Posts Tagged ‘Business’
Ask Craig: If WordPress is free, why should I get HubSpot?
WordPress is free open source software but operating any website, regardless of the platform you build it on is not free. With Hubspot, my experiences is that we don’t have to deal with hosting issues, server performance management, scalability issues, security, plugin updates, backups and malware attacks. They have a team on this 247 so…
Read MoreTurn your drive into your classroom
It takes a lot of work both in learning what you need to know and then executing on that knowledge to create streams of passive income. The more time you invest in reading and learning, the more successful you will become. Now if you’re like me, it’s challenging to find the time to read books.…
Read More33 markets ready for a disruption
If you’re wondering where the next big opportunities are going to be, here is a list of markets ready for significant disruption. In this digital age we live in today, entire industries are being disrupted by new business models & new technology more than they have since the beginning of the industrial age. To understand…
Read More19 Billionaires' and 19 quotes
Steve Jobs: Live Each Day As If It Was Your Last Bill Gates: From Those To Whom Much Is Given, Much Is Expected Oprah Winfrey: We All Need Makeovers From Time To Time Michael Dell: Never Be The Smartest Person In The Room Michael Bloomberg: Don’t Stay Down Long JK Rowling: Failure Can Be the…
Read MoreUnderstand & apply any consumer trend with the Consumer Trend Canvas
Understand any consumer trend and use it to your advantage Inspired byAlex Osterwalder’s Business Model Canvas, the Consumer Trend Canvas created by Trendwatching.com is an simple framework that can help you understand any consumer trend and help you apply it to launch successful consumer-facing innovations of your own. Here’s what it looks like. Check out this…
Read MoreQuote: The next industrial revolution
“There is a secular trend going on, in which launching a start-up is a more common thing to do. It used to be there were two things you could do after college: go to grad school or get a job. Soon, I think there will be three things: go to grad school, get a job, or start…
Read MoreBye Bye MS Word, Hello Linkedin Resume Writer
If you’re like me, you probably have a half a dozen versions of your resume sitting in a MS Word doc somewhere on a file server, on your computer or in Dropbox. When someone asks you to send them your resume, you either look through these folders to find the most recent version or you…
Read MoreFlat Design & some websites to help you get started
I have been working on a few mobile app concepts over the past few months and stumbled across the philosophy of Flat UI Design. I’ve been reading more and more about Flat Design and it’s quite interesting. In the world of web and mobile UI design, flat design focuses on simple shapes, colors and typography to…
Read MoreThe value of Degrees
Harvard Business review just published a post called “Stop Requiring College Degrees” and I couldn’t agree more with what they are saying. Just because you have an MBA or a degree from a college or university, doesn’t mean you are the best person for a job. In my opinion, experience trumps education every time. If you have a masters…
Read MoreThe 4 Hour Workweek
Just finished listening to The 4-Hour Workweek audio book by Tim Ferriss. Tim has put together a great collection of ideas on how to become what he has coined the New Rich or NR for short. The book is interesting and goes through the process of rethinking your life and getting away from the deferred-life plan that has…
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