Our mandate at Nerdist is that we only get involved with nice people around things that we love. We have the luxury of being in the demographic that we're programming for.

I think being an outcast is what sort of strengthens the nerd movement, because you're isolated, so you have time.

The 'Hipster Nerds' like stuff because they hate it. It's like they ironically like it.

Comedy has sort of been my life-long obsession. I literally obsessed over comedy. I really didn't play sports - for me it was just comedy, computers and chess club; those were my big things.

While the liberal media elite depict the bowler as a chubby guy with a comb-over and polyester pants, the reality is that bowling is one of the most tech-heavy sports today. Robotic pinsetters and computerized scoring were just the beginning.

I'm fascinated by people's process. Everyone's process is a little bit different, and just to see the different paths that people take to get where they are is really interesting to me.

If you have the opportunity to try different things, you should try different things and step outside your comfort zone and see what works and what doesn't work.