup land. Here is…
How Dirk Became Dirk - Learning From Dirk This post is obviously going to have some bias as I’m one of the biggest Dallas Mavericks fans alive, aka MFFL. But I hope the message I’m trying to convey gets across clearly. I post a lot of business related articles on my twitter, facebook, etc that I
(untitled) Failure is bad, I don’t think it’s good. But if something is important enough, you do it even though the risk of failure is high Elon Musk
Why I Travel So Much “What made you want to travel so much?” is the question I get asked frequently. It almost seems as if the people who ask me this question are really asking me not because they really care why I travel so much, but because they hope that the answer I give