Category: Tech

25 Years Ago Today I Started at Microsoft and…

On June 3, 1991, I began my career at Microsoft. Today is also the one year anniversary of my brain surgery. Both have provided incredible experiences yet only one left me permanently scarred. For the first four years at Microsoft,...

/ June 3, 2016
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My Digital Ocean Affiliate Program Experience

With the Digital Ocean affiliate program, I've helped sign up more than 2,387 new customers and earned nearly $7,000. Learn more about their referral program.

/ May 19, 2016

Microsoft Revenue Quietly Surpasses $1 Trillion

Microsoft recently surpassed $1 trillion in cumulative revenues. Similarly, Amazon's earned more than a half trillion. Yet, Washington State still can't afford to pay for education, transportation, police and other vital services and resources.

/ May 8, 2016

Marriage.io Domain Auction Ending Soon

Check out the auction for Marriage.io at Flippa, high price only $11 currently. See more of my domain inventory here.

/ May 7, 2016
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Forget Boeing, Microsoft’s Tax Break Costs $776 Million

On Tuesday, The Seattle Times’ columnist Danny Westneat expressed shock that Boeing’s tax breaks cost the state $304 million last year. He failed to mention that the legislature’s actions in 2010 allowed Microsoft to save $776 million in taxes this...

/ May 5, 2016

My Experience with Domain Investing

Domain investing has been a profitable side project for me. It began back in 2007 when I sold a .org domain for nearly a year’s salary. It was an eye-opening experience and inspired me to invest further. Since then, I’ve...

/ April 29, 2016

A New Business Model for Twitter

Only Customer Focus Can Address Twitter’s Decline Despite its 307 million users, Twitter’s market capitalization declined from $50 billion to $11.5 billion in the past two years. This is likely to continue as growth slows and its $100 million quarterly...

/ January 28, 2016