Entrepreneurs often find that one of the hardest parts of realizing their dream is to obtain financing. Some have tried microlending sites like Kiva.org. Others have discovered a new lending platform called Kickstarter. The site’s tagline is “a new way to...
There may be some confusion as to the meaning of the word meme (rhymes with dream). John Gunders and Damon Brown, authors of the Complete Idiot’s Guide to Memes, define it as, “A cultural unit of measure. It can be a thought, a phrase, a style, or any other...
Youtube, Coca-Cola and Starbucks are just some of the most popular brands according to “fans” on Facebook. Companies that have yet to embrace Facebook as an important marketing tool, are missing the boat. Gourmet Marketing explained, “Businesses carve out an...
Typosquatting occurs when a website is created to prey on people who may have inadvertently typed in the wrong web address. An example would be arifrance instead of airfrance. Typosquatting is also referred to as URL hijacking, cybersquatting or brandjacking....
In Erik Qualman’s 2010 book Socialnomics, he described how socialnomics exists “where consumers and the societies they create online have a profound influence on our economy and the businesses that operate within it.” Social media is the new word of mouth. Now...
Just as Twitter has grown to be an important marketing tool, texting is not just for stating LOL anymore. There are some very important uses for texting, aka SMS (short messaging service). Check out some helpful links to explain texting terminology and uses:...
Online education is growing at a pace that far exceeds general education enrollment. Because of the popularity of online learning, many traditional universities are offering online courses. Forbes recently reported that MIT will soon offer free education for...
Students who do not use their school’s library writing centers are missing important, helpful information, and their grades may be suffering because of this. Online universities offer some very useful tools that can help students to edit their papers, locate...
One of the biggest obstacles the new entrepreneur faces is coming up with a unique idea. The Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerbergs of the world have raised the creativity bar. By creating augmented reality phone apps, certain companies are getting attention. ...
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...
Our guest today is DocuSign’s Chief People Officer, Joan Burke. In this episode, we discuss DocuSign’s unique core company values: Trusted, Loved, and Responsible. Joan tells us how and why these values are kept top-of-mind for every decision around how they treat...
Our guest is Andrea Alexander, Chief People Officer at Rent the Runway. Andrea is a huge believer in social capital and the important contributions it makes in workplace culture, and is focused on creating programs to help employees develop social capital despite...
If you want to achieve smooth cashflow to support your lifestyle for years, give everything you can to build a sustainable business. Dr. Diane Hamilton explores the right way to establish such a venture with Meg Taylor Morrison, a science...
Years ago, autonomous vehicles could be thought of as nothing but fiction. As technology advances, more and more people have been cozying up to self-driving cars and their positive impact on the environment. Jeffrey Bleich, the Chief Legal Officer for Cruise,...
Beauty comes from within—a phrase we often hear to motivate us when insecurities attack. But there’s more to it than what we often think. In this episode, Hitendra Wadhwa, educator, speaker, and founder of the Mentora Institute, takes us deeper within. He talks about...