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Equity Sharing Lessons from 25 Years of Entrepreneurial Experience, we cover why you should do it and how it can help grow your startup. Read the full article here: https://www.asknam.com/the-power-of-equity-sharing-in-startup/

We chronical the history of XFX and some of the strategies used in the early days to help it grow from nothing into a Quarter-Billion Dollar Brand. Read the full article here: https://www.asknam.com/building-a-quarter-billion-dollar-brand/

Here are some of our best social media advertising tips and strategies for maximizing your ROI and getting the most out of your social media ads. Read the full article here: https://www.asknam.com/social-media-advertising-strategies/

Are you a professional who is always asked to help do work for friends and family? Here are tips to help you manage working with them. Read the full article here: https://www.asknam.com/doing-work-for-friends-and-family/

Storytelling is a powerful tool that helps ideas survive and thrive. Let's explore how you can use storytelling in marketing to grow your brand. Read the full article here: https://www.asknam.com/the-power-of-storytelling-in-marketing/

Many CEOs and Founders are often resistant to rebranding even when they need it. Here are some tips and tricks I've used to get them onboard. Read the full article here: https://www.asknam.com/tips-for-rebranding-when-the-client-doesnt-want-it/

A 2023 experiment with ChatGPT produced a convincing sketch of collaborative AI training and blockchain rewards, but it did not produce a working system. Namanh Hoang revisits the prototype and the assumptions its polished code concealed. The essay distinguishes a concept from an implementation and proof, examines missing interfaces, validation and incentive design, and considers clearer roles for...

Namanh Hoang reflects on a twelve-year long-distance engagement between Southern California and Taiwan, and the ordinary routines that helped build a shared life before living in the same place. The personal essay explores communication, cultural curiosity, family and career commitments, unequal sacrifices, and visits that continue an everyday relationship. It offers questions couples can discuss...

Graphics technology demos turned invisible capabilities into memorable characters, scenes, and experiences. Namanh Hoang revisits the format from floppy disks and early accelerators to GPU mascots and modern engine showcases. The episode distinguishes demos, benchmarks, trailers, and playable slices, and considers how wonder, clear claims, and honest performance conditions work together. It is the...

A trustworthy tech demo connects one clear capability to evidence the audience can inspect. Namanh Hoang explains how to match proof to different gaming audiences, build controlled comparisons, disclose performance conditions, and invite meaningful interaction. Explore claim integrity, accessible presentation, reproducible tests, and measurement that shows whether viewers understood the difference...

Before this blog had a clear niche or audience, it was a place to catch thoughts before ordinary life carried them away. Namanh Hoang reflects on writing as memory, discovery, and a way to turn professional and personal experience into something useful. The essay explores perfectionism, uncertainty, sustainable creative practice, and the distinction between a personal memory, a factual claim, and...