Shervin Pishevar’s Dream: Social Gaming Network (Part 3)

SM: Did you get any investors to help you get started?

SP: We raised money from investors after a year. Initially we raised $150,000, and then $700,000. >>>

EJ1, EJ2 Now On iPhone

If you read books on the iPhone or another device, you can now download Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume One) and Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume Two): Bootstrapping, Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction from Smashwords, and read on Stanza and other e-book readers. Btw, Stanza was acquired by Amazon this week, adding more momentum to e-book adoption. Enjoy!

Future of Old Media Conglomerates

Lately, we’ve been having this conversation often: Have you noticed how CNN sticks in an ad every 3 minutes? Boy, television is getting unwatchable, but for a reason: old media is imploding at a fantastic pace right now. The cost of producing quality content is still high, especially the kind of content that CNN and a handful of others produce. Yet, advertising dollars are scarce during this recession, with car companies going into bankruptcy, and retailers struggling. Ad rates are dropping. Ad frequency is going up. And the poor consumers are squinting their eyes trying to extract the few droppings of real content out of the idiot box that is getting more idiotic by the day! Is this sustainable? >>>

Forbes Column 2009: The Future Of E-Commerce

Zero-In on The Future of E-Commerce.

April 30 Roundtable Recording

In case you missed the roundtable, here’s the recording:

Shervin Pishevar’s Dream: Social Gaming Network (Part 2)

SM: How did the circumstances of your upbringing transfer into your professional life?

SP: That forged in our minds the sacrifices our parents were making for us. The least we could do for them was study. I wanted very badly to make them proud. >>>

EJ2 Ready For Kindle Readers

In preparation of the launch of Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume Two): Bootstrapping Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction on June 1, EJ2 is now available on Kindle. >>>

Shervin Pishevar’s Dream: Social Gaming Network (Part 1)

SM: Let’s start at the beginning of your story. Where are you from?

SP: I was born in Iran, and my parents immigrated to America the first time in 1976. My father came here for his master’s degree. We went back to Iran in 1978, right before the revolution. >>>