Launching & Marketing UnAnchor.com with a $0 Budget
There was no big announcement or marketing media blitz, but I’ve officially launched UnAnchor.com. A previous post explains my vision for the site. The website is far from done however. I heard an...
View ArticleKeys To China – A New Project
For the past month or so, I’ve been working on a new side project. Unfortunately, this has taken a lot of my focus away from UnAnchor, but I’m excited about the opportunity the side project will...
View ArticleUnAnchor Update
UnAnchor.com is the startup I founded and launched a few months ago. The goal of the site is to help travelers find detailed “do-it-yourself” itineraries for their next travel destination – what to...
View ArticleFinding A Technical Co-Founder & An UnAnchor.com Update
For many, finding a partner/co-founder is an important step in building a new company. The process is often compared to getting married. It’s important to find someone that complements you and you get...
View ArticleThe Struggle of Trip-Planning & The Creation of UnAnchor
During our year-long trip, Sharon and I planned our tourist sight-seeing days in many different ways. We used “Lonely Planet” guidebooks, “Eyewitness” guidebooks, Wikitravel.org, local tourism...
View ArticleAnnouncing UnAnchor 2.0
My co-founder, Mohammad, and I are very excited to announce that the next version of UnAnchor.com has officially launched. The new version has a brand-new design as well as a complete overhaul of the...
View ArticleUnanchor.com Announcement & Update
Hello from Seoul, South Korea (again)! Sharon and I have officially settled in and are happy to be back. More on that in a future post. In today’s post I have an exciting announcement regarding...
View ArticleUnanchor Itinerary Writer Program Update
As a marketplace business, my startup, Unanchor.com faces a chicken-and-egg problem. We need itinerary writers to attract travelers and travelers to attract itinerary writers. To address the itinerary...
View ArticleVetting a New Business Idea in Public: WeShip
I’ve been thinking about this business idea for a couple years now. Reading a recent interview with Marc Andreessen spurred me to start looking into it further (more on that below). For my first step...
View ArticleThe Entrepreneur Journey Heats Up
Two weeks ago I told my boss and the rest of the LAUNCH team that it’s time to move on to something else. I don’t have a definitive plan on what’s coming next (scary!), but my goal with the change is...
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