The technology half-life is incredibly short, yet stock options have remained a central compensation model for startups long past true usefulness. It’s time to dump them, we can do better.
Do you love your job or are you just afraid of being unemployed?
Over the last 5 years, I’ve had the opportunity to work with a few startup tech companies in Nigeria and consult for a couple other businesses and i’ve observed that there is a terrible…
It’s infiltrated every career-, success-, money-, or happiness-related blog in…
August 8, 2018 by Nick Grouf
“I would like to…
Business sustainability happens with the proper culture and mentorship in place. But…
‘How valuable is your MBA?’ — I get asked very often. Interestingly enough, I still don’t…
“Don’t buy that $300 bag to have nothing in it, buy that $20 bag and have $280 in it. Don’t go broke trying to look rich.” Warren Buffett
Yes, we know about the dark web, that hub of illegal (and legal) activity, but what and where is the…
Have accounts overseas? Think they’re hidden from the U.S. government? Think again.
As many Americans with foreign bank accounts are startled to discover, the U.S. government can and will find…
Health … Success … Financial Independence
Politics in the UK have swayed to and fro with regards to Brexit. It would be improbable that such currents will not affect the education sector, for which the UK is world renowned. With students from all…
“I promise nothing complete; because any human thing supposed to be complete, must for that very reason infallibly be faulty.” — Herman Melville
Most technology startups involve some amount of engineering risk. Can we build it at scale? Can we build it for $X by our launch date? Can we refine the product to be attractive before we run out of money? There is a ton of material from the lean/agile world on how to approach these…
by Jenny Lawton, COO at Techstars
For a Plutonian, such as Myself, there is no such thing as tempered pain. There is soul…
(Straight from the mouth of Coral Protocol’s new COO- Jon “Z” Ziskind on his journey to blockchain and his new role) …
An open letter to myself.
More about Prem: I graduated from Princeton in 2018 with a degree in CS. Growing up in the SF South Bay, I’ve been surrounded by tech and entrepreneurship from a young age, and although for a long time I wanted to be a scientist, I started writing some serious code…
Angels investors are on the front-line of innovation, trusting teams in their early days, evaluating alpha-prototypes, and backing unproven ideas before everyone else. They end up writing virtually every startup’s first cheque…
Anyone who knows me well knows that it’s always been a goal of mine to move back to Sacramento. I spent my formative years in Sacramento and I really feel like I owe a lot of who I am today to the community. I have countless…
Our team was recently going through the quarterly ritual of reaching out to our portfolio companies. Every…
by Katherine Trout
I am constantly working on becoming my best version. Thus I am trying out many tips and ways on optimizing…
I’m a recovering perfectionist.
The answer to your client-hunting woes may be lurking in your archive folders
This blog was originally published on the HoneyBook blog, along with other resources for the empowered creative…
Setelah 4 tahun bekerja setiap hari mengembangkan Babyloania, saya memutuskan untuk melakukan percobaan terberat yang pernah saya lakukan sebagai seorang founder/CEO: cuti libur selama 3 minggu.
Dont Bequeath Poverty To Your Children
Even if you are poor, occasionally take your children to classy hotels, and nice malls, the cinema or just some fun hang outs. Expose them to the rich so they don’t have poverty mentality. Even if your parents didn’t do it for you, break the cycle and do it for them. If you are poor…
Stress is obviously something we’re all trying to avoid, but just because it’s…
On yıllık kurumsal deneyimlerim boyunca pazarlama ve inovasyon departmanlarında çalıştım. En fazla öğrenim kazandığım…
We are excited to introduce you to our inventor, Dan Swiss. Dan has always been a problem solver, which is why the creation of…
Today we are witnessing how brands and their creators merge into one, and sometimes it is…
The Founder Institute is the World’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator. The…
I find myself sticking to routines at times, mainly when I am “coupled”. I remember living with my three boys and…
If you are already running a business, you understand the importance of cash flow. If you want to establish…
Its 2018 and bookmarking apps have been mainstream since at-least last 10 years. There are plenty of options available in the market already, so why exactly…
On March 19th and 20th, 1997, 39 people drank a mixture of apple sauce, vodka and lethal…
One day, I had a realisation. A very important realisation about failure and the role it plays in our lives. I realised…
As a runner, is there anything more motivating than when another runner appears on the horizon? Being the…
I read the book “Bad Blood” by John LeCarre and was pretty shocked by it. I wanted to share all the lessons I learned so that you too don’t have to make…
Short, concise, scary, and ball busting. Can you handle it?
Oh it’s been ages since I wrote anything. And it’s for no good reason, except that we moved countries, I…
Five things to consider before taking the leap into independent contracting
The KuBitX team is composed of an extremely talented and experienced bunch of professionals with significant work experience from Fortune 500 companies and “Big Four” consultancy firms. Having gained substantial insights and expertise in our respective domains, it was natural for us to work in the…
They’re bullshit. The end.
Wait a second… were you hoping for more? Were you hoping that I’d come up with some beautiful words that would help you? That would make you feel all warm and fuzzy? That would let you know that it’s somehow okay to make…
Have you ever had a conversation with someone who can’t answer the question “what does success look like to you?”
I have. It’s a frequent one for me.
Look, innovation can be nebulous and vague sometimes. I mean experiments sometimes are vague —…
Aditya Bhujle and Michael Su of Panther Creek High’s Class of 2019 continue working on creating new projects to add to their already impressive web company.
As a busy working professional, you may find it easy to rock 10+ hour work days in pursuit of your ambitious career goals; making it to the gym for an hour is another story.
Call me contrary, but I thought that if I was going to do a list blog I’d do it…
3 Ways to Monetize Your Blog
As any business owner will tell you, cash makes everything tick. However, many…
I deleted my blog because it stole my joy.
“How in the world did we get here?” I asked…
Pitching an ICO, as well as delivering any other spiel, is something that puts even experienced executives and marketing managers under the gun. No wonder: when participating in a pitching contest, you have a severely…
I used to make videos and short films during my undergrad. Of all the responsibilities I had to take on when…
Originally published on The Tech Brewery.
There’s no denying the popularity of barber shops has skyrocketed over the last few years. In fact, the cultural resurgence of men getting professionally coiffed is expected to become a $26 billion industry by the year 2020. And with numbers like that…
3 Keys to Successfully Hiring Your First Head of Human Resources
As a company grows from having a founder (or founders), to hiring its first employees, then…
You have to think your rationale comes from the culture YOU are a product of. A lot of people are pleased to hear this, but mostly because it makes their current lives feel meaningful and that they are doing the right thing. It’s however a white shallow line of thought. It simply takes what the current culture demands and transforms it into the…
America has an obsession with the overnight Entrepreneur. We look up, and images of Elon Musk…
Today’s tech industry is brutal — there are a lot of companies battling for consumer appeal and every business has to be on the top of their game to deliver the best products possible.
Not everyone has to be the next Mark Zuckerberg.
Not everyone has to send people to the moon.
Not everyone has to become a doctor.
Or a consultant.
I have this guilty pleasure I call Lavender & Cedarwood Slowdown.
I call it that because it involves the products from Bath & Body Works Sweet Dreams Gift Set. Yes, I treat myself…
In today’s world everyone is so calculative and wants to spend each minute only if there’s a benefit out of it. We all are so busy in doing nothing or everything that we don’t realize what we must have gained and the value of time spent…
Earlier this week I spoke to one of the first people I met in the early days of Kusaga Athletic — my friend Brett Tait…
A great talk by Paul Graham got me thinking about my own experiences over the years and in this post, I will discuss some of the key ideas that I found to be important and true.
A first-time entrepreneur is plagued by the necessity to find something that…
Failure is an option event by FemTechTalks
Yes, we believe failure can indeed be an option… to enable our learning and success!
For every public success you see, there has likely (most definitely!) been a thousand failures behind it. From…
This is my journal. It’s a learnings celebration for a first time CEO as I build and grow our small but mighty HR and recruitment services company (we work with purpose driven companies to attract, hire, and retain great people!). This is not a rant, it’s a…
The Hawaii Convention Center is a beautiful 1,100,000 square feet of working space in the middle of Honolulu. With a 70-foot waterfall, beautiful landscape, and spectacular exhibit + ballroom space, this venue is a perfect fit for your next event, whether a…
Here’s the thing: we love to solve problems. Give us an interesting problem, an innovative project, or a complex integration and…
Often, you put in hard work. You commit yourself to getting on sales calls, talking to prospects and turning them into dollars. You do this all while focusing on serving previous clients and making sure everyone is fulfilled and happy.
This is not a post about discrimination or equal opportunity. It’s a post about fashion.
Statistically, most businesses fail. It’s a cold hard truth. This is important, because most don’t listen to this ever…and they just go along…
A landscape gardener ran a business that had been in the family for two or three…
This article was previously published on to Life By Design Magazine.
They said it would be the most difficult thing I’d ever do. Turns out, it is but in…
Many people argue that conformity is a focus in school as well as the fact that students are forced to learn the same way.
How is the educational system in the U.S?
Can you join the team and be a part of the madness that is BitGiving?”
Challenge accepted.
Unlike many who write out the pros and cons (just like Rachel), and weigh all their options before…
As important as patience is to success, a more important question would be: what makes one endure the pressure and keep patiently making progress little by little? That’s where a strong purpose or “the why-power” comes in. It is really what keeps one going even when it is hard, and Especially when it is…
When I was younger, giving free shit away was the jam. Ironically, we didn’t have social media nor did we have…
One of today’s top challenges for many entrepreneurs is how to hire and create a winning…
Is email marketing the number one tool to move the needle in your business?
Yes…
No…
Maybe…
If it’s not email marketing then what is it? Your Facebook fans? Your Facebook…
As I am nearing the launch of my saas product at the end of this month, I have been reflecting on the time since starting my company and the most important lessons I have learned.
I have a question for you…
We hear and talk a lot about creating a business that gives you freedom, but I’m wondering what exactly does freedom mean to you?
Going into college, I wanted to surround myself with amazing, up-and-coming people who could push me to new heights of ability, work ethic, and passion. There’s the saying I espoused at the time — and still do — that “you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time…
Fundtrat’s Tome Lee has brought some optimism to bitcoin owners feeling deflated…
This edition is the beginning of a journey, with the mission to discover artists whose records, song or even lyrics change the history of music since the latest eighteenth century until this days. Perhaps when you are navigating in some stream services like Spotify or Apple Music…
One of the most common objections I hear when I discuss visibility on Facebook with…
An interview with Audra Rusinas
Written by: Stephanie Andrews & Alison Osborne, Photography by: Brittany Nguyen
Meet Audra Rusinas, the digital marketing manager at Marketing and Communications Central. With…
Always keep your business and personal funds and records separate.
This will avoid complications with planning, tax-deductible expenses and returns, reviews and reporting to bodies like HMRC and Companies House.
Space X: Of course Space X is at the top of the list. There’s nothing about Elon Musk and his company that doesn’t appeal to everyone. The excitement of cutting edge space technology combined with the renegade persona of Elon Musk is an amazing cocktail of goodness. I was able to take a tour of…
The management of finances is a necessary part of running any business. Keeping an eye on and effectively maintaining a business’ finances is key to creating and maintaining success.
I don’t even want to count the number of days since my last post.
And although I haven’t been posting like I hoped, I have still been writing each day (I like to write on actual paper) and probably more importantly I’ve been thinking about writing, and the things I’d write…
Making leadership simple, Becoming everyday leader.
Anyone can become a real leader, as Like nature, the Leadership is simple and is very basic.
These basics needs to be understood, followed and practiced till they become part of your…
Yes, it’s possible to make money taking pictures.
You can make money fast by taking pictures even with just your smartphone.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the British pound is suffering heavily with its lowest rates against the dollar and the euro in a very long time now, that the economy of the UK is headed for gloom and…
The planning stage is an integral part of any project or idea whether it is for personal or professional use. It is when you think and plan out what to do, how to do it and when…
Why You Still Need to Sell
Oh, com’n, you didn’t really think that social media has made it possible for you to not have to do any selling, did you? But wait-maybe you did. It’s kind of understandable really what with all the hype that’s going on out there. Linkedin this. Facebook that. Google+. Old fashioned selling seems…
Today’s self-empowering statement to positively affect yourself:
Repeat with me: I AM SUCCESS EVERY MOMENT!
Adhere to these 4 actions to be specific that your organisation strategy will certainly bring you closer to getting financing for your startup business plan excel template.
Every product available today in the market once started as an idea in someone’s head. From a software platform to mobile device or a kitchen gadget, every item you buy came to life after going through the invention process. The journey from an…
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About one hundred and thirty years ago, Thomas Edison finished the first successful test and invented the light bulb which revolutionized the whole world. His simple investion has developed a lot and are now being used in millions of styles and…
well the best things in life never comes easy they say, very true a lot of times t our dreams and vision never come to pass but one thing we should always do is never give up and keep the fire going because their is aways a reward.
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Building great habits is really important in life, and shipping something out the door each day is a great…
Have you ever wondered why sometimes it’s so hard to be patient? Why it’s so easy to get agitated when something takes too long? Why is it so hard to spend more time on just one thing?
At the start of this year, I published a book about goal setting. In Super Sexy…
The Journey: Wednesday’s
#Wednesdaywisdom “On Wednesday, when the sky is blue, and I have nothing else to do, I sometimes wonder if it’s true That who is…
New businesses pop up across communities every single day. They come out of…
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