10 Tricks and Two Cents with Jon Nguyen

Posted by Rob, Friday, April 26, 2013 11:20 AM

While we were up in Atlanta for Damn Am, Jon got 10 in for a new episode of 10 Tricks and Two Cents.

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Lakai and Fourstar Weekend Sale Starts Now

Posted by Rob, Friday, April 26, 2013 9:25 AM

This weekend, all Lakai and all Fourstar is 20% off.

Spring Roll Presented by Lakai This Weekend

Posted by Rob, Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:05 AM

This Saturday, we're opening up an hour early at 8am instead of 9am so I can get you guys checked in and out there skating quicker for the Spring Roll Presented by Lakai. The contest filled up last week so I stretched it and added about 30 more spots. Those spots were also immediately swept up. This has caused inbox explosion for me so I want to explain to everyone why we can't add anymore. There are now 159 skaters in the Contest. I believe at about 130-140 skaters, the day gets too long, the quality of judging starts to decline, and we can't provide the best contest experience for you. 159 is already pushing it so at this point, no one else can skate. I have opened up registration for the School's Out Jam in June so get signed up for that one if you missed this one. I don't know how these are filling up so fast lately, but thanks everyone for coming to our local skateboard shindigs. If you didn't get in, you can still hang out and skate with the Lakai team. Guy Mariano will be here along with Stevie Perez, Miles Silvas, and Sebo Walker who is taking Raven Tershy's place. It's going to be a ripping Saturday, contest or not. See you here!

Nerdsday Thursday: Education Edition

Posted by Rob, Thursday, April 25, 2013 9:46 AM

Today's Nerdsday Thurday is not a graph or numbers. I'm going to tell you about my friend Josh Friedburg. Josh started 411VM back in the day and is a ripping decorated veteran of the Team Manager and Industry VIP Contest at Tampa Pro over the last decade. These day's he heads up IASC, The International Association of Skateboard Companies and also brings you the Know Skateboarding App. IASC has brought you things like Go Skateboarding Day and for us bid'niss folk behind the scenes in skateboarding, the IASC Summit. If you work in the sketchy skateboard industry or want to one day, you should get to the IASC Summit for the ultimate overdose in Nerdsday Thursday topics. I'll be there sitting quiet absorbing it all from the back of the room just like my high school days. Tomorrow is actually the last day to sign up. I'm most looking forward to:

Bobby Kim, founder of The Hundreds, speak after reading his amazing It Is What It Isn't thoughts from back in a December article he wrote.
Nick Tershay, the dude who started a skateboard bolts company and turned it into what Diamond is today.
Tiffany Montgomery, who reports skateboarding industry news better than anyone I've ever seen since I've worked in skateboarding.

I'll have an over the top Nerdsday Thursday report from the IASC Summit and maybe a chart or two.