My top tech companies that I think have created tremendous value, but are still private. #1 Uber Waiting around for taxis used to be an extremely frustrating experience – they never seem to be on the road when you need them, their call centers always seem to be busy. But with Uber… all I […]
Management
10 Big Challenges that An Entrepreneur Faces
#1 Money Money is known to be one of the major causes of problems that can lead business to failure. For a new business, the biggest mistake is expecting instant profit. Young and eager entrepreneurs start up a business with little money, assuming they will earn big and then invest that money again in their […]
What is the best advice for struggling entrepreneurs?
We previously wrote an article on advice that you would give to First-time Startup Founders and decided to follow up with the best advice for entrepreneurs who are struggling right now. Scott, Startup Mentor – Struggling is part of the process of becoming successful. The struggle is part of entrepreneurship. It should be a […]
Advice that you would give to First-time Startup Founders
Many young entrepreneurs want to build their own businesses for similar reasons that young actors still flock to Hollywood by the busload. They want to the glitz, the glamour, the pool parties, and the name recognition. Yet, most do not make it in the end and we compile pieces of advice that we, ourselves, have […]
What really makes you happy at work?
According to Dr. Amy Wrzesniewski, an organizational psychologist and professor of business at New York University, there are three approaches towards work you can take. You can treat your work as a job, career or calling. The workers with the “calling” approach are happier and more satisfied with their life and work. Interestingly, Wrzesniewski’s research […]
12 Ways to Create a Happy Workplace Culture
Doug Conant once said, “To win the marketplace, you must first win the workplace.” By believing and constantly implementing/sharing this mantra, he was able to turn things around for his company. According to research an average person devotes 90,000 hours of their life to work. It is a significant amount of time that makes us […]
What’s the craziest thing you have said to your boss?
Thomas, Manager I started as the only person in the tech department of a consulting and training company. The company had just spent about $30K (if I recall accurately) on a nice looking, but not at all user friendly new website design. It had been languishing for months due to the company they’d contracted dragging […]
What do I need to do to manage a UX team effectively?
Talking about managing a UX team, it’s actually things about UX leadership. Though not an entirely new one, UX leadership definitely goes viral in plenty industries. Since Steve Jobs pioneered in leading product design as the CEO, UX leader came into being. (We wrote about the Lessons to Learn from Steve Jobs for your Startup.) […]