My so-called startup life

A plea to the billionaries: Keep bringing the lawsuits.

David Wang — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 17:55:36 +0000

I like what Larry Ellison is doing. I like what Paul Allen is doing. I think they’re actually looking beyond these lawsuits. They’re forcing us to look at the software patent system as a whole, by bringing these lawsuits. They have the money and exposure to really force the issue. Hopefully all the other billionaires [...]

Always keep learning!

David Wang — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:20:03 +0000

One thing that my father ingrained in me was that I was always to keep learning. I probably never took it to heart, because school always bored me and the way the system was setup, never really motivated me to keep learning. But I see what he’s talking about now that I’ve found something that [...]

90% of the ppl in the world are failures like me

David Wang — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:31:05 +0000

I never had great grades in school (‘cept maybe math b/c im asian). I was an average student with average grades, but that never really spoke to what I want to achieve in this world. I never got A’s and always felt like a failure for it. I was never able to achieve those grades [...]

Everyone has the opportunity to be great!

David Wang — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:06:01 +0000

Life sucks, I’ve been there – working a dead end job just for the paycheck. But with the tools available through the internet, there’s no excuse to not be great at something anymore. If you can’t be great at your job, why not be great at something you’re truly passionate about? If you love collecting [...]

How MMA influences my entrepreneurial life and why I stopped training (for now)

David Wang — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 16:19:21 +0000

Watching UFC 117 Silva v. Sonnen was a beautiful example of what I love about the sport and why it influences my entrepreneurial life. Take away all the glitz and showmanship, and you can see in the end it’s always about heart, work ethic, and technique. A little re-cap of the fight: Chael Shonnen was [...]

Farmville Behavioral Psychology Series: Commitment

David Wang — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 16:04:45 +0000

So for the last two weeks i’ve been studying Farmville from a product standpoint for a new site that i’ll be working on. They use very clever behavioral psychology tricks to get the user mentally and emotionally invested in the game. Once they’ve become invested, they’re pretty much hooked and willing to spend hours building [...]

Silicon Valley v. New York

David Wang — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:09:26 +0000

So there’s been a ton of chatter online about which is the better place to start a tech company, and even a challenge was made. My friends also have been long pressuring me to move to the bay area to kick start my tech career. I’ll break down why I think NY is a great [...]

i don’t know shit… this is why customer development makes sense

David Wang — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:50:36 +0000

So I can’t sleep….. i’ve been reading about game design for the past two weeks and want to build my application already and am waiting on my designer to get back to me. We’ve been going back and forth about what our application should look like and do and finally what Eric Reis and Steve [...]

getting feedback feels awesome in that painful sort of way

David Wang — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:51:36 +0000

I liken it to working out. You’re pushing some metal up. Your arms are burning. Everything in your body is screaming ‘WTF ARE YOU DOING THIS FOR’. Your arms are about to give. Your spotter is saying ‘Come on, just one more!’ It hurts, you want to give up, but you know you can do [...]

Why you need a co-founder (from the tech point of view)

David Wang — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:01:40 +0000

I’ve always known that I’ve needed a co-founder, but I haven’t really found one that is interested in what I’m working on, has the same level of commitment, or can put the nose to the grind like I want them do (I’m a workaholic). Recently however, I finally understand why you really need one. From [...]