Why turntable rocks!
Recently I’ve discovered a startup that I really hope will revolutionize the way we listen to music. The name of the product is Turntable, and I think it’s a brilliant idea for a variety of reasons, which I’ll detail in this post. First, a bit of background. Turntable is the brainchild of Seth Goldstein and Billy Chasen and funded by A-list VCs to the tune of around $1.9 million (source: TechCrunch.com) The service allows you to create an avatar and… [Read More]
Startup Lessons Machine
Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Lean Startup Machine weekend, as well as the Startup Lessons Learned conference on Monday. To give the uninitiated a bit of background, the Lean Startup is a startup methodology coined by Eric Ries, a successful serial entrepreneur who helped cofound IMVU. The basic theory is that every startup is built based on a vision. That vision, no matter how awesome will be based on some assumptions. Lean Startup is about applying… [Read More]
Start Small
While I emphasized the need to dream big and have an end goal in mind, if you’re like me, you will run into the danger of never being satisfied with what you currently have, because you will always be chasing the dream. You will have to realize sooner or later that the first iteration of your product is not going to meet your unreasonable expectations; that’s a good thing! If you are easily satisfied then your startup probably won’t have… [Read More]
Dream big
Happy Mayday everyone. For my friends and peers in the bay area, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful day outside and not at home blogging after spending three hours migrating over to a new framework (ahem.) Not that I’m jealous or anything. One of the biggest mistakes an entrepreneur can make is to expect that the crazy high that they get during the ideation phase is going to last the entire lifespan of their venture. In fact, although dreaming… [Read More]
Blazing your own trail
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs In life, people are taught to expect certain things. They are… [Read More]
You are not important. Your friends are.
“Think where man’s glory most begins and ends, And say my glory was I had such friends.” – William Yeats Entrepreneurs tend to think the world revolves around them. I admit that at times I fall into the habit of taking myself too seriously. However, whenever this happens, I try to remind myself that I am here today not because of my own ability, but because of the assistance and support that my friends and family have provided along the… [Read More]
What Rebecca Black taught me about Viral Messaging.
It’s Friday, Friday Gotta get down on Friday Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend Friday, Friday Gettin’ down on Friday Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend Does hearing this song make you cringe in terror? I can literally hear the brain cells popping in my head every single time I listen to this song. You might think this song is the worst thing to be invented since the tiddy bear. Or you might be filled with murderous rage. There’s… [Read More]
Pitch yourself before you pitch your product
I’m relatively new to this entrepreneurship thing. There is obviously much to learn- However, I thought I would share with you some things that I learned so far while looking for Co-Founders and people to work with me on EntMe. This week, I’m going to focus on selling yourself to potential investors and co-founders. So, lesson one: Pitch Yourself, then Pitch your Product. At this point, you’re either nodding your head or scoffing at my stupidity. For the former, you… [Read More]
AndyTsen.Com Up and Running!
Today we go live @ AndyTsen.com. In the coming weeks and months I will be creating blog posts here that I hope you will find interesting and useful. Stay tuned.
About Andy
Andy is the 22 year old founder and CEO of EntMe, a startup aiming to change the way people discover fun and interesting things to do.
Twitter: Andy_Tsen
Email: chentsen@gmail.com