I’ve given 100+ speeches from Alaska to Miami. Still, I don’t consider myself to be a good public speaker. Nerves sink in every time. It’s not something I enjoy doing because I don’t think the format is beneficial for everyone in the room. As such, I’m an “as needed” public speaker. With that said, I …
I have a really, really messy desk. I apologize to my coworkers on the regular and have the nasty habit of making false promises to tidy up one day. With everything out of order, I often wonder about what my desk says about me. I decided to look to Terkel for answers. What Does Your …
My financial advisor (who is based in the Bay Area) loves investing in publicly traded SaaS companies. Obviously, that’s been a tough strategy to stick by in ’22 and ’23. However, there’s gotta be some diamonds in the rough. Right? Right? To learn more about which publicly traded SaaS companies are the best to invest …
Slack is still foreign to me. I’m an email person. No shame. Still, Slack is an important communication tool and ignorance isn’t a solution. I’ve got to get better at using Slack, and I’m curious of some basic tips to improve Slack usage. For those tips, I turned to the community at Terkel for their …
I feel like everything you’ve ever heard about a self-made entrepreneur is a myth. Everything they say about being an entrepreneur is true. It’s hard. And until you live it and experience it, it’s hard to fully understand. Before diving into the question about self-made entrepreneur myths, I’ll share what I think is the biggest …
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The first investor who believed in me was Romi Dhillon. He was the first check into Terkel, and is one of the smartest investors I’ve ever pitched. I first met Romi through a pickup basketball game, about five years before he invested in my startup. We had played countless basketball games together at 5am on …
The first speech I gave was right after the Mayor of Los Angeles. Mayor Villaraigosa. Mayor Villaraigosa was a master public speaker. He totally crushed his speech in front of 300 students. After his security brigade whisked him off stage, I was welcomed on stage. My first joke fell flat. My first speech fell flat. …
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I remember when Facebook ads first came out. They were so cheap, so awesome, and so effective. Are they still worth it ten years later? It seems like traditional marketing methods like Facebook ads have gotten increasingly more expensive, and maybe less effective. But who knows? I asked the Facebook ad experts at Terkel for …
When I was a little kid my grandma would travel the world. Each time she returned to our house, she brought printed photos, foreign currency, and a gift from wherever she had traveled. Her Africa trip particularly stood out to me as a kid, and inspires me to go to Africa as an adult. With …
I love Stanley Kubrick movies. They’re so innovative. Thought provoking. And you can’t shake them once you’ve experienced them. 2001: A Space Odyssey is my favorite. HAL is what’s happening today with AI. And that was filmed in 1968. Any movie about the future that nails it is going to be a favorite of mine, …