If you’re thinking of creating a startup, you’re probably going to look for promising external factors like astrological signs to determine whether a gamble into entrepreneurialism is worth the trouble. And right now, the signs look good. VCs are startup friendly, hardware costs are low, and Google is buying companies for 1.65 billion dollars. The [...]
During the dozen years I’ve worked in human resources for global organizations, I’ve seen plenty of job candidates sabotage themselves during interviews. Take, for example, Noah Ferr — an amalgam of the less-skilled interviewees I’ve encountered. Noah made no eye contact. He inquired about being reimbursed for the $12 round-trip expense he incurred to visit [...]
Voiceover Internet Protocol is currently midway through running the typical technological adoption process gamut. VoIP has gone from curiosity to oft-employed in the business world, and is well on the way to becoming a necessity like the internet medium itself. Getting VoIP technology installed in the small business is truly merely a question of time. [...]
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” may be scary stuff…but you ain’t seen nothing yet! These vile videos are horrifying enough to give you nightmares until Halloween 2007. Brace yourself for Y! Music’s TOP 25 SPOOKIEST VIDEOS, and remember–in cyberspace, no one can hear you scream…
The 20th century enterprise does not manage business reality! Business reality is defined by two entities: – Results: The specific economic outputs from the totality of the business – Performance Solutions: The invested capital specifically utilized to produce specific results The enterprise must organize and manage results and performance solutions in order to organize and [...]
Check out 25 smart new businesses from some of the brightest entrepreneurs in the U.S. aged 25 and under
I obviously don’t get pitched for investment by other entrepreneurs, so I don’t know what lies are being told, but I’ll tack on some of my own “at face value” comments to the top ten (actually 11).
There are many reasons why good employees quit, most are preventable. From my years of experience as a consultant, I’ve identified a “Top Ten” list of reasons why people leave jobs.
What would your life look like if you had absolutely no fear? What kinds of things would you do if you lived from a frame of reference that your thoughts literally could form your world? How brightly would your light shine if you stepped out of the limitations that are keeping you small and stretched [...]
Screensavers have become, in a way, a relic. Today, their original use of “saving screens” from burn-in and ghosting is no longer needed with modern monitors, and screensavers have become used solely for entertainment or security purposes (lock out strangers). That having been said, they’re still enormously popular, even built-in to Mac OS X, and [...]
A month ago I shared some specific ways to get ahead at work. For me it worked, I got promoted within my IT group and was actually bumped up 2 spots. As I mentioned in that post, I was promoted directly by a VP (my boss’ boss), which was unusual. Since then my boss was [...]
I did a little bookmark scrub this morning and thought I would share the remaining content of my “Online Money” folder. While some people are going to view this simply as a big list of ways to make money online, that’s good – because it is. However, there are certain things that I don’t like [...]
Everyone knows that if you are going to operate a business in today’s world you need a domain name. It is advisable to look at the domain name selected as other see it and not just as you think it looks. Failure to do this may result in situations such as the following (legitimate) companies [...]
Life these days has become largely dependent on passwords – whether we’re checking our emails, transferring funds or shopping online, passwords have their part to play. We’re constantly bombarded with horror stories of security breaches, fraud, and phishing sites. Users are consistently told that a strong password is essential these days to protect private data. [...]
In a world where everything technological is overhyped, the word “revolution” is thrown about easily, with declaring the latest electronic toy or fly-by-night software advance “earth-moving” seemingly a race among media outlets and advertising venues. The sobriquet is often applied to open source technology as well, but this stuff may actually deserve the title. After [...]
