Blue Sky Partners

Question: What's one important thing to remember when putting together employee performance reviews for the first time? Include yourself "There's a top-down and bottom-up approach to reviews. I'm a fan...

There's a lot of warm and fuzzy talk these days about how the United States is speeding out of the recession and back to its former economic glory, but it...

After years of showing prospects the value of a potential solution and being pitched software by various providers, I've come up with a short list of what I value in...

Question: How do you identify events or speaking gigs that are good for your brand (vs. a waste of time/money)? What factors should you consider? Look at who the event...

Can one ever have enough Twitter tips? I know I can never get enough of them. Twitter is a constantly evolving, constantly challenging place to experiment, enjoy, and discover, and...

Professional athletes and pop singers make millions. All-star technology entrepreneurs make billions. Kids now grow up on Facebook and Snapchat, not with baseball cards and CD players. And while traditional...

You can never have too much of a good thing, right? Especially when it comes to being productive? Well, actually, that's not entirely true. In our seemingly eternal quests for...

Press is a great way to build a brand. But for startups, it's not a sustainable way to build your business. Every young company wants to be featured in "Good...

Lewis and Clark discovered the Pacific Ocean. I discovered what a four-finger swipe does on my Macbook. The discoveries will not go down the same in history, but I have...