Opinion: Startups Should be Colocated

Startups Should be Colocated By Francine Hardaway From FastCompany.com Editor’s note: This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert’s views alone. Long before I went to China and got to know Mark Suster, I read and admired his blog.He’s one of the new generation of open, transparent VCs. So it’s [...]

It’s All in Your Head

It’s All in Your Head When it comes to your business, are you tapping into power you already have? By Allison Nazarian From Entrepreneur.com It’s been said that there is no stronger, faster or more powerful tool on earth than the human brain. Yet when it comes to our businesses, too few of us fully tap [...]

Video: Business TV: Why youth culture matters to business

Business TV: Why youth culture matters to business Hear expert business advice from Anastasia Goodstein, Author and Founder, Ypulse, as she talks about the importance of youth culture to business and more business marketing tips for those eyeing Gen Y. Anastasia Goodstein: The first is that youth culture really defines the popular culture, so whatever [...]

Turning a Part-time Passion Into a Full-Time Enterprise

Turning a Part-time Passion Into a Full-Time Enterprise A part-time business gives you the opportunity to develop your business model and learn from your mistakes. As your business grows you reach a pivotal moment: Do you maintain the status quo or push the envelope and go full time? By Susan Solovic From FastCompany.com Twin brothers, [...]

College Student to Hasbro: Thanks but No Thanks

College Student to Hasbro: Thanks but No Thanks Why he turned down the toymaker’s offer of $500,000 By Peter Vanden Bos From Inc.com Last year, Sawyer Sparks, 23, turned down a $500,000 offer from Hasbro, maker of Play-Doh, to license his patented gluten-free modeling clay, called Soy-Yer Dough (that’s blueberry blue, above). Instead, Sparks raised [...]

How I Did It: Leslie Blodgett of Bare Escentuals

How I Did It: Leslie Blodgett of Bare Escentuals A cosmetics queen and her loyal fans. As told to Liz Welch From Inc.com When Leslie Blodgett became CEO of Bare Escentuals in 1994 — the company was then a tiny maker of bath and body products — she saw a huge opportunity selling healthy mineral-based [...]

7+1 Tips for Working Moms

7+1 Tips for Working Moms by Erika Kalmar, Career Wellness Coach From SelfGrowth.com Tip #1 – Accept the imperfect! Many Moms (especially after the first child) want to do everything perfect. They want to do a perfect job at work, with the child, at home and with their husband. They just want to be perfect everywhere [...]

Six Steps to Successful Blogger Outreach

Six Steps to Successful Blogger Outreach By Norah Carroll From LavaRow.com According to a 2009 Nielsen Global Online Consumer Survey, 90 percent of Internet consumers have some degree of trust in recommendations from people they know; only 62 percent place their trust in television advertisements, and the numbers are even lower for other forms of traditional [...]

Video: Crazy is Good!

Stella & Dot Founder/CEO Jessica Herrin says her success comes from years of crazy, off-the-wall thinking. It takes dedication to an idea to make it happen, even at the risk of sounding crazy!

Gary Vaynerchuk on Influence, Emotion, and Being a “Douche Bag”

Gary Vaynerchuk on Influence, Emotion, and Being a “Douche Bag” Gary Vaynerchuk says authenticity trumps likeability. By Mike Borden From FastCompany.com Gary Vaynerchuk made his name as the host of Wine Library TV, hit bestseller status as the author of Crush It!, and is the founder of the consulting firm Vaynermedia. His hyperactive approach to pushing [...]

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