All the texts I’ve recently published in The Slow Burn have been born from a desire to share and inspire. I emphasize this because I recognize that it wasn’t always like this. In the past, when I called myself a publicist and entrepreneur, my writing was often driven by a need to build my personal […]
Some time ago I read that the key to life is happiness, and that the key to happiness is simplicity, or something similar. Although incomplete and questionable, the phrase points to a refreshing, clear and powerful word: simple. For this reason, the [...]
With the SXSW Interactive festival just a few days away, I’m packing my bags for a new and intense experience. Check out what we’re going for: five days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking [...]
Already in March and almost 2.2 million views later I came across a wonderful summary of 2010 that I wanted to leave on my blog. Enjoy it first and then allow me to add a paragraph of commentary. Searches continue in 2011. [...]
What we lived through was not a crisis, but a “button-down”. The world went through a reset of economies and finances that completely affected consumption. We were living in the upgrade era and we halfway returned to the replacement era. Everything changed. [...]
Or at least, that is my aspiration. From dust we came and to dust we shall return, although perhaps a little improved in fertilizer quality. Personally, I prefer to be cremated rather than buried, and rather than live confined to a cup [...]
I have no idea! (…not yet.) However, those who know how to do it have shared their ideas and secrets in videos posted by the Cannes Lions festival on Youtube. Watch the video of Fernando Vega from JWT. Interesting? Undoubtedly. Over here [...]
Cannes 2007, Young Creatives Film Competition, TRIBU Saatchi PAULA CARLOS! This video will be at the Nokia Official Site for the Competition, as the sponsor in Cannes. Este video estará en el sitio oficial de Nokia para la competencia en Canes. And [...]
I’m bored by everything that doesn’t change, that stagnates and doesn’t evolve. I’m bored by TV series, I’m bored by most classical music, old boleros and silicone boobs. I’m bored by risk-free chess games, I’m bored by predictable, obvious commercials and those [...]
In a little less than 4 minutes, Richard St.John presents his proposal to be a resounding success in life, where among other variables, he includes passion, perseverance… and having a mom who pushes! Don’t miss it.
I feel safe flying. As I write I listen to “Mr. Tough”, from a playlist I bought on iTunes called Outdoor Freedom. The headphones I’m wearing isolate the ambient noise and generate a sense of isolation that fascinates me, as everything continues [...]
