by Sean | Mar 15, 2016 | EdTech, Entrepreneur, Investing, Product, Teaching, Tech
I spend a fair amount of time every day looking at innovations within the EdTech market space. Seeing what other entrepreneurs in the space are working on is exciting; plus it forces me to think about my product and how we can innovate. Lately I’ve been talking...
by Sean | Mar 11, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Productivity, Pschyology, Storytelling
A few weeks ago, during Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop, I was introduced to Rule Number 6. Benjamin Zander, the man who coined the term, does a great job of explaining the rule here: Every day something happens in our lives that threatens to destroy...
by Sean | Feb 5, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Stoicism
It was late January, the snow was over a foot deep. It was cold and windy. The sun was dropping and I had to build a fire to cook dinner and stay warm through the night. All I had on me was a flint and steel. No matches or lighters. Earlier that day I had collected...
by Sean | Aug 14, 2013 | Business, Entrepreneur
After ten days of silent meditation, I powered up my iPhone to check my email, the first message was from Seth Godin – telling me I was picked for his short summer internship. An intense feeling of happiness shot through my body, and I had to read the email a...
by Sean | Aug 8, 2013 | Business, Entrepreneur, Fitness, Tech
I like to run, but I love to sprint. In 2011 I trained for my first half marathon without ever running more than five miles at once, I focused on sprint training – I finished in 1:57. Sprinting makes you faster. Sprinting makes you leaner. Sprinting increases...
by Sean | Apr 22, 2013 | Entrepreneur, Food, Sri Lanka, Travel
Yamu means ‘let’s go’ in Sinhala. Yamu.lk is a startup based in Colombo. Right now they’re a city guide, but they’re quickly evolving to cover all things Sri Lanka. If you’re looking for a good restaurant, bar, or activity...