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There's one simple thing entrepreneurs need to do to get a banker on their side.
Read More »Weight-Loss Tricks: Create Explosive Growth
Lessons from my diet: Use these 5 steps to move your company past a plateau and on to the next 'set point.' I dropped about 20 pounds last spring–and in doing so, changed my weight "set point" to 175 pounds. That means that my body–metabolism, habits and choices–adjusted to a "new normal" that was easier to maintain than it had been to attain. Like the body's systems, businesses also develop along a series of set points and set point changes.
Read More »In The Rush To Mobile, Don’t Ignore The Power Of The Web
Fred Wilson wrote two posts in 2010 that were very influential with the startup community. The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second Mobile First, Web Second (continued) .
Read More »Write a Pre-Nup for Your Partnership
Sure, everything seems rosy now. But when you and your co-founder no longer see eye-to-eye, you'll be glad you did the paperwork early on
Read More »Sales Pitch? Know How Your Buyer Thinks
I use brain science to understand the play of personalities, and ace new-business presentations. Here's what I mean. I once went into a meeting to sell a company on Emergenetics, my organizational development firm
Read More »Method that can validate nuclear collision models benefits IAEA
A novel technique for materials research is unexpectedly also contributing to the nuclear safety efforts of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientist Dr
Read More »Eyes Have It: Gaze-Controlled PCs and Games Come into View [Video]
Long, hard stares are nothing new to computer users, particularly when their PCs have crashed or their screens are frozen. In the near future those stares will let us do more than merely convey anger to our silicon friends. Developers of eye-tracking technology already a tool to help the disabled interact with specialized computers and to let market researchers evaluate the effectiveness of advertising campaigns have turned their attention to Windows PCs and video game consoles
Read More »Cinchifieds’ Simple, Grand Plan To Disrupt The Classified-Ad Space
Watch out, Craigslist: Cinchified aims to match buyers and sellers in a ridiculously simple way.
Read More »NCSE Picks Fight Against Climate Science Deniers
The National Center for Science Education is a wonderful institution dedicated to fighting junk science from entering our Nation’s schools and media. This is a tireless and often thankless job, yet there are so few “think tank” type organizations to promote science standards out there that they really stand out. I had the fortune 2 years ago to visit their offices and was impressed by how passionate the staff were and what they could accomplish out of a tiny office and a garage to store their immense archives
Read More »Remain Diligent: SOPA And PIPA Must Be Squashed, Not Changed
As members of both the Senate and the House start falling back to a more defensible position by considering the removal of the DNS provision from SOPA and PIPA, many voices of opposition to the bills are claiming victory.
Read More »5 Things I Look for In a Great Job Interview
After years of seeing it all in job interviews, here is what separates a good candidate from a great one. In my career I have reviewed thousands of resumes and conducted hundreds of employment interviews for both The Trademark Company and other businesses for which I have worked. In doing so, I got to see the good, the bad, and the downright ugly in terms of resumes, interviewing skills, and the like
Read More »This Is Your Brain on Multitasking
A life-threatening mistake caused by tech-enabled multitasking prompts Harvard doctors to suggest you kick the habit, and learn to focus. Multitasking , you've probably already been warned, threatens your productivity
Read More »See the Coolest Sleep Technology at CES
Three innovative products that monitor, analyze, and improve your hours of shut-eye, straight from the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. LAS VEGAS—You probably already know the scary findings about the costs of sleep deprivation on the job.
Read More »Screen Grabbing: Forget The Second-Screen TV Experience, How About A Third?
Once upon a time it was uncommon for households to have more than one television. Not anymore.
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