Feb 5, 2021Let’s Face It, the American Dream Is Still a Man’s Dream in the 2020s: Women Are Just Living in ItGlobal VC funding increased, funding to women entrepreneurs decreased, it’s business as usual in tech! — If you’ve read the title, you’ve read the TL;DR — that’s it! But to get deeper into the gender realities here, read on. Crunchbase hit me with some news one day that I thought was interesting — global VC funding increased in 2020. It wasn’t that surprising…Women4 min readWomen4 min read
Published in Rizzle·Dec 20, 2020Beyond TikTok: The Next Decade In Short Videos2020 saw the battle for short videos intensify; 2021 will determine the emerging winners and trends! — The area of short videos has seen a number of TikTok clones, including Instagram Reels, Spotlight, and more. Then there is Rizzle, which brings a fresh perspective with Rizzle Series, their short vertical series. In October 2013, Snapchat launched Stories, forever changing how we thought about videos. What were once…Videos4 min readVideos4 min read
Jul 19, 2020It’s Official. The Rizzlian Cult Is As Strong as the K-Pop Cult. And They Just Proved It on Twitter!Rizzlians went on a Tweetstorm to get the attention of VCs and it was the best show of love an app has ever received! — Every now and then, there comes an app that captures the imagination of its users in such a strong way that it becomes a key part of people’s lives in a positive way. When we set out to build Rizzle, that’s what we had in mind. …Startup5 min readStartup5 min read
Jun 12, 2020The Many Faces of Tiktok, the Video Platform That Is Threatening the End of American Dominance in Social Network LeadershipAfter decades of using social networks built by white Americans, America has a new favorite that is ‘Made in China’. — In 2015, there was a social network that captured the imagination of teens using popular music tracks. “OMG, Selena Gomez invited me to a duet!”, cried thousands of middle schoolers who went on to obsessively show off their dance moves and lip syncing skills on this app called musical.ly.Social Media7 min readSocial Media7 min read
Published in Rizzle·Jun 5, 2020#ThisIsMe: A Million Voices Project to Humanize Humanity. Tell Your Story to End the Dehumanization, Prejudice, Discrimination, and Biases.Empathy brings equality. Trust and love bring empathy. Stories build trust and spread love. Let’s tell our stories. — It is a dark time in America. 2020 has shown that we still have a lot of progress to bring. We’re still so behind that many of us don’t even understand equality. This post is not about equality or the lack of it. That is another post for another time…Humanity3 min readHumanity3 min read
Oct 1, 2019The American Obsession With Clean Language Is Ruining Our SocietyWe have an emotional intelligence crisis in America — When I watched Bohemian Rhapsody, one specific line caught my attention so strongly that I made a mental note to write about it. It was when Freddie referred to Americans as “puritans in public, perverts in private”. It represents a certain sad truth about the American society. “Puritans in public…America4 min readAmerica4 min read
Published in Rizzle·Sep 26, 2019How Long Does It Take To Create A YouTube Video?Research shows an average of 7 hours for every 1–5 minutes of video uploaded to YouTube! — Whatever type of YouTuber you are, you know that creating a YouTube video takes time, dedication, and persistent effort. We delved into the depths of what it takes to create a YouTube video through a Rizzle prompt and some Reddit research. This article summarizes our findings. Sources We used two primary…You Tube4 min readYou Tube4 min read
Published in Mission.org·Apr 11, 201910 Invaluable Discoveries From 4 Years Of Zero Pay EntrepreneurshipA journey of self discovery and growth unlike any other! — Precisely after four years, I will be writing myself a paycheck this month, thanks to our Series A raise. The thought makes me tear up. It will be significantly lower than my last paycheck and it will be lower than any paycheck I’ve received in the last decade or perhaps…Startup6 min readStartup6 min read
Feb 9, 2019The Left Desperately Needs Loyalty And Unity Now Than Ever BeforeThe current situation does not bode well for a Democrat takeover in 2020. It is time to learn necessary lessons from the right. — It’s February 2019 and we already have an impressive list of democrats running for President in 2020. Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Julian Castro, John Delaney, Andrew Yang, Tulsi Gabbard, and Pete Buttigieg. …Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
Jan 13, 2019America Is No Longer The Free World. What Will Change This?Capitalism and misunderstood economics led to fascism, destroying freedom. — In 2018, we saw more women, and women of color in particular, getting elected to Congress than ever before in the history of America. That’s progress. It suggests there is hope. …Politics4 min readPolitics4 min read
