Ideas fuel business. They drive how we respond to customer problems and leverage market opportunities. The right idea can make a business work and, over time, our successes become ingrained in our mental models. The opposite is also true. If we begin with the wrong mental model, important problems become impossible to solve. Consider the […]
It’s no secret that General Electric has fallen on hard times. Its CEO, Jeffrey Immelt, was forced to step down last June. In December, it announced that it was laying off 12,000 employees in its massive power business. Its stock has lost half of its value and there’s talk that it may get kicked off
Today started off as a typical day. I was woken up by my 4-year-old talking in my ear about how it was time for her to watch “PAW Patrol.” As I turned on the porch TV, I glanced at my news feed to see what was going on in the world. Instead of checking out
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Two days ago the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published the very first Apple patent related to autonomous vehicle technology. One might ponder whether or not that was a critical goal or milestone for the corporation in 2017. We could learn a lesson from this tech giant, not when it comes to slowing down old
How can people with criminal records overcome obstacles to become employed in tech? originally appeared on Quora – the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Ysiad Ferreiras, COO at Hustle, overseeing Sales, Marketing, and Operations, on Quora: I have a criminal record
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What jobs won’t be around 10 years from now? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Bonnie Foley-Wong, CEO Pique Ventures, on Quora: The NY Times ran an article about a switchboard operator that had worked almost fifty
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With the Internet changing the ways in which we buy and sell over the last 20 years, one would think that by now every business, no matter the size, is leaning heavily on eCommerce to maximize its sales potential. Surprisingly, this is not the case. Many businesses have yet to create an online presence, let
“I told John Nemo I thought he’d be some boring, pole-up-his (read end), corporate suit and tie guy because he teaches LinkedIn.” “Turns out he is hilarious, fun, and LOUD.” Yes, Mike Kim really said that: Once he got to know the real me, Mike Kim and I ended up becoming fast friends. Herein lies
I don’t know about you, but when I look back five years, I can barely recognize my life. That was two homes, one marriage, two startups, one puppy, four tropical vacations, and one office ago. It’s incredible how fast life moves in the digital age — so swiftly, in fact, that it makes me wonder
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Imagine you are looking for the perfect fitting garment to wear to a wedding. So you head to your local department store and find the perfect pair of dress pants, without the help of anyone really, because the staff are all under 20, sales clerks, and could care less about your pants. In fact, the
