Why is it that there is so much literature devoted to what interviewees should do in an interview? After all, if the interviewee screws it up, then they’ll just go to the next interview. If the interviewer messes it up, however, it can mean serious hardship for a company, with resources miss-invested, tasks screwed up and […]
Continue readingThe idea of paid endorsements isn’t new, but the concept of connecting everyday people with companies seeking social media endorsement is a new twist. If you thought sponsored tweets were just for the Kardashians… think again. The founders of Blast Buzz (or Blast for short) are trying to reengineer the way everyday people and businesses […]
Continue readingBecoming an entrepreneur wasn’t part of the original plan for Naina Singla, yet like so many great journeys, an unexpected twist in life led her to become an entrepreneur, fashion stylist and the editor of NainaSingla.com. I was able to sit down recently and talk with Naina about the transition into entrepreneurship and her business, […]
Continue readingThere are a variety of freelance platforms available in the marketplace that can help connect entrepreneurs and small business owners with vetted and reviewed freelance talent. But newcomer MyCrowd saw ways that the freelance marketplace could be doing things better – and the response they’re getting supports that they’re onto something. I sat down […]
Continue readingAllison Huynh is a co-founder and CEO of MyDream — a 3D online social game where children and adults alike can control their environment and alter the game’s landscape to create their own imaginative world. Think of MyDream like Minecraft meets Kahn Academy: it has an educational aim toward K-12 without any of the prevalent […]
Continue readingOne of the very expensive aspects of today’s college education are the pricey textbooks. Most of the books students need aren’t widely available and that book monopoly means high prices and high demand for college bookstores. David Miller, CEO of SlugBooks.com encountered this very scenario as a student at UC Santa Cruz and decided to […]
Continue readingCarter Kostler is the founder of 1 Teen Entrepreneur and the inventor of the Define Bottle, voted one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Most Brilliant Companies in 2013. His Define Bottle is already selling out in popular retail stores like Whole Foods, and online through his website, but this fifteen year old is probably most proud of the […]
Continue reading[threecol_one] [/threecol_one] [threecol_two_last] What is Jifiti? Jifiti is an in-store gifting platform that allows shoppers to spot something they love, share it with the world, and have their friends and family purchase it for them or chip in for it directly on Jifiti.com. Once that gift is purchased, the shopper gets a notification on his/her […]
Continue readingAnthony Smith is founder and CEO of Insightly, a customer relationship management software for small businesses. More than 100,000 businesses worldwide leverage Insightly’s cloud-based technology, easy-to-use interface and freemium pricing model to organize and manage their business. AT: Could you tell us a little bit about your own history and background? AS: I grew up […]
Continue readingBryan Mattimore, author of the new book, IDEA STORMERS: How to Lead and Inspire Creative Breakthroughs, combines the philosophical musings of a Buddhist monk with the reverse engineering of a scientist to convey a unique business perspective. His family background allowed him to start generating ideas from an early age and perhaps contributed to his […]
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