Small businesses often have to operate with a lean team. While the collaboration and camaraderie of a small team is part of what makes running a small business exciting, the small size can also make things difficult. There are so many tasks necessary for a business to operate, and simply not enough hours in a day for a small team to complete them.
You have a brilliant idea, a business plan, and maybe even some funding. Now, it’s time to get your startup off the ground.
Summer is kicking in to gear and people are being hit with a wave of warm weather cravings. In addition to a new found affinity for lemonade tinged beer and games that can be played in backyards, a lot of people will be struck with an overwhelming urge to start gardening.It looks easy, and for some people…
Nostalgia is hot these days. Between all the multiple Throwback Thursday pics and the pesky procrastination inducing posts on 90’s Nickelodeon TV shows that end up on my newsfeed – I got to thinking about LiveJournal. More specifically I have been reminiscing on all the hormone driven thrills and crushing…
Starting a business takes more than just a good idea for a product or a service. It is becoming increasingly important to have a solid grasp on how to engage customers online using everything from email to social media. Engaging customers online usually comes as an afterthought for most people…
A lot of companies and apps have tried to improve email, and while there is undoubtedly room for improvement most of these changes have come off more as reinventing the wheel than actually coming out with something…
Transcreation: The process of adapting a message from one language to another, while maintaining its intent, style, tone and context. If you’re a mobile app developer or have a business with a mobile application, you’ve likely already put hundreds of hours into building, testing, and launching your app(s)…
Nothing grabs my eye like the word “free”. It’s an attractive concept, but free services tend to have this annoying habit of delivering lack luster results. Every now and then a company comes around and delivers a service that not only kicks ass but does so without breaking the bank. Breathing is necessary…
Hearing constructive criticism about your startup is right on par with hearing someone talk crap about your baby. The unfortunate reality is that we need feedback in order to grow and sustain our businesses. Customer loyalty leads to sustainable profit margins and increases the chance that your product…
Anybody can sign up for a social media account and understand its general premise. Does that make you capable of using it for business? Like anything in business, social media (done right) requires extensive experience and understanding of people, some technology and — most importantly — marketing…
Seth Talbott started his career in IT and software development 15+ years ago. Since then, he has run a global data center for a major software company, been CEO of the award-winning Longevity Medical Clinics, and founded numerous companies, including Promedev and AtomOrbit which VentureBeat named one…
What if there was an app that promised to “automatically” organize every photo and video you had ever taken? Most of us have an embarrassing amount of photos and videos strewn across our smartphones…
I’m not sure if you are aware, but there is an obesity crisis hitting America… and it’s affecting our cats. Some people won’t care about this at all, but for any reader who feels less alone when they look at the view count of the latest viral cat video – this could be news to hone in on. 50% of house cats…
You are walking home alone after a fun night out. Your night has somehow transitioned from something so fun it should be a beer ad to something more reminiscent of an SVU episode. Your friends asked you to text them when you made it home and you agreed despite knowing that you would be halfway through a…
Our patience is short, our memory is short, and our time even shorter. The startup hustle makes it impossible to absorb all the great stories, industry news, tips and advice directed our way. Shouldn’t there always be a second chance? Some new companies are too promising to miss, some people so inspiring…
Solomon recently came alongside Kansas City Women in Technology, a new organization that aims to get more young women involved in IT and enable those already in the industry to advance their careers. I agreed to deliver the keynote address at KCWiT’s recent meeting and to lead a breakout session on IT…
We all got places to be, and presumably a timeframe in which we need to be there. We also know that getting to said places is not just a question of point A to point B (though it does bring back memories of Mapquest) it is a product of mentally balancing calendars with projected travel time, traffic…
Online education gives many opportunities to anyone interested in continuing with their education. E-courses have become very popular lately, with many prestigious universities offering them free of charge or for a significantly lower price when compared to conventional studies. There are students who decide…
Our patience is short, our memory is short, and our time even shorter. The startup hustle makes it impossible to absorb all the great stories, industry news, tips and advice directed our way. Shouldn’t there always be a second chance? Some new companies are too promising to miss, some people so inspiring…
Re-inventing the wheel used to be thought of as a bad thing. A generation ago the train of thought was: “if it’s not broke – don’t fix it.” Now a days we seem to be thinking more along the lines of “just because it’s not broken doesn’t mean it can’t be better, more fun, or more efficient.” It also doesn’t…
