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10 Tough Lessons I Learned About Becoming An Entrepreneur
There are a lot of awesome things about going to work for yourself. You make your own schedule, you get to work from anywhere, you can decide who you work with and what projects you take on, you get to...
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The Series A Crunch Has Claimed Another Startup
The Series A crunch has claimed another startup.After a year in stealth mode, a successful Kickstarter campaign, and a $600,000 seed round, Turf Geography Club has died. Its founder Michael Tseng is...
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17 Of The Most Mysterious Corporate Labs
The term "skunk works" comes from a tiny Lockheed Martin facility run by chief engineer Kelly Johnson in the 1940s, which started in a tent next to a malodorous manufacturing plant. That tiny space...
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LinkedIn Is A Reason Startups Raise More Money, Angel Investor Says
There's a new trend in the venture funding world where startups are landing really big seed rounds of well over $1 million.They're doing this by getting handfuls of angel investors involved, says Larry...
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Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh Says Having Your Own Corner Office Is Like Living In...
Tony Hsieh talks about his Internet juggernaut Zappos in the same way that urban planners talk about cities. In fact, the language is uncanny. He believes the best ideas – and the best form of...
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An OfficeMax-Office Depot Merger Could Work Because People Get Them Confused
News outlets are reporting today that OfficeMax and Office Depot are apparently considering a merger.The move makes sense for many reasons. The combination will result in significant cost reductions....
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How Productive People Turn Anxiety And Fear Into An Advantage
One of the biggest killers of productivity and success is fear. Fear of putting themselves out there, fear of how they'll be perceived by others, or something as simple as a fear of public speaking can...
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Sheryl Sandberg Presents: Deeply Troubling Stats About Women
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is well on her way to becoming one of the world's richest self-made women.And that's pretty impressive.More impressive though, is how, instead of buying her own island and...
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New York's Next Big Startups
New York City is continuing to make its mark in the startup community. In the last year, big-name companies spent $8.3 billion on mergers and acquisition deals in 100 New York-based startups, according...
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The Epic Downfall Of The Casino That Was Supposed To Save Atlantic City
The $2.2 billion dollar Revel Casino was the most ambitious project in the history of Atlantic City. After a nearly 6 year saga of construction halts, union protests, government assistance, and other...
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STUDY: Slow Video Delivery Will Doom Your Video Views
Even the most entertaining, well produced video will lose a viewer's attention the instant it buffers or stalls.Understanding the implications of just one second of buffering or one delayed startup is...
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Do Women Undermine Themselves With Punctuation??!!!!:)
The other week we discussed the power of body language. But another kind of language that can be just as powerful is the kind we convey virtually: emails.Women tend to put more emotion and...
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Turning Away Customers Is A Great Strategy For Domino's In India
My colleague Sunil pointed me a neat article on Domino’s Pizza’s Indian operations. While the chain long ago gave up on an explicit delivery time guarantee, their Indian franchisee Jubilant Foodworks...
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Columbia Business School Students Say 'Good Luck' With A Flash Mob
With finals creeping up on students at the Columbia Business School, second-year students wanted to show the first-years just how one should blow-off some steam.By organizing a flash mob, obviously.The...
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Seems Like An Amazing Husband
Vogue's March issue features a profile of Mackenzie Bezos, wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. The story focuses on Mackenzie's budding career as a novelist, but also dives into her relationship...
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Boston's Tech Plan Puts Other Cities To Shame
Businesses don’t exist in a vacuum—they depend on the cities and towns they’re located in. As businesses shop around for the best location to set up shop, cities are becoming more innovative and...
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Is Your Social Media Investment Paying Off? Join Us At The Social Media ROI...
Is your company leveraging social media for all it’s worth? Smart social media is no longer about getting the “like,” tweet, or pin. Today, the question is, “How does this grow my business?”Leading...
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Google X Boss's Key To Success: Light Fires And Land On The Moon (GOOG)
Google X is the search giant's playground for engineers working on the company's next-generation projects.Two common examples of the things coming out of Google X are Google Glass and driverless...
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The 'Devil's Triangle' Keeps Most Startups From Growing Into Full-Fledged...
The early stages of starting a company are incredibly difficult and stressful, and that's the place where many would-be entrepreneurs fail. Something that's not discussed nearly enough is what happens...
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Far Too Many Workers Are Messing Up Home Office Tax Deductions
As tax season begins, you should look for all the deductions you can find.Don’t overlook the one for home office expenses.Many taxpayers are not clear about the rules and often shy away from this...
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