Author: Joel Gross

Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.

What Are Your Friends Professions?

A very important question to ask yourself is what are the professions of your friends? Study after study has shown that who your friends are, what they do  for a living, and what their habits are will have an enormous influence over you and your behaviors.

Here is a list of some of my friends professions:

  • Law firm owner
  • High end design firm owner
  • Tutoring firm owner
  • Google account executive
  • Finance professional
  • Hippy semi-pro skier
  • Struggling Actor
  • Waitress
  • Maid service owner
  • International business consultant
  • Iranian pastry shop owners son
  • CFO / accountant
  • COO / recruiter
  • Sales Director
  • Drunk oil rigger worker
  • Aerospace engineer
  • F-16 Fighter pilot
  • Dentist
  • Affiliate website entrepreneur
  • Financial marketing exec
  • Nursing services firm owners son

Who are your friends and what are their professions?… read more “What Are Your Friends Professions?”

Recursive Functions in Python

I spent the weekend learning more about Python on Udacity.com. I went through Unit 6 which was all about recursive procedures in Python.

A recursive function is basically a function that calls itself.  An example of this would be:

def factorial(n):
    if n == 0:
        return 1
    else:
        return n * factorial(n - 1)

Recursion is great because it allows you to write code that is much simpler and cleaner than if you had to write the same code using if/while procedures.

Top 3 Ranking of Online Education Providers

  1. Udacity.com – limited number of classes but they have the best platform and the best put together lessons.
  2. Codecademy.com – also a limited number of classes but solid platform and good hands on learning.
  3. Ocw.mit.edu – MIT’s open courseware has tons of courses but since they are just videos of the courses taught to students it doesnt work very well.
… read more “Top 3 Ranking of Online Education Providers”

Lead Tracking Phone System – Calltask.com

I have built a nice publicly available tool for business owners to track lead phone calls. You can go and check it out at calltask.com. The concept is that you can use any device or any phone line and have your call recorded in full and mark where the lead came from (your website, your direct mail, your business cards, etc), as well as leave comments or ratings on each call.  … read more “Lead Tracking Phone System – Calltask.com”

Best New Computers On The Market Today

Below is the results of my extensive research on the best new computer options in buying a new computer. I also attached an excel spreadsheet file that can help you decide whether a laptop or a desktop is best for you: New-Computer-Decision Excel File

Desktop: $2850 (i7-3770 (3.4 ghz), 32 GB Ram, 2TB HD w/ 256GB SSD Ram, Nvidia Geforce GTX660 1.5 GB)
http://configure.us.dell.com/… read more “Best New Computers On The Market Today”

North Korea Explicitly Threatening US with Nuclear Missiles

I don’t know if you have been looking at the news lately but North Korea and its inbred psychotic leader has repeatedly been threatening to nuke the United States and even publishing pictures of its “plans” to do so. Most policy experts are saying Kim Jong In is just solidifying his power… but what if the nutjob is serious?… read more “North Korea Explicitly Threatening US with Nuclear Missiles”

Volusion SEO Firm – Choose Coalition Technologies

You’ve finally launched your online store using the Volusion eCommerce software platform.  Now that the cyber-doors are open, you need customers and you’re probably wondering how to get attention for your store. As the founder of L.A.’s leading SEO firm, I know the dilemma all too well.

Volusion SEO

Perhaps you’ve tried using the search engine optimization tools already included in your Volusion package.… read more “Volusion SEO Firm – Choose Coalition Technologies”