13 Memorable Quotes from Steve Jobs/Jack Welch/Mark Zuckerberg Posted on 22 February 2012 | 1:41 pm
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The Patent Problem for Startups Posted on 22 February 2012 | 12:49 pm
Let me start by saying I'm a believer in openness and sharing. The concept of owning ideas seems to stifle innovation, and in particular, the emerging re-mix culture we're seeing explode seems like it's on a collision course with owning and controlling IP.

Obama Plans To Cut The Corporate Income Tax to 28% Posted on 22 February 2012 | 12:45 pm
While the Republican Presidential candidates  waste precious time battling each other  over abortion and same sex marriage, President Obama has  shrewdly proposed   major changes in the tax code that can only be seen as a new step to prove he is not an anti-business  left wing enemy of the private sector.

After Bush Tax Cuts, Payments By Wealthy Actually Increased Posted on 22 February 2012 | 11:54 am
The tax debate is gaining momentum and attracting much attention.  Tax initiatives are a central feature of the President?s proposed 2013 budget and what happens with tax policy will be a key discussion point in the upcoming presidential election.  We, as citizens, need to ask a very important question: ?In addressing tax policy changes should the truth based on facts win the day or should spin and political ideology determine the outcome??  This is not just a rhetorical question.  Rather, it is a critical question whose answer will weigh heavily on the future of our great country.  We should all hope that Republicans and Democrats, Conservatives and Liberals, and all individuals regardless of race, religion, economic, or educational status could agree that our founders created a roadmap for our democracy that can only be followed if our citizens can trust their elected officials, if our elected officials tell the truth, and if all individuals are actively engaged in understanding the facts that underlie the important issues.

The Official Guide For Your Business To Stand Out On The Web Posted on 22 February 2012 | 11:41 am
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Should Jeremy Lin's College Coach Get a Tax Break for Being a Congregationalist ? Posted on 22 February 2012 | 11:17 am

Image via Wikipedia Is that title a stupid question or what ?  It seems though that if there is no Jeremy Lin connection to your story nowadays nobody is interested.  To go directly to the question,  I could not discern from his biography what Tommy Amaker's religion is.  Also Harvard, despite

What Innovation? Stop Trying So Hard Posted on 22 February 2012 | 11:02 am
Innovation. These days, there?s hardly a mission statement that doesn?t include it, or a CEO who doesn?t promote it. Yet in most organizations creativity isn?t exactly flourishing. Maybe that?s because we?re trying too hard to formalize it. A study at M.I.T. found that 80 percent of the breakthrough innovations in products

Four Keys to Building a Successful Social Network Posted on 22 February 2012 | 10:50 am
Social networking is big business. Based on trading on SharesPost, Facebook has a valuation of about $98 billion, though the enthusiasm also exists for other social media companies, such as Zynga, which has a valuation over $9 billion. Of course, the social game maker has built its tremendous business on the Facebook platform.

6 Shining Examples of Cloud Computing in Action Posted on 22 February 2012 | 10:43 am
Cloud computing means more than simply saving on IT implementation costs. Cloud offers enormous opportunity for new innovation, and even disruption of entire industries.

3 Ways Women Can Push Through the Glass Ceiling Posted on 22 February 2012 | 10:42 am
Jorge Calderon was a venture capitalist who wanted to invest where others weren?t. He found his under-served market: women- and minority-owned businesses.

21 Quotes Jeremy Lin and Steve Jobs Followed To Success Posted on 22 February 2012 | 10:34 am
There is no substitute for persistence, ambition, and hard work. Jeremy Lin and Steve Jobs epitomize this ideology, which is why they both reached the top of their profession. They did not let obstacles stop them, and never accepted ?NO? for an answer.

Knewton Is Building The World's Smartest Tutor Posted on 22 February 2012 | 9:51 am
Facebook and Google are two of technology?s great data projects. Love them or hate them, they spend all day mining their users? activity. They harvest a few dozen bits of usable personal information per user per day. All in the interest of serving you ads.

Guiding Coalition: Move Your Organization Forward, Year After Year Posted on 22 February 2012 | 9:11 am
This is the third post of a three-part series by Dennis Goin of Kotter International.

Will Sears Brands Go Down With The Ship? Posted on 22 February 2012 | 9:09 am
This article is by Michael Stone, CEO of Beanstalk.

30 Books Every Entrepeneur Must Read in 2012 Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:54 am
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Putting Right The Absurdities Of Facebook and Twitter Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:47 am
Two questions: Do you think Twitter, Facebook and Google should use your data as a source of profit without sharing it with you? Can we rethink the web so that reputation is not about followers and likes but it about genuine trust? Meet the people who say yes.

CLO activity jumps in February as credit market heats up Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:44 am
Amid strong credit-market conditions and falling senior liabilities, CLO activity is on the rise.

Breaking Barriers Posted on 22 February 2012 | 8:34 am
In my quest to improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities, I have been very focused on making the business proposition to corporations about the value of a diverse workforce. Many companies like Procter & Gamble are actively gaining greater exposure to people with disabilities through innovative hiring programs

Business Owners Need Protection Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:27 am
Two major forms of insurance for businesses are Directors & Officers (D&O) insurance and Professional Liability (Errors & Omissions) Insurance. Both types of policies protect businesses and business owners but in different capacities and different ways.

Winning SXSW Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:26 am
The most popular meme at South By Southwest (SXSW) 2011 was Charlie Sheen. Thankfully, the world has moved on. But, that doesn't mean that SXSW 2012 should contain any less Winning on your part. Here are 7 ways to make sure SXSW 2012 goes your way.

IDEO: How Big Companies Can Learn From Start-ups Posted on 22 February 2012 | 7:06 am
David Aycan, an IDEO Design Director, works with large companies to teach them the principles of how start-ups grow and innovate. In doing that, he combines his start-up experience -- he co-founded and ran skateboard company Wongneto and clothing company Dull Clothes -- with his MBA training and work at IDEO to bridge two very different worlds.

Oops, Interest-Free Loans Are Taxable Posted on 22 February 2012 | 5:12 am
Suppose your employer loans you money, and like a good employee, you repay it. Neither event is taxable. But paying interest has tax effects to you both. What if you agree there?s no interest?

How Fashion Brands Set Prices Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:12 am
Consumer-fashion is hands down one of the most difficult industries that I have ever worked in. It?s a bare knuckle, knock ?em down, drag ?em out brawl that challenges every skill and ounce of your being, which makes it the one of the most interesting and addicting industries.  Being a finance guy, the world makes sense to me through the numbers and the insanely ambiguous and obfuscated operating environment surrounding the horrendously complex brand development, diffusion, and consumption processes in consumer fashion.

Huddle Wows Diageo, UK Government Posted on 22 February 2012 | 3:11 am
Diageo (DEO), the London-based "drinks" leader, is a fan of Huddle -- an online tool that makes global teamwork easier. Its chief technology officer exclaimed after using Huddle: "This is such a great tool that we should all be in it." That's what Huddle CEO Alastair Mitchell explained to me in a February 17th interview. With people working on projects these days that involve teams of people scattered across the world -- some inside your company and others working with customers and partners, the need for a way to work together online via different devices is greater than ever. Diageo -- its brands include Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff -- worked with an advertising agency (and Huddle customer), AKQA, to develop an advertising campaign for its Smirnoff brand. Developing the ads involved a huge group of people -- about 750 -- from both companies. And Huddle boosted the team's productivity by letting participants share their work across devices and countries.

Can we really expect innovation from an industry stuck on white male former sales reps? Perhaps. Posted on 22 February 2012 | 2:05 am
It?s easy to muster a cynical response to Tuesday?s announcement that the world?s largest health products company, J&J, is replacing their current CEO William Weldon (athletic white male and former sales rep who rose through the commercial organization) with Alex Gorsky (athletic white male and former sales rep who rose through the commercial organization).  After all, he will be in good company, joining Novartis?s Joe Jimenez (athletic white male ? see here -- with a background in marketing) and AZ?s David Brennan (athletic while male and former sales rep), among others.  Indeed, of the major pharma companies, only Lilly?s John Lechleiter is a scientist (no word on whether he?s athletic; I?m told by Stephen Colbert that he is white).

Data to Kill Death Posted on 22 February 2012 | 12:04 am
I?m sitting at the doctor?s office the other day for yet another visit.  The facility is equipped with the latest technology: my check-in is processed via an automated kiosk, and my surgeon flips through medical records via a browser.  He explains that looking at MRIs is faster via ?the Cloud? than from a CD: ?server processing is more appropriate here?, he says.  When did doctors understand so much about technology?

5 Ways to Stop Desk Intruders Posted on 21 February 2012 | 9:10 pm
Desk Intruders. You know the people who somehow figure out exactly when you are at your most productive moment and they intercept it by stopping at your desk (sometimes just to chat), or tap you on your shoulder, or yell your name. They want to see if you got the email they sent earlier or if you can help them later on or if you want to go take a break. Sometimes their requests are important, but mostly for them and without any regard for your current focus. These people are productivity vampires and they come out during the day and they are in offices everywhere.

Twitter to Reach 500M Registered Users on Wednesday. Just Another Day in the Life of the Social Media Fun House Posted on 21 February 2012 | 8:45 pm


Exclusive Interview: BandPage CEO James "J" Sider Posted on 21 February 2012 | 4:40 pm
James ?J? Sider is the CEO and founder of RootMusic, the producer of BandPage; the most popular entertainment app on facebook. With over 31 million active monthly users, BandPage is becoming the destination for music artists and fans. J sits down and talks about his small town roots, how BandPage works with Spotify, and the changing face of the music industry. James was on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list next to rock stars like Lady Gaga, Drake and Rihanna. James is a modest man who closed his first round of funding wearing flip-flop sandals. BandPage has raised $19M to date.