panel of judges tore apart his site, offering advice on SEO, PR and social media. My friend, and former team member, Stephen Johnson and I would go surfing out in Venice last summer for our breaks from work. I first met Jun Loayza at one of Andrew Warner’s Mixergy events. The format was American Idol style, I was playing Simon, Jun the hopeful entrepreneur.

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