Among the various complex, clever, futuristic solutions to solving the space-junk problem, DARPA's just unveiled a new tool to help with the job that's wonderfully simple. It's a telescope, to look for the stuff.
Read More »Category Archives: Professional Development News
Feed SubscriptionRube Goldbergers Syyn Labs Hack Saturday Night Fun With Tuxedos, Charity, And "Chess Boxing"
The League of Extraordinary Nerds takes over saturday night with cultural exploration and charity fund raising. The League of Extraordinary Nerds wants reform the tired bar scene with some cultural infusion and a healthy dose of charity. Syyn Labs, the digital arts company widely known for helping make
Read More »Interviewing Geoffrey Moore: Core Versus Context
This article is Part 5 of an 8 part series.
Read More »Can Facebook Groups Support Its Deals?
Facebook has only seen 50 million Groups created after six months. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has called grouping friends "the biggest problem in social networking." This is the secret sauce in Deals
Read More »Managing Multiple Companies In the Cloud
I have been in the trenches of both tactical and strategic corporate finance for over 25 years, including being a CFO of a $2-billion company.
Read More »Hiring by Video
Perry Blacher has a knack for finding talent. His only problem is sometimes the best potential employees aren’t located across the street, but across an ocean or two. As the CEO of Covestor , a global mirrored investment firm, Blacher isn’t about to fly candidates to his London or New York offices for an interview if he can help it
Read More »4 Geeked Out Cars for Business
For small business owners , choosing which vehicles you will drive or which cars to add to your commercial fleet can be tricky. On the one hand, you want cars that are comfortable and can accomadate the long hours your sales staff may spend in them, for example
Read More »The New Generation of Cloud Storage Tools
Call it a comedy of laptop errors.
Read More »How to Host a Virtual Event
Hosting an event can easily cost companies thousands, even millions of dollars—and the bills rack up fast.
Read More »Monsanto Will Soon Be Allowed To Police Itself
Monsanto, enemy of organic farmers and anti-GMO advocates alike, will now be allowed to conduct its own environmental studies as part of a two-year USDA experiment. But there is no good that can possibly come of an experiment where the company behind nearly every genetically modified crop in our daily diets is allowed to decide whether its products are causing any environmental harm.
Read More »Slashtag.it, The Mother Of All Search Shortcuts
With Slashtag.it, you can search just about any site you'd want to, all from the same homepage or search bar. You might only save a few seconds on every search--but after a while, those seconds add up
Read More »Fighting Water-Borne Disease In Africa, And Making Millions In The Process
Vestergaard Frandsen makes an ingenious water filter that's too expensive for the people who need it. They figured out how to give it away and still make money. Swiss-based Vestergaard Frandsen --makers of mosquito nets and the LifeStraw --has figured out a solution to turning a profit while saving the world
Read More »Amit Bhatia’s Aspire: Matching Rural Workers With Jobs
Photograph Daryl Visscher Illustration by Gluekit Amit Bhatia, Founder and CEO of Aspire. Illustration by Gluekit .blue { color:rgb(0,113,146); font-weight:bold; } BIG IDEA: To supply India's booming economy with millions of young workers who come from rural and disadvantaged backgrounds.
Read More »Why Dropbox Avoids Industry Buzzwords Like "The Cloud"
"The cloud" is the biggest and most overused buzzword in the tech industry. You can't turn on the TV today without seeing ads from Microsoft , IBM, or Cisco touting the cloud in some form. Take the following IBM commercial, which attempts to define the lofty concept for consumers: the cloud does email, predicts traffic patterns, lowers energy bills, develops software, understands risk
Read More »Barnes & Noble Beats Amazon To The Android App Punch, But Kindle Will Likely Prevail
Barnes & Noble just revamped its Nook tablet with a specially-tweaked Android makeover and a curated app store.
Read More »