Actions speak louder than words. We can all agree on that, right? Words can simply be thrown around like this "Hello...how...are you? Good. Great." Am I giving you any value with those fillers? No, I don't believe so. Let me get straight to the point. Words lose their value if they don't spark action. Even if you're…
Hey guys! This year we'll be starting things with a bang with Open Coffee this Saturday! It shall be held at the Bo's Coffee branch at Bonifacio High Street. Waitaminute! What is Open Coffee? We were calling this the monthly "Juan Great Meet" for a while, but we thought of rebranding it for two reasons: a) if…
Alcoholics Anonymous, or "AA" for short, has been around for almost 100 years now, and has helped millions of people across the globe become sober, its sheer longevity attesting to its effectiveness. Of course, as we've seen in countless movies, they are famous for their meetings. We can all easily picture that group in that circle. Hi…
I loved college. I loved going to lecture and being inspired by the professors. I loved studying at the library, and I even loved taking naps at the library in between classes. I loved attending professor’s office hours to gain new knowledge and perspective. And most of all, I loved being engaged in a vibrant community of…
Around three months ago, I got a call from my wife Pauline. She was frantic. She was crying. "I don't know what to do." She was pregnant with what would be our fourth child. She was pregnant only after a few months of giving birth to our third child. With all the strength I could muster, I…
This is my third attempt at writing a blogpost today. Currently, I’m experiencing that same feeling that I get when I’m being moved to write. The experience in which the spirit takes over and I am provoked to let go of inhibition because I’m being called to send a message. I’m not sure what I’m being called…
I remember asking myself a lot of questions before I was able to push "publish" and publicly launch the very first entry in Juan Great Leap. What would they say? What if they say, "Sino ba itong feeling na ito!?" What if they laugh at me? What if they ignore me? It took me a couple of…
I'm not a salesman, but I've sold many things. At the age of 11, I sold cellphones at my uncle's telecom store in Makati. When I worked for GK CSI, I sold everything from kamoteng kahoy, talong, and chicharon (no relation to Lapid's :) ). For my first full-time job in the States, I sold consumer banking products. I…
(This is the third of a 3-part post which talks about the tremendous lessons we can apply from closely looking at how the preeminent Startup Nation - Israel - attained tremendous economic success through the deliberate development of startups. Previous posts: part 1, part 2) 5) We Need To Just Ship It, Ship It Good In 2006,…
The Original Game of Perfection is a board game in which you have 60 seconds to fit all 25 shapes into their proper place. If the player does not complete the puzzle within the time allotted, the board pops up in the player's face and all the pieces scatter. I played Perfection for the first time last…