My friend Scott is a hotel concierge at the Thompson. As a hotel concierge he gets invited to restaurants, bars, nightclubs, cruises, plays, shows, surfing lessons and parasailing lessons all for free by entertainment business owners who want him to refer customers to them. Tonight he and I went on a comped cruise in Marina Del Rey… and he won a $100 visa card!… read more “Marina Del Rey Harbor Cruise with Scott”
Author: Joel Gross
Joel Gross is the CEO of Coalition Technologies.
Seattle Visit: HS Reunion and Rafting Trip
A couple of weeks ago I visited my Seattle office and worked up there. I also had three fun events: the birth of my first niece, my ten year high school reunion, and a rafting trip with Justin White, Shawn and Melissa Sturzen. Great fun!
What Makes You Happy?
What makes you happy?
This is a simple question that has always been a tough one for mankind to resolve effectively.
I have found that once I met a certain minimum lifestyle for myself, additional income or materials goods don’t make me happier. What makes me happier is spending time with people, accomplishing goals, and personal freedom.… read more “What Makes You Happy?”
Watch Hump Day
But don’t read about it first. Its available on instant play on Netflix.
The world must unite or perish
Weapons are now in existence that are easy for a single person, small faction, or rogue nation to build themselves. Weapons that are capable of striking any group of people on the planet. No one is safe. Worse yet, some of these weapons are capable of annihilating large numbers of people. Worst, some of the biological weapons are uncontrollable and easily built by a basic biochemical lab- these could kill billions of people.… read more “The world must unite or perish”
The New Breed of CMS Software
Austin-based web publishing company SpaceCraft is a forerunner in a new breed of premium CMS platforms offering cutting-edge technology in an easy-to-use format at an affordable price. There are loads of people out there who want to host your website for the price of a couple of lattes, but they’ll do you about as much good.… read more “The New Breed of CMS Software”
Solar Eclipse Los Angeles Pictures
Ecommerce Shopping Carts
I just launched a new website, Ecommerce Shopping Carts! The site is intended to be an AdWords lead generation source for my company. I am hoping that it works! Can anyone spot any bugs or feature upgrades I can do for it?
History Repeats Itself
Does this ring a bell?
A European country forced into strict austerity by neighbor countries elects a nazi party to government.
Welcome to Greece 2012 and Germany 1932.
Who Am I?
Email to my team, minus the one retarded bit:
As we grow I want to make sure that every person on our team understands the business, our goals and feel understands where I am coming from.
I am completely dedicated to this business. Here is my Monday-friday schedule:
7:15am wake up
7:35 start work
1pm nap to refresh my brain
6:30 CrossFit workout
8 half the time I work till bed, other half I read or watch movie
Saturday:
9am- management meeting till 11 or 12
Generally 4-8 additional hours of work
Sunday:
Average of 4 hours
AVERAGE TOTAL HOURS A WEEK: 67-73 hours
I have maintained this as a steady schedule for over two and a half years and I have no intention of changing this at any point. … read more “Who Am I?”