progress on the B's

went down to LA and SD for some meetings relating to B2. learned a TON and it was a great chance for me to get to know my business partner for B2 better. we got along great as expected and even talked a great deal about our personal lives. ordinarily that would be a no no, however both of us are easily able to separate business and pleasure and there would be no hard feelings if we decided not to go ahead with the partnership. however, i think this is going to be a great partnership since we complement each other unusually well. we think the same thoughts at the same time and we generally have similar opinions on things. we even have the same taste on many things. anyhow, as of right now there is still much planning to be done and we have pushed out our launch until febuary of next year to allow for better market timing and planning.

as for B1, i found a competitor. darn it! even with the same marketing that i had in mind. however their marketing could use a lot of improvement and even has some false advertising which i can market against. i still think i can have a good opportunity since the competition is not really well adopted. however that only means i should work faster. putting together a more targeted approach and timelines.

other than business, the trip in LA and SD was fun! i saw my bro and then met up with some of my partner's friends to eat some ramen and chat in a bar. one of her friends does something called pharmeconomics. er? that was my reaction also. basically it's financial projections of drug treatments. for example, although a drug may be cheaper, it might have more side effects and thus warrant more patient treatment. overall, various treatment combinations are studied to determine what is the most cost effective and least risk involved. i didn't know such a position existed, but it makes sense with HMO's nowadays. anyways, her friend just finished his Phd and has only been working for 6 weeks. and he is our age. imagine, being 30 and never having worked before!

while in LA i got to meet up with irene, ansen and jyan. first nite was dumplings at ding tai fung, dessert and then chilling in old town pasadena at vertical bar. second nite it was a nice chill dinner at bistro 45 and then watching the mr and mrs smith and then the break-up at irene's house. jennifer aniston looks so great in the break up. i loved her fit body and loved loved loved her wardrobe.

ah speaking of fitness, went spinning monday and gymming yesterday. off gymming i go!