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Personal blogging is long dead thanks to social media however I still blog from time to time. These days I’m not really using social media anymore. So here is the only place to hear my latest rants. I write pretty raw, candid, and often not well-edited thoughts here. Deal with it.

Introducing YaaS (YIKES! as a Service)

By Sean Percival
Published April 26, 2022April 26, 2022 in Blog, Weblog

Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in?

By Sean Percival
Published April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 in Weblog

Putting the fun in fundraising!

By Sean Percival
Published March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 in Weblog

Are you worried you’re not web3 enough?

By Sean Percival
Published January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 in Blog, Weblog

Failing to Fly Around the World

By Sean Percival
Published November 22, 2021November 22, 2021 in Weblog

The Metaverse is Here! (Again)

By Sean Percival
Published October 27, 2021October 29, 2021 in Blog, Weblog

Social Media is Us, and Using Us

By Sean Percival
Published October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 in Blog, Weblog

Event industry, please go easy on us.

By Sean Percival
Published October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 in Blog, Weblog

New Book: Living with Norwegians

By Sean Percival
Published September 22, 2021January 7, 2022 in Weblog

Marketing activities that are generally a waste of time

By Sean Percival
Published August 10, 2021August 28, 2021 in Weblog

Introducing Percival Publishing

By Sean Percival
Published August 1, 2021September 8, 2021 in Weblog

How not to bore your investors during a video pitch

By Sean Percival
Published July 28, 2021August 28, 2021 in Blog, Weblog

The Pandemic Themed Home Office Gear Guide

By Sean Percival
Published November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

Note to My Future Self: A 2020 Retrospective

By Sean Percival
Published November 22, 2020November 22, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

Sleeping Through a Pandemic

By Sean Percival
Published April 26, 2020April 26, 2020 in Weblog

A List of Very Good Things to Happen During These Very Bad Times

By Sean Percival
Published April 2, 2020April 5, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

This all sucks (and it’s OK to say it)

By Sean Percival
Published March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

Coronavirus Tales Under Socialism, Democracy, and Social Democracy

By Sean Percival
Published March 19, 2020March 19, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

Marketing Consultant Rules of Engagement

By Sean Percival
Published February 14, 2020April 30, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

New Book: The Accelerator Survival Guide

By Sean Percival
Published February 3, 2020April 26, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

My First Children’s Book: Goodnight Fortnite

By Sean Percival
Published December 7, 2019April 26, 2020 in Blog, Weblog

My Next Book: Marketing WTF

By Sean Percival
Published November 23, 2019April 26, 2020 in Weblog

Serial entrepreneur Sean Percival joins appear.in as CMO

By Sean Percival
Published December 9, 2018May 25, 2021 in Blog, Weblog

PercivalCoin

By Sean Percival
Published January 28, 2018December 8, 2020 in Bitcoin, Weblog

The Loud American: Working with Norwegians

By Sean Percival
Published August 20, 2017September 29, 2021 in Weblog

The Katapult Accelerator Coming to Oslo

By Sean Percival
Published March 15, 2017May 25, 2021 in Nordics, Weblog

Ask an investor: What should I do if I hate my co-founder?

By Sean Percival
Published February 25, 2017September 5, 2020 in Weblog

Ask an Investor: Why is no one investing in my startup?

By Sean Percival
Published February 12, 2017 in Founders, Weblog

Ask an Investor: How much should I pay myself as founder?

By Sean Percival
Published January 29, 2017January 29, 2017 in Nordics, Weblog

Founder Real Talk From the Edge

By Sean Percival
Published September 19, 2016 in Weblog

Things to Do While Everyone is at Burning Man

By Sean Percival
Published August 30, 2016August 30, 2016 in Weblog

Investor-to-Founder Translator

By Sean Percival
Published August 28, 2016August 30, 2016 in Weblog

The 5 People You Meet in Silicon Valley Heaven

By Sean Percival
Published September 28, 2015August 16, 2016 in Weblog

The Law of Jante, Founder Edition

By Sean Percival
Published September 17, 2015January 23, 2020 in Nordics, Weblog

Field Guide to Unicorn Startups Around the World

By Sean Percival
Published September 14, 2015August 16, 2016 in Blog, Weblog

Bitcoin Accelerators Field Guide

By Sean Percival
Published July 7, 2014January 14, 2021 in Bitcoin, Weblog

Goodbye, Los Angeles, and Thank You

By Sean Percival
Published July 15, 2013August 28, 2016 in Los Angeles, Weblog

How to Survive the Series A Crunch—From Someone Who Didn’t

By Sean Percival
Published June 3, 2013August 16, 2016 in Weblog, Wittlebee

Weird Twitter: Tech and Startup Edition

By Sean Percival
Published March 17, 2013August 16, 2016 in twitter, Weblog

Startup Lessons from the Busy Streets of India

By Sean Percival
Published March 3, 2013August 16, 2016 in India, Weblog

When it’s not all good, ask for help

By Sean Percival
Published February 1, 2013September 12, 2021 in Weblog, Wittlebee

The Case Against Constantly Bright Hands

By Sean Percival
Published November 4, 2012August 16, 2016 in Ego Blogging, iPhone, Weblog

2 Years of Talking in 2 Minutes

By Sean Percival
Published October 20, 2012August 31, 2016 in Videos, Weblog

The Men of Pinterest

By Sean Percival
Published February 11, 2012August 16, 2016 in Social Media, Weblog

My Desktop Now vs. Then

By Sean Percival
Published August 11, 2011August 16, 2016 in Ego Blogging, Weblog

How to Look Good and Make Friends on Instagram

By Sean Percival
Published October 25, 2010August 16, 2016 in iPhone, Weblog

Tron Legacy Images

By Sean Percival
Published March 10, 2010August 16, 2016 in tron, Weblog

The $12 Startup

By Sean Percival
Published July 29, 2009May 9, 2020 in Weblog

1975 IBM Presentation

By Sean Percival
Published July 31, 2008May 9, 2020 in Weblog
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