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This Friday (March 27), Alex, Andrew and myself from Tatango will be at the Seattle Tweetup. If you are in the Seattle area, be sure to stop by. The Tweetup will be held @ Elysian Fields in Pioneer Square from 5:30-7:30. Click here to view the invitation and we hope to see you there. (Hosted by Summit Law Group)
Got a burning question that you want me to answer? I will post a video response to every question on twitter that has #ASKDEREK in it. I don’t care, ask me anything… business, personal, relationship advice, whatever you need, I’m here for you.
At the Northwest Business Monthly awards banquet, Tatango took home the award for Startup Business of the Year! We feel extremely privileged to be honored by the community this way, and thank everyone who has supported us over the past two years! We would not be able to accept this award without first thanking all of you.
This award is just the tip of the iceberg for the Tatango team, as we continue to grow and expand. Check out the video of the awards banquet below and pictures here.
Andrew came into my office today and told me that I had to post a video blog about something “inspirational” To be completely honest though, I’m not feeling completely “inspirational” today. Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve been paying bills all day or maybe it’s just one of those days… who knows?
Well to keep the Hulk (AKA Andrew) happy, I posted a video below. Hope it’s “inspirational”.
Did you know that in 2006, they did a study and found that 46.9% of college students said they had used Marijuana. I live in a college town and hang out with mostly college students, and unfortunately I don’t know many students that don’t get high.
I pulled a quick quote from StateUniversity.com about the effects of the drug.
“Sustained marijuana use may directly affect academic achievement for those that experience difficulty in problem solving and poor memory. Long-term use might also lead to “amotivational syndrome”. This is where users are extremely unmotivated in their lives and their achievement of academic, career, and personal goals. Long-term use may also lead to a decreased ability to deal with the stressors that often accompany personal growth and achievement. Marijuana is the “do nothing” drug.”
On the other hand, I pulled a quote on the side effects of Red Bull and it stated “consumption of Red Bull poses the risk of raising of the energy levels within the body to dangerous proportions”. I would personally rather be on the side of “energy levels within the body to dangerous proportions” with Red Bull than contracting “Amotivational Syndrome” from smoking weed.
I’m amazed that with the economy in the shitter and unemployment growing, I still see college students wasting away their time on the couch with their bong. If you are really serious about getting ahead and succeeding, put down the bong, hit a few Red Bulls and start hustling your ass off. Weed isn’t getting you any closer to your goals, no matter how many times your high friends try to tell you different.
This weekend at SXSW has gone by so fast, but I’ve been trying as hard as I can to capture every moment on twitter and through video. I just got out of a jam-packed panel with Gary Vaynerchuk and I taped the entire thing and embedded it below (you can thank me later, holding up a flip camera for over an hour is definitely a challenge). Also, be sure to check out all my other videos right here. Facebook party is tonight, I will let everyone know how it goes.
For all the people that can’t make it to the event tomorrow, we are going to be streaming live the entire time right here http://www.tatango.tv/live Tune in live March 12, 2009, 6PM PST for the social hour & 7PM PST for the awards ceremony.
Also, be sure to check out the article they published about Tatango here:
