November 2009
2 posts
“Are you doing things that scare you shitless? Or are you happy to live in your...”
– ShoeMoney® - Its Like Fishing With Dynamite (via hiten)
“Simplicity is a journey, not a destination.”
– Minimal Mac (via hiten)
October 2009
1 post
“There’s nothing scarier than getting what you want, cause that’s when you really...”
– (via eletheowl) (via hiten)
September 2009
2 posts
“Whatever you do, make it mean something to you.”
– Jazsmin Lewis, Barbershop (via julie911) (via quote-book) (via hiten)
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Relax? Work-Life Balance? NEVER.
I have a little secret. A little secret that most entrepreneurs have. Don’t tell anyone okay?
i work a lot.
Yep. Ain’t that the truth. In fact, I try to plan my day so I’m working from 7-530, eating, then back to work from 8-12. Yeah. And for the past weeks, I’ve been fine with this schedule.
Today, due to a mix of hormones, peer pressure, and perhaps even the will...
August 2009
3 posts
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Refocus, Restructure, Conquer.
Hello, All!
After a much needed vacation and food adventure around the world (rather, Montreal, NY, Paris, and Barcelona), I’m back in the Bay Area and many things have changed. Being away from the startups for a bit allowed me to clear my mind and my teams are progressing quicker than ever in the past two weeks than we ever have before.
1. Reborn Luxury is almost complete. We had a...
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It May Be Difficult To Believe...
It may be difficult to believe, but you are here on this earth to succeed.
With your hands you can build the world in a day.
With a positive attitude, there is no other way.
When you begin to give up, know that there is nothing to hard.
Know that if you keep pushing forward (with a smile), nothing can stop you and you will end up exactly where you want to be.
If you know your path, no...
July 2009
3 posts
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Life is a Honeymoon Phase
I was told the other day by Brocade’s CEO Mike Klayko that we were in the “honeymoon phase”. Happy, young, eager, and ready to conquer everything thrown to us, smiles were plentiful around the dinner table.
I told Mike that life *is* a honeymoon phase. He begged to differ, agreeing that life was fabulous, but… I saw the memories pass through his eyes of the long hours,...
Corporate?
Joining the corporate world, I must say quickly to note: All messages posted within this blog, my personal twitter account, and all other blogs as well as any additional postings (anywhere) do not represent anyone but me and my thoughts. :) Happy smiles to you all. :)
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Smiles!
It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged- the LiveUmbrella team has been inundated with many many projects and well, life.
Our last LiveUmbrella Entrepreneurs Lounge (May) was an absolute success. Our team was very happy with the turnout, and all the new faces!
We love to encourage young entrepreneurs, therefore have also teamed up with San Jose State University’s Entrepreneurship...
June 2009
1 post
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Blip.Wireframe
I sit and stare. At a blank slate.
Words unable to express what’s inside me. I pick a shape- a square. I begin my creation.
Widen, compress, widen, compress. What shape do I want? What will this shape become? What will I become?
Slowly more shapes come together. Some side by side, some next to each other, some with text. Some need to be rearranged, some need to be reformed. Some...
May 2009
3 posts
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Quintessentially LiveUmbrella
As the gathering of our three minds (sometimes more when friends get involved) during the early months of our startup, the LiveUmbrella team is always pondering “what is LiveUmbrella?” What defines us? Who are we? What is our mission?
Though we’re trying to put our best foot forward at all times, since we are in the early stages, we are still playing around with what is best...
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LiveUmbrella Entrepreneurs Lounge a success!
Last Friday, May 1, 2009, our first LiveUmbrella Entrepreneurs Lounge was a huge success! Over 100 people showed, ranging from startup to investor, CEO to evangelist.
Mike Grishaver, CEO of Thingfo gave a brilliant speech on startups and his thoughts as an entrepreneur on VCs, running lean, and what to watch out for. A more full blog on his speech to come.
Super Rewards...
April 2009
9 posts
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MashMashMashMashup!
Mashmashmashmashups! Oh, how we love them so.
My first “exposure” to mashups was MashupCamp in Mountain View last autumn. Seeing the different technologies mashed together, the ease of development of web 2.0-type websites, and how different techies used open APIs was absolutely mindblowing.
When we first embarked on the adventures of LiveUmbrella (before LiveUmbrella even existed),...
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What the hell am I doing?
Do you ever ask yourself that? What the hell am I doing?
Haha, if you have, then you must be an entrepreneur!
Some days I wake up, look at my to-do list, and ask myself that very question. But you know what? If you’re doing something, then you’re moving in the right direction. If you have a plan, you’re doing something right. During a product build or your early stages,...
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Giftomi- Hindsight and Future Steps
Giftomi- LiveUmbrella’s first attempt at success- first shot at shooting into the future and creating a beautiful blossoming social network application. With smiles on our faces we created Giftomi and ran into some stumbling blocks. I guess it goes with the adage that is commonly repeated in the startup community- build with the least amount of features, release, and watch yourselves...
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Happiness around the 2.0 world!
While everyone else is glum about the economy, we 2.0-ers are hopping around the internet and happy!
Economy bad, what? Wrong. In this world wide social web of entrepreneurs, new technology, and change, it’s hard to see the humdrum glum that we’re supposed to be “concerned” about. Sure, everyone is tightening their belts a bit, but look at the beauty all around us!...
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A Quick Update on Giftomi
Hello all!
Well, after that little bit of necessary unhappiness for Giftomi, things are back on track and our team is fresh and revitalized knowing there are better opportunities out there than the deal we had with our ex-vendor! We want to work with a company that we can grow with- a partner in the space that wants to ride on the wave of success with us. One of our goals at LiveUmbrella is to...
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“Kontagent just gave me a hard-on. Check out their products if you wanna get...”
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LiveUmbrella's Necessary Unhappiness for Giftomi
Well… we tried. We tried to get Giftomi out to you yesterday, but guess what? Life just ain’t that easy sometimes. :)
There has been some necessary unhappiness with Giftomi for us in the past two days.
First off, Facebook integration not as easy as they make it sound. :) My partner, Gerald Truong, will be posting more information on the issues he has faced later. We love...
March 2009
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Inspiration from Zappos
Hello, world!
Yesterday, at Startup2Startup’s March event (Startup2Startup.com put on by @DaveMcClure), Tony Hsieh spoke about corporate culture and his experience in starting businesses. One of the most memorable points he brought up is that you should follow your passion- and enjoy waking up every day to go to work. He says if we follow our passion, the money will follow (which of...
Blogalicious!
Hello out there, world!
Work work work and twitter has seemed to grab a hold of me lately, no time to blog! In my rest time, you can find me blogging about personal freedoms at www.loveladyleet.com or about my foodie experiences at www.starryeyedfoodie.com
Currently, with the restructuring of Leet Management, managing clients, and getting LiveUmbrella up off the ground, there seems to be little...
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LiveUmbrella- our first event!
LiveUmbrella networking event May 1, 2009.
More detailed information shall come on Monday, but for now, see below and let me know if you’d like to register by email liveumbrella (at) gmail (dot) com. Please send a brief bio and your interest in this event to be considered. Mike is founder and CEO of Thingfo, Inc. a content management system for the social web. Prior to founding...
February 2009
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“An individual’s self-concept is the core of his personality. It affects...”
– Joyce Brothers
January 2009
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The fight against domestic violence- Lady LeeT and...
Hello there and welcome!
Some of you might know, but not too long ago I survived an abusive relationship. Day in and day out, being beaten, yelled at, fighting for my life… I am positively sunshine now, ready to give back to the world and make it a little warmer for the dear women who need our help.
This is your opportunity to contribute to charity. I have teamed up with my company,...
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Dating in the Twitterverse?
So, being slightly new to Twitter (guess not so much anymore), I wonder aloud, has anyone ever hooked up in the Twitterverse?
I thought about it to myself and wondered if I would ever consider dating someone on Twitter? (Strangely, this thought originated from my conversation with @TheDailyBlonde in a discussion over Lobster and the East Coast).
Would you ever consider dating someone on...
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you...”
– Margaret Thatcher
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The Existence of LadyLeeT.com
Hello, world!
It is a beautiful day, and I’ve been hip-hopping around twitter looking at all these aweome marketing blogs…
So, then we come to my blog: LadyLeeT.com … you might ask… why does this blog exist?
Simple: I am a cheerleader. I am a lover of industry. I believe my positive, lighthearted comments on happenings of a young woman in this world add smiles. I...
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Letter from Sproutbuilder to users...
Dear Sprout Builder Users,
Over the last year Sprout has provided you with a free solution for creating interactive Flash content and widgets. Like many technology companies, we offered our service for free while we worked on our products, spoke with customers and developed our go-to-market strategy. Now that we have developed a solution worthy of creative professionals at the best agencies in...
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Steve Jobs Inspirational Quotes
Steve Jobs… he’s like the Willy Wonka of technology!
“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...
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Beware of credit card charges!!!!
Several Internet complaint boards are filled with comments from credit card customers from coast to coast who have noticed a mysterious charge for about 25 cents on their statements.
The charge shows up on statements as coming from “Adele Services” in Melville, N.Y. There is no business by that name listed in Melville, or registered to any business anywhere in New York, for that...
January events and ongoings...
January, what a wonderful month! Time to rev up on 2009 goals, time to see where the new year will bring us!
I’m attending these two events…
www.cloudconnectevent.com
and an Web 2.0 event put on by www.plugandplaytechcenter.com
I cannot wait! If you have any suggestions of web 2.0 events, please do email them to me!
Now, to dive into making my spring line of jewelry! Beautiful...
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Economic woes? Change your attitude!
My first “real” job was at www.successories.com. I was a young girl, only 17, and just looking for a job. When I took the job, I did not think much of it (oh, a store with a bunch of posters. woot). Slowly, I began to absorb the products around me and realized, no, this isn’t just a store, it’s a MOTIVATIONAL store!
Quickly, I was wowed by all the positive energy...
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getSexified.com and my other projects...
Hello, world.
Aaaah, the beautiful moments when new ideas capture you and you want to twirl around in all the newness of it…
getSexified.com is in the development stages… it will stay dormit for awhile while I work on my Open Social project and my mashup.
The jewelry business, Reborn Luxury is coming around too… in the process of working on a b2b strategy… ramping up in...
December 2008
6 posts
Sproutbuilder.com
Wow. How is everyone not using this tool? I mean, building a website using a builder completely generated in flash? How AMAZING! So simple to use, the tools are perfect to make any amateur or business stand out like no other! And to be able to embed this into your personal site as a widget or others? Great for viral marketing! Great! I <3 Sproutbuilder. I can’t wait to use them...
My widget using www.sproutbuilder.com :)
“Change before you have to.”
– Jack Welch
Hello, world.
Welcome to my professional blog. A blog on marketing, interpretation of business, a handful of useful links, and my random ramblings on my professional life.
My disclaimer: This does not necessarily agree with all I am affiliated with. Just a young woman in the business world trying to get by, trying to be a leader, and finding peace in success.
Enjoy. Share. Write me back.
Best,
Lady...