All the good ideas have been taken! This is an often-heard complaint that is about as far from the truth as the earth is from Alpha Centauri. The problem is that we live in such a stimulus-rich environment that it dulls our imaginations. John Steinbeck said, “Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and […]
Hate the big city life, but you still want a good chance at success when you launch your startup? Wallethub surveyed cities with populations between 25,000 and 100,000 residents. They graded these cities on a 100-point scale on 18 metrics within three key dimensions: Business Environment (50 points possible), Access to Resources (25 points possible), […]
The tragedy at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno highlights a new danger posed by the reach and pervasiveness of online relationships. While I don’t have any special information and don’t want to offer “the last word” on this person’s motives, it seems that she was prompted by her anger toward YouTube and that anger […]
#Deletefacebook How do you think Mark Zuckerberg – and dedicated Facebook employees – felt when they woke up one morning to discover that trending hashtag? It had to be their worst nightmare, right? In the immediate wake of the data-control controversy, Facebook stock lost almost 20 percent of its value, government officials on both sides […]
See if you’ve ever had a first day at a new job that went something like this: You spend a half hour or hour with someone in HR, signing papers. The person gives you a company manual and may go over a few essential rules. You meet up with your supervisor and walk around greeting […]