Hi, my name is Christian.

Yesterday was an excellent day for reading. First, Hunter Walk wrote a post on not worrying about market size when considering Seed Stage Investments. You should read that. Then, you should read Aswath Damodaran burn down the house with his post on valuing young, growing companies. I read both of these and was struck with…

With a new year upon us all, now seems as good time as any to pile on with everyone else’s reflections, predictions and life tweaks. I’m a productivity enthusiast, which comes partly out of a passion for trying to extract the most ‘life’ out of my time here. Also, I find that I’m happiest when…

I’ve been at Snaps now for seven months. When I took the role, my primary interest in the opportunity was one of personal growth. Of course, I was excited to work with the team, and excited about the space and it was generally a great opportunity, but mostly I wanted to learn how to run a…

In 2010, Brian Bason and I started building CrowdStream to help music artists and fans connect on mobile and in social media. It’s been a phenomenal experience working with some of our favorite artists as they forge into the mobile ecosystem to create experiences that weren’t possible just a few years ago. This week, we’re…

– Mobile messaging app usage grew by over 200% in 2013, beating out every other app category in both usage and growth. In my view, messaging apps are a fast, simple way of creating dark social networks. 1-1 and small group communication is the new social media broadcast.  My personal behavior mirrors this, and all…