The PayPal Mafia refers to a group of individuals who created multiple companies that created a frenzy of growth in the Silicon Valley. The entrepreneurs created PayPal before they set out to develop other multiple successful technology-based companies. These men...
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Linkedin Endorsements Poorly Utilized
Linkedin has provided an opportunity for networkers to endorse the skills of people with whom they are connected. This was meant to be a time saver for people who normally wrote full recommendations. The idea had promise. However, it is not being utilized...
Apple and Other Top 10 Company Financial Statements
With all of the reports about the successes and failures of IPOs in 2012, there may be renewed interest in deciphering financial reports. The follow are explanations of the four major financial statements. Income Statement: One of the most important reports...
LinkedIn vs. Facebook IPO Success
LinkedIn’s recent IPO performance appears to have crushed the perception of big named company IPOs from Facebook, Yelp, Zynga, Groupon and Pandora. Based on their recent closing price, LinkedIn is up 141%. According to BusinessInsider Linkedin is, “the...
Top 10 Entrepreneurs Who Hit it Big Before Turning 35
There was a time when it was unusual to hear about an entrepreneur becoming successful at a very young age. With the technology boom, the story is becoming more commonplace. The following list contains the top 10 entrepreneurs whose dreams came to fruition...
Top 10 Companies’ Code of Ethics and Conduct
Companies have something called a code of ethics that outlines how they will run their business. Sometimes they refer to this as their code of conduct. There aren’t always laws to govern things like ethics. Therefore, it is up to companies to define some of their...
10 Most Important Steps to Obtain Dream Job
I often speak to students and career groups about how to obtain a dream job or reinvent a career. I have listed some of the most important points from my lectures, with appropriate links to articles, to explain the process. Be sure to click on the links...
How to Use QR Codes on Your Resume and Business Cards
QR codes are the latest thing in marketing. They are in the newspapers, on billboards and on just about every kind of marketing material you can imagine. Now you can utilize this amazing new technology to make your business card and/or resume stand out from the...
Value of Top Companies
The following is a list of the estimated value of some of the top companies in 2011. They are listed in order of highest to lowest value. Apple – TechCrunch recently reported that Apple’s value is now worth as much as Microsoft, HP and Dell combined. Valued at over...
Using QR Codes to Get a Job or Promote Your Business
You probably have seen QR codes and don’t even realize it. Perhaps they were on a marketing ad or a flyer someone handed you. You might have seen them on a promotional piece or on a poster at a local store. It may have looked so under-stated that you probably...
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Discover the power of applied creativity, where intentional curiosity sparks innovation and propels leadership. In this episode, our guest is the one and only creativity strategist Natalie Nixon, the founder of Figure 8 Thinking, and "the creativity whisperer to the...