A blog by Tae Hong Min for interviews with millennial entrepreneurs and more.
I came up with that idea simply because I needed an app like this and couldn't find one. I wanted to make a badass photo app which would be kind of rebellious. An app which would be like street wear in a clothing world, art house films in the movies world or underground tunes in the
My advice to anyone who wants to get involved in software engineering is just do it! Technology is an amazing field because all of the resources you need are online and (mostly) free, you just have to do it! I started my journey in tech completely by continuously surfing the
In light of 2018, I’m going to attempt my very best complete challenges I put on for myself and cross off a couple things off my bucket list while I’m at it. 2017 flew by way too quickly without being able to accomplish many things or challenging myself anywhere near to the
One of the things I liked the most about my team is the amount of creativity that was necessary for them to do their job. Because they try to detect and stop the abuse of their products, they need to find different, imaginative ways to do it. Every day people come up with new ways to exploit the system, and every day the
Life as an entrepreneur is tough. Actually, life as anything is very tough and full of failure. It's important to realize that no matter how many times you fail at however many aspects of life, you are the
I go easy on myself if I can't do it all, and I celebrate my tenacity if I get it all done. I also ask for help and I'm not afraid to do so. Lean on a team that can pick up some of the
I do this because in order for me to get involved in tech - I had to struggle to find my place. I hope the next wave of people don’t have to go what I have gone through. Hopefully through the
Hope everyone is doing well. It’s been a couple of very busy months, but now that I have some bandwidth, I’m coming back to continue with Chapter1! Within the past couple of weeks, I was fortunate to be able to interview some of the
"As an entrepreneur you have to have this level of optimism in order to truly give your company your all and to know at the end of the day that you’re doing everything you possibly can to make it succeed. You can’t afford anything less than the
"We quickly realized that almost every single company has manual human processes they rely on. These companies were spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in time and resources to build tools and the
"Usually we would have very clear goals when looking for new employees, so at least our candidates should demonstrate strong skills in the related area. They should also like our idea and be confident with our product. With the
"I would say my biggest challenge early on while building our platform was figuring out the exact development stack we needed, and putting all those parts together. Keep in mind, I'm no coder. Also, building out our powerhouse team has proven to be a challenge. Getting everything running smoothly from an organizational structure standpoint is tough, especially for a
"Some sales engineers are focused more on engineering (like me), some more on technical sales, etc.. Because of this, it's important for me to communicate with customers such that they know we can discuss engineering and the
"I often times find myself stuck on a problem that I just can't seem to solve. At least once a week I run into an issue with Objective C and Swift interoperability. Our app is composed of both languages, so the
"I usually have 10-20 goals I’m trying to accomplish for the month. For example, working on a sale, increasing the manufacturing efficiency in a particular area, trying to decrease the
"Every day at Riot, to me, was great - something I was not used to in any of my past jobs. I'd usually get in around 9AM, work until Standup at 11AM, grab Lunch afterwards, do some work and/or meetings until about 6:30PM, grab dinner, and then head home or chill with other Rioters in the
"And just like that, that was Drew, our new co-founder. Andriy and I started messing around with an Android app prototype. A few months and several dorm foosball table meetings later, we took the summer to stay at our new friend’s apartment and crush out the first real prototype of the app, complete with iOS with the
"Entrepreneurship is a tough road that has many obstacles in the way, but it's one that makes you grow. It's also one of the
"Since as long as I can remember I've wanted to be an entrepreneur. It's the only thing that makes me happy professionally. I've always wanted to be fully responsible for my successes and failures. I'm also a
"When you have an idea, ask 100 strangers for honest feedback then reevaluate the concept in order to perfect your pitch. Then do it again to another set of 100 strangers and log feedback. Identify those who say they would refer the idea to a friend and the
"I was carrying a bag of tools and covered in saw dust and sheetrock, but they welcomed me at every meeting, despite having never coded. You'd be amazed at how welcoming a community can be when they see you are willing to put in the effort to attend, and give back the
"Lawnmower is an easy to use information & investment hub for bitcoin & blockchain assets. We allow you to learn about the
Hey! What’s up everyone? My name is Tae and earlier this summer, I decided to start a blog. Why? In the past few years, I picked up a lot of new interests such as being involved with the
