KEVIN LONGA

Category Archive: Thoughts

How to Build a Company Culture That’s Full of Entrepreneurs

How to Build a Company Culture That’s Full of Entrepreneurs

Yesterday, a man with a company and a vision that I respect asked an important question to a panel of seasoned entrepreneurs: how do you …

 

Want to be More Entrepreneurial? Exercise

Want to be More Entrepreneurial? Exercise

Every morning I slip on running shoes before I even slide toothpaste on my toothbrush. To maximize time, I work out while I brush my teeth. Yes, …

 

Haiku for San Francisco

Haiku for San Francisco

Green trees hover high, The people play down below, Love, San Francisco.

 

The Real Meaning of Graduation

The Real Meaning of Graduation

While sipping chrysanthemum tea, my Aunt, a Buddhist and a spiritual woman I admire, gave me something to ponder. I would like to share that morsel of …

 

Entrepreneurship on Crack

Entrepreneurship on Crack

This time last year I hopped around the world participating in startup pitch events for venture capitalists. I had a ball; the cool people, the …

 

On Preparation, Patience & Persistance

On Preparation, Patience & Persistance

This is an open letter to my generation: Yesterday I found some time to watch the Olympics. Usually I can’t sit in front of the TV …

 

Why Music Isn’t the Most Important Part of Music Festivals

Why Music Isn’t the Most Important Part of Music Festivals

I witnessed two Brawney-esque, gay males shimmy and grind together this past weekend. They salsa danced openly and (sometimes) explicitly as musicians performed Latin music …

 

Why I’m Proud (and Disgusted) to be an American

Why I’m Proud (and Disgusted) to be an American

His mouth exploded with saliva, processed meats and chunks of soggy hot dog buns. Joey Chestnut, the hot dog eating champion, did it again; he downed …

 

Technology Connecting People: (Digital) Storytelling From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley

Technology Connecting People: (Digital) Storytelling From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley

They call it the “UCLA Bubble,” and I’ve been stuck in it for the entire time attending this school (minus my year abroad in Europe, …

 

Welcome to Kevin’s Blog & What the Hell Does a Recent Grad Do With Life?

Welcome to Kevin’s Blog & What the Hell Does a Recent Grad Do With Life?

Alternate title: “Welcome, now get in the damn pool”   I felt like an Irishman on the morning after St. Paddy’s. And not a true Irishman—one of those …