Two weeks left

Hey everyone, I can’t believe that I only have two weeks left in San Francisco. This summer truly has flown by. Luxer One got a new intern and his name is Espen. He is currently pursuing his masters in innovation and is doing a similar program to what I am doing. He is also taking…

9th week in San Francisco

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is an new way where startup raising funds through cryptocurrency such as bitcoin. There are huge amount of money flow to the token market. According to Smith & Crown’s data, more than $150 million are raised. The reason why I am mentioning this is that there is few regulation in this funding raising…

8th Week in San Francisco

This week is a very busy week, so busy that I have to post my blog one day after the due day. I visit the San Francisco Asian art museum and see some ancient and modern art collection all over Asian. The photo is an bottle in China around 4000 BEC. At work, I was…

The Next Few Weeks

On Friday I had my project presentation and it went really well. I made recommendations on how to increase monetization and we had a great conversation about what I was suggesting. We are moving forward quickly and I was assigned to more specific analysis that I need ready by Friday. Things were slowing down and…

Adjustment

Hey everyone, Today I wanted to talk about the individual/personal issues in San Francisco. It has been extremely difficult to meet people because there are not that many people here that are my age. The kids in my building are all in the 18-23 age range. They come from all different backgrounds: some taking a…

7th Week In San Francisco

On this Sunday, my high school friend from China visit me and we have dinner in Yuzuki Japanese Eatery. The dishes are great and I enjoy the ginger ice-cream very much. Coming back to work, I help my boss to market in China so we can reach out to more Chinese customers and investors. Now…

Rise in wages

Hey everyone, This week i decided to talk about the environment of San Francisco that is currently affecting the business sector. As of July 1st, the minimum wage has increased to 14 dollars an hour. By July 1st, 2018, the minimum wage will be increased again to 15 dollars an hour. This has completely changed…

Outside of Work

After work on Friday the whole team (6 of us) went to happy hour and hung out for a few hours. We do this most weeks as the CEO added mandatory fun from 5-7 to all of our calendars. It has been great relaxing with my coworkers outside of work and getting to know them…

Organizational Culture

Hey everyone, I have decided to write about the company/professional issues about Laundry Locker and Drop Locker. The organizational culture for this industry varies as each job has different daily requirements and expectations. When I worked with the inside sales team, the environment was informal and open. The team was answering calls and dealing with…