Michael Karnjanaprakorn

Disclaimer: This blog post was a thought piece. It was never meant to cover every logistical detail of how to launch and run a bank.  This is an article on how I would start a bank if I had to start one from scratch. Yes, it’s an insanely difficult to tackle but what isn’t? I [...]

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Today, digital ideas are easier and cheaper than ever to launch which has unleashed a whole army of young entrepreneurs with an idea and a dream.  Long gone are the days of investing millions of dollars into one “idea.”  Our generation has seen what happens when an individual invests all his time, money, and sweat [...]

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A couple of years ago, I had an idea to create a site that introduces remarkable people to each other.  I knew there was going to be a huge backlash to being connected online – facebook, twitter, etc.  I got tired of meeting new people online, which I regarded as “weak connections” without really forging [...]

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I’ve always lived my life and made decisions based on a couple of key principles.  These may sound like tried and true cliches, but i actually DO follow them.  Stop and think about what they actually mean instead of letting them fall on deaf ears. 1) Never chase the money. 2) Every step moves you [...]

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I’ve been thinking about the differences between old wealth and new wealth lately. According to Wikipedia, “wealth is an abundance of valuable material possessions or resources.  ‘Wealth’ refers to some accumulation of resources, whether abundant or not. ‘Richness’ refers to an abundance of such resources. A wealthy (or rich) individual, community, or nation thus has [...]

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Over the weekend, I read a great article in the latest issue of Inc. Magazine about Bob Parsons, the founder of Go Daddy.  Thought I would share a good quote: People often say to me, “You must be a really busy guy!”  Actually, I’m not. I can make time anytime I want, and there’s a [...]

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I think Chris Rock is the funniest dude on the planet, period.  There’s a lot of things that I don’t find funny like #77 on Stuff White People Like – Musical Comedies.  Every now and then, I’ll pop in Bigger and Blacker, and I’ll be ROFL.  Seriously.  Laughing so hard I almost pull a muscle [...]

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90% of startups fail. It’s kind of crazy that entrepreneurs think that their vision and their idea is the “right” one.  What qualifies them to know what will work?  Why don’t digital and tech entrepreneurs test their ideas before they waste money and countless hours building a product that’s not needed?  I call this the [...]

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As Arthur Rock, a venture capitalist associated with companies such as Apple, Intel, and Teledyne, states, “I invest in people, not ideas.  If you can find good people, if they’re wrong about the product, they’ll make a switch, so what good is it to understand the product that they’re talking about in the first place?” [...]

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While planning and producing The Feast, I looked at a lot of other conferences all over the world.  I compiled a list of my favorite conferences, and since there’s nothing like this on the web anywhere, I thought I would share it with all of you! Feel free to leave a comment with any conferences [...]

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