Month: August 2016

Lessons In Travel: Media Coverage & Safety

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I lived in Thailand during several military coups. Two or three of those I spent time actually in Bangkok as they happened, while the other I was in Northeast Thailand. Sounds crazy, wild and scary, doesn’t it? A military coup d’etat.

It was funny though, when I was out and about, I wouldn’t see anything happening that would even make me realize there was a coup. I take that back, I ended up going out on Khao San Road with a group of work buddies, and instead of the burning tire images I saw CNN showing, which must have happened for about 5 minutes, I instead saw Thai protesters napping, or Thai Military smiling and taking pictures with tourists in front of tanks. It was far from the warnings and terror being broadcasted around the world. Read more →

Poképreneur Hoodie Featured By Printful

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As a part of Printful’s Fall fashion trends, they included my high quality hoodie Poképreneur hooded sweatshirt. Head on over to their blog here to check out the other fantastic Fall apparel ideas: http://blog.theprintful.com/how-to-transition-into-fall-apparel-5-new-product-ideas/ If you are not familiar with Printful, they provide excellent support for building and managing your own apparel line. Looking to catch your own hoodie? Click the… Read more →

Travel Destinations For Travelers That Have Done It All

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The world is a vast place and even as you travel to new places, the prior locations remain an ever-changing weave of people, architecture, and visitors. I first visited Burma (Myanmar) in 2006. At that time, it was not yet fully open to tourism, with the exception of well-developed tourist tracks. While I guided a couple trips along those said tracks, I also went on a research expedition for the company I was working for to identify new opportunities for travel. Several days of boats and military surveillance up the Irrawaddy took me to the foothills of the Himalaya in the Kachin State, but I was far from welcome Read more →

PokéStack Becomes Newest Addition To The Pokéconomy

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It was only a matter of time before someone that was a hardcore Pokémon Go player curated a list of top resources for those looking for an edge in the game, or to brush up on their knowledge. Look no further than PokéStack, which was built by Poképreneurs Sandoche Additane and Tsolakidis Paschalis. Here are some examples of items featured: Read more →

Five Tools To Hack Your First Startup Sales

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Each day new companies are born and each day, a similar dilemma happens. How do I find my first sales? You’ve built your website, launched it, and thought it would be like the next Facebook, where magically people hear about it and the traffic pours in. Not quite. Of course, there is a friends and family email, announcements on Facebook, Twitter and maybe Instagram, but they’re also not likely your customers. I’ve compiled a few valuable tools, many even free to a point, that will help you hack your first sales as a company efficiently: Read more →