For interracial marriage: You should fall in love with who you love based on who they are, not the color of their skin. Against interracial marriage: Everything my mom says. My friend Jamie asked my mom if she would rather see me marry a smart, beautiful Vietnamese woman or an ugly stupid Korean. My mom … Read more
On Quora, someone asked: How do you motivate and lead a team to work their hardest, when there isn’t the same incentives (monetary, fame, etc) as a regular job? In areas like a university student club or volunteer service. This was my response: I would recommend Ken Blanchard’s book Gung Ho! In his book, he … Read more
People don’t steal ideas. I mean, a small fraction of people do, but it’s rare. Even if it is stolen, it’s next to impossible for most people to implement. Go secure all your IP (domain name and business stuff) and start recruiting away. An idea is nothing more than an idea. You don’t need to … Read more
According to whom? My employer? $33k a year. A sales organization trying to offer me a job I refuse to take? $100k a year. A new potential employer? Nothing less than $80k a year with an equity package and an expense allowance since I’ll probably have to do real work. Corporate housing and a vehicle … Read more
Not being able to kill myself. Everything in life went wrong. I was working at a dead end job. I lost my lover. I was betrayed. I was sleeping on a sofa. I had nothing. I was completely defeated. I didn’t want tomorrow to ever come again. I thought that life just couldn’t get any … Read more
Who in the world knows what I wanted to be when I was a kid. Actually, I didn’t know myself, so I just asked my mom. She said I don’t know, ask grandma. So I called my grandma to ask her. My grandma said when I was a little boy, she asked me if I … Read more
What in the world is a go getter? The person you say, “Hey go get my coffee” to? That’s simple. It takes the ability to listen and act upon directions. Or is a go getter the type of person who strives forward? If that’s a go getter, then it doesn’t really take much. I’m probably … Read more
This is how I overcame my biggest business challenge. The content is inspired by the Office Depot Business Solutions Center as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars #GearLove Throughout the last decade, I have started a lot of businesses. Some of them worked for a certain amount of time, earning as much as $50,000 … Read more
I’d pick the girlfriend. I could always get a better job later that pays me more than I’m currently making. However, I probably will have extreme difficulty finding the love of my life if I left her behind. All the money in the world can’t buy you true love. Unless it’s just a fling, then … Read more
You’ll make genuine friends who tell you the truth as well. Oh and strong recommendations for work related projects. Or at least I did. 🙂 — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in the World of Social … Read more