To set the record straight — I owe a lot to freelancing.
The first thing I do when something doesn’t go my way is lie. I don’t lie to others, that would be wrong. What I…
To do or not to do? To try or not to try? Most people will vote no, whether they consider…
In 2007, I created a mafia-game (Using PHP, HTML, and MySQL, mostly). In 2017 I re-created the game using React Native, GraphQL and SQL. After 4 months of hard…
I have never by choice been one of those annoyingly early risers. I hated getting up to get my kids to school. It was like torture. It felt like a prison sentence. (Anyone reading this who either doesn’t have three kids to get to three different schools every morning for years needs to hold his/her tongue.) I’d count down… 10 more years of this, 9…
Product managers often envision themselves as mini-entrepreneurs, building new features and…
In 2010, Thomas Thwaites decided he wanted to build a toaster from scratch. He walked into a shop, purchased the…
I promised myself I would never publish a “listicle” on Medium, but in this particular case, I…
“So, what do you do for work?”
Originally published here.
By Ben Christensen | Co-founder at Handshake
Startup brasileira de gestão de rebanhos conta como abrir escritório nos Estados Unidos foi fundamental para seu crescimento
O Brasil é um país imenso, cheio oportunidades e problemas para resolver. Com um…
A couple of weeks ago, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sat down for what, for him, is probably a new kind of routine…
Mariah Levin, Head of Foundations — Europe and Eurasia, Global Leadership Fellow…
This week, we're delighted to bring you the next in our STEM series in collaboration with Vinita Marwaha…
Over the last decade or so, I’ve attended over 1000 networking events in the UK, and I’ve…
Engineering your CMO: a discussion with Mark Logan, former Skyscanner leader
What does a CMO look like, and where do great ones come from? As functional specialists placing CMOs within consumer internet businesses, we at Forme Partners are obsessed with finding out what makes marketers brilliant..
At Social Capital Partners, we look for leverage points where a purposeful intervention by our team…
For the past 6 months I have devoted myself entirely to the study of and “deep dive” into the SportsTech universe around the globe. I have travelled to places like London, Berlin and TelAviv looking for the hottest startups…
Somewhere between Silicon Valley and Silicon Valley. Between Steve Jobs and…
Running a startup is not easy. People sometimes ask me “what does your day looks like at Magalix?” I always respond saying “Well, this depends on what day, what time and what’s going on around me”
As a promoter of technology innovation and high impact entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Wennovation Hub will be…
Do you think you are one of the good people who do not exclude other people or great ideas because you are biased? We are sorry to have to challenge this selfperception. Good people also…
The UK and New Zealand are quite literally a world apart. The distance between London and Auckland is just shy of 10,000 miles, which at one point in time would have taken around…
Pernah terbayang jadi tokoh utama di dalam dunia film?
One of my favorite movies of all time, Animal House, opens with the camera zooming in on a nondescript statue of…
The Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting was this past weekend, and throngs of investors descended on Omaha, NE to hear the legendary Warren…
Recentemente fiz um processo seletivo para a Saturno e algo que sempre tinha noção de que aconteceria e acontece no dia…
If a company wants to make an app, they usually hire an UI/UX designer, some front-end developers, and a backend developer. Most of the times, they…
I’ve been on a lot of bad dates. From clumsily spilling wine onto my date’s newly bought white dress, to being invited to join a…
To all those who have DM’d me asking where to get specific wallpapers I post on my Instagram stories — here you go. Save, upload to your phone WallPaper and stay motivated!
Not if you speak their language.
A company’s culture goes far beyond concise mission statements or catchy corporate jingles. Those two aspects are part of it, but there are other elements…
We all have a story to share with the world.
A story that might change the world.
We all have things to teach.
Things to say.
Hideaki Akaiwa was several miles inland when an 8.9-magnitude earthquake caused a tsunami…
I was reading Gary Vaynerchuk’s new book “Crushing It”, and I was pissed.
At first I was fired up — Ready to lay it all on the line - To share my message and influence markets.
Your pitch is the single most important factor in either launching your idea or shattering it. How you…
Great suggestion!
I try to schedule my work day into four blocks. Each block is an activity that takes about two hours of time. The blocks of time can be one of four events.
At Imagine H2O, we’ve been blessed (again) with a cracking group of companies in the 2018 Accelerator. Having all 12 in one place during the IH2O SF Week was a constructive carnival of working hard and playing hard. It was deeply challenging to…
A common question I get asked is “what do you do at work every day?”. What is a very simple…
On July 30, 2012 U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) released a report on the for-profit college industry. The report uncovered huge unethical, immoral and in some cases illegal practices occuring in this field of higher education. Most of these questionable practices…
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay
No longer worry about the hassle associated with watching your drink at a party, for SmartCup is here! Thanks to four Cornell undergrads, SmartCup can forgo the typical sober monitor process to create a more lively and comfortable party atmosphere.
Please read this before you read the summary below.
Cut the bull sh*t.
The notion “Fail Fast” has become rather pervasive throughout the world of corporate…
On Friday, April 13, 2018, Chuck Isgar ‘20.5, a student member of Brown EP proudly hosted the inaugural Roundtable…
Here is a roundup of some of my recent press appearances talking about venture, investment, crypto, and corporate innovation.
Sunday Times: Feature on SAATCHiNVEST being most prolific corporate fund in Europe as per p27 of this CB insights report.
How do you avoid professional burnout?
You’ll only be able to figure yourself out when you stop trying to figure yourself out.
You’ll only be able to figure out who you truly are when you stop trying to figure out who you truly are.
As we gear up for our final semester I feel more prepared than ever to tackle our first series of summer sprints. I’ve worked on a lot of interesting projects over the last several months including a chatbot, a low-income meal kit service, and an accessibility research project. I’ve…
Written by: Flora Bertin
While entrepreneurship classes are designed to give students the right tools to turn a new idea into reality, their…
Howard Schultz once said:
“It is In times of adversity we really…
My sister is in her second year of medical school. She loves the course and really wants to make it. The entire…
Today a non-Addo therapist approached me. He introduced himself and quickly after, complemented me on what a great business I had…
Ever since my company Gooster made the switch to B2B, I’ve been kind of trying to figure out how we were going to get…
How to Be a Good VC Ally
We all know venture capital is a male-dominated industry. Just 7% of partners at the top 100 firms are women, and underrepresentation has serious effects: only 3% of venture capital goes to female-led companies. This really is no surprise, since firms that include women are more likely to fund those…
Not necessarily. A good product or service will not always guarantee success. Following are a few reasons:• Providing a product or service and planning how to market the same are poles apart. If a…
A live documentary of starting a 3-week old Creative Studio, from scratch.
This post was originally posted on my blog Opportunity Cloud back in 2011.
This is great material! Ray’s advice is to not be person in the machine, instead be the designer of your machine. This applies to your job, your relationship, your life.
Also, Loved the Ray Dalio “How the Economic Machine Works”
B. Hardy explains “Attachment to outcomes leads to being desperate and dissolving your personal…
Glad to see there is some introspection going on here… as a person color in the tech industry as a developer and now as an ecosystem builder with the Inclusive Innovation Incubator, I was taken back by the original posting from someone at a senior level in an organization that can negatively or positively impact an individual’s path on his/her…
This is the translated version of the original article in Russian that was…
Una de las críticas que vas a escuchar en casi todos los ámbitos llenos de…
Possibly the most exciting night of the year for accountants in Australia! Federal Budget night!!! Although last night proved to be a bit of a non-event for small businesses. We’ve put together our usual wrap up of all things to note.
This is chapter two of a five-part series called A Handbook for the Next Generation of Ambitious Female Leaders. The series is based on 18 interviews from top women and aims to empower young women in the transition from…
It’s the feeling that you aren’t good enough, no matter how much progress you make.
We long for a better state of mind and spirit. But we resist to it. How can you find peace in a world that fights against it?
In this digital era most of people spend their time lot in internet like checking social media, shopping at e-commerce, ordering online transportation, “googling”, etc. There’s no reason why you don’t start to add your business model…
What do people see when they first come to your website? Your homepage is a prime piece of…
When beginning a commercial enterprise I’m sure there is a mess of questions that…
If we are honest, all these people on social media sharing and showing off their success stories, doesn’t show the full picture. We only see the final showreel on social, and we don’t see the struggle and the mess in the journey. You have to work…
Today was a day, where you can say. It feels like summer. Here in the Netherlands it is…
Definitely your mindset has to do with a lot of success or failure and good for you for getting out there and getting your own independent clients!
I, too, am a freelance writer. I’ve been freelance full-time for over a year and a half and I have been making the same or more than my previous full-time salary the entire time.
What
I value
is not something
you have to value.
I spend much of my energy based on the energy of others. I have seen where I have grown. As cliche as it may sound, I have seen the light at the end of the tunnel. I found a path that
The Full Story
A few years back I discovered a serious problem.
This truth bomb just dropped. Self acceptance = self love and belonging = higher purpose actualised. Whenever I am at a roadblock, most often it’s asking me to embody more self acceptance. When my passion has been lowered…
On our #Wennotalk session yesterday, we had an enlightening and interactive…
I went to an inspiring conference last week. Making London was an event organised by Jody Orsborn and Rima Garsys, with ticket sales donated to We are stripes. It was about creatives of all types. It was diverse. It defied convention. It was about stories.
I know many of you will think I am advocating micro-management and I probably am to a…
Success Isn’t Just About Changing Your Environment, It’s About Understanding It
originally published at econogy.co
When a basketball player says “Go Big or Go Home,” it sounds assertive…
The definition of entrepreneur has gotten blurry over the last 5 - 10 years. Key word that stands out for anyone truly hustling in this game of entrepreneurship.... RISK! To be a…
With barriers to entry lower than ever, the business world is seeing a precipitous rise in the numbers of entrepreneurs entering its fray. Though these new business owners are often…
Come One, Come All to Personapalooza
I was having the common debate about startups. It usually ends up with a quote like this: “but if you don’t quit your day job then you won’t have pressure to succeed?” (this is in response to my suggestion to try nights and weekends 1st before deciding to quit your day job).
By: Isaura Tavarez
Universal Birthright, the seed of Civilization, read Hard Seed
Thank you for attempting to pin down the Truth, possibly a meaningless concept considering reality. Of greater interest is Point of View, POV changes everything, including Truth or whatever you call it and unfortunately most of the Fake Choices, capitalist or…
Something for nothing… don’t we all love that? But too often, when you lower your price, you get almost nothing for something. Instead of discounting your prices, create value bundles instead. What is “value bundling”? A value bundle groups related products…
I realize this is a topic entrepreneurs would rather not talk about. But with a recent statistic showing that approximately one in every three new businesses fail within the first two years, it can no longer be ignored.
The term above term was popularised in the United States by Mark Twain (among others), who attributed it to the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli:
“There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”
I had 4 employers since I graduated university. Two of them were really big corporations and 2 were small startups…
Hustle has so many meanings but in Facebook posts and networking talks it means constantly moving, because if you stop, you will not excel.
When you are starting out in business, the hours are long, money is tight, and you…
As a general rule, corporations and LLCs are separate and distinct from their shareholders and members. This means that the owners are typically not liable personally for the debts and obligations (including judgments and…
Thanks Rebecca! I knew my message would resonate. Power to the misfits!
We are always scared to fail. We try to make things 100% because in our mind we think if we don’t we have failed. Your mind plays tricks on you to believe that way because you and your mind both know nothing can be 100% so you won’t try things. If it is not 100% you should not even try. Lets look at…
Anyone that has been involved with internet radio or podcasting knows that the…
One of the key decisions you will have to make at the early stages of starting your new company is whether to operate your business as a sole proprietor or structure it as a limited partnership, limited liability company or corporation. In this…
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone…
HOW MANY TEENS WANT FAME?
“This is America, where everyone has the right to life, love and the pursuit of fame.” — Ryan Seacrest
Unfortunately, it’s one of the sad, real truths about working in America. According to…
Hey, Jon.
The message of shortcuts and “smash instant success” is on my radar a lot this week. I read an article by Nicolas Cole that said something along the same lines: “We love the thought of being a famous tech entrepreneur far more than we love sitting in a dark room for years on end learning how to code.”
Sydney, NSW — New entrepreneurs brim with energy and enthusiasm — buoyed by an idea for an innovative concept, they don’t let anything stand in the way of its implementation.
Somewhere along the line, an idea was implanted in young minds, that you remain stagnant until you reach predetermined benchmarks set by your education, your career, and your relationships.
