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Working On Some New Things

As of this weekend, I became a managing partner at Coloma Ventures, a Las Vegas based venture capital group with a focus on Internet based start-ups. Its a dream position that is going to allow me to combine my business savvy with my programming skills. I am brimming with excitement to work with the Coloma team who are some of the brightest guys I have met.

What I will be doing

For Coloma I will be searching for talented entrepreneurs and developers that are in need of capital. I will be focusing on finding viable Internet start-ups in web, software, mobile, digital media, social, and the gaming sector. In addition to raising capital, I will help start ups in every aspect of their business, including finding talented developers/designers, infrastructure, user acquisition, and more. The other partners will provide strategic input all other areas necessary to build a successful business. If you have a startup you think I may be interested in, you should get in touch

What about Two Giraffes

Two Giraffes will stay open for business. I will continue to work on select projects, with a focus on front-end design for startups. The truth is, Two Giraffes has been consuming every minute of my life for the last 24 months. Freelancing is hard. I spent every free moment, day and night working on building my business, and after all my hard work, freelancing is still feast or famine. The problem with web design is that even if you are “successful” that just means you earn more work.

The next 24 months

Im going to be devoting the next 24 months to developing passive income streams and building my own products, like Fonadu. Im plan to spend more time working with new languages, helping new startups, contributing to open source projects I like, and speaking at conferences (shameless plug: hire me to speak). I am also going to spend some more time with my family and friends, who have often worked around my insanely hectic schedule in the last two years.