General Musings

This section is where you'll find my thoughts on life from the eyes of an entrepreneur.  The biggest challenge is balancing the success and obligations that success brings as the more successful one becomes, it seems the more obligations they have to the world.  Feel free to comment as you follow my journey and general musings regarding that journey. 

Mark Cenicola

General Musings on Life & Entreprenuership

(H)ello Dot Com Bust 2.0

10/01/2014 Mark A. Cenicola
Wall Street pundits have been calling for a significant market correction for the last couple of years. As soon as it starts to seem like it’s coming, the market quickly bounces back and makes new highs. This has made many nervous.

A Personal Website Can Help you Land Your Next Job

06/21/2014 Mark A. Cenicola
Having a personal website is a critical tool to building your person brand. In fact, those that have a personal website, have a much better chance of landing that next job. When someone Google's you, they're likely to find your personal website as a resource to making a hiring decision.

School For Startups Radio Interview with Jim Beach

04/24/2014 Mark A. Cenicola
On 4/23/14 an interview with School for Startups radio host Jim Beach aired with me as one of the special guests. Listen to the mp3 archive where I talk about BannerOS and a free website offering from BannerView.com.

Learn what HTML means in Silicon Valley Season 1 Trailer - Spoiler Alert! It Means How to Meet Ladies

02/24/2014 Mark A. Cenicola
The new comedy about Silicon Valley on HBO looks hilarious. Enjoy the first look in this nearly released trailer.

Snapchat’s Rebuff of Facebook’s $3 Billion Buyout Was Logical

11/14/2013 Mark A. Cenicola
Anyone who thinks Snapchat’s rebuff is like Groupon making the mistake of not selling to Google for $6 billion is wrong on two levels.

Are Smart TVs Watching You?

11/07/2013 Mark A. Cenicola
Fox5Vegas Interview Screenshot
Fox5Vegas recently did a special report on Smart TV security. I was interviewed for the report which you can watch here.

Facebook Had One of the Best IPOs Ever

10/11/2013 Mark A. Cenicola
There are two ingredients that make for the best IPOs and Facebook has executed successfully on both of them so far. Will Twitter be able to do the same with it's IPO?

Cruise to the Western Caribbean/Eastern Mexico

08/19/2013 Mark A. Cenicola
Mexican Cruise Family Photo
The family took it's first cruise on the Western Caribbean to Eastern Mexico. Enjoy a few photos from the vacation.

Apple Must Develop This Product to Stay Relevant - HINT, It's Not AppleTV

01/23/2013 Mark A. Cenicola
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Many pundits are saying that Apple's next biggest product is going to be an actual TV display. However, television is a crowded market that offers small margins and isn't very revolutionary. There's something bigger that will hit mainstream technology in the next three years and if Apple does it, it will be bigger than its biggest hits.

Teleconference Interview with Phil Frost

12/28/2012 Mark A. Cenicola
Phil Frost from MainStreetROI hosts an interview where we discuss branding tools you can use to effectively build a great professional and personal brand.

One Sheet

Mark Cenicola strips away the hype and gives his take on technology and its use in establishing a better business online.

Hard hitting presentations that really get to the core of today's technologically advanced business economy, Mark demonstrates effective strategies for integrating the Internet into a company's operations and giving their website an expanded role in contributing to the success of their business.