KEVIN LONGA

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 …

 

Website Development: HTML & CSS

Website Development: HTML & CSS

You’ve heard the terms a bunch of times, and maybe you think that only engineer wizards know what to do with them, but you can …

 

Website Development: The First Step

Website Development: The First Step

Many people have asked me about the design and development process of kevinlonga.com and the blog you enjoy here. In the spirit of free, open …

 

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 …