Glass ceiling debate: He said, she didn’t
Margery Kraus is a rarity, and it frustrates her. As founder and CEO of APCO Worldwide, a $120 million, 650-plus-employee consulting company based in Washington, D.C., she has made it...
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9 ways to overcome creative burnout
We have all experienced it: That disconcerting moment when you sit down at your desk and you're overcome by an uncertain, disorienting fog. I'm not talking about the gray mist...
Who needs a happy workforce? This works better
For co-founder Julia Hartz, the pivotal moment for Eventbrite came in 2011 in the form of a dream. She dreamed that an investor came up to her and announced: "Congratulations....
10 ways to instantly boost your social media credibility
Question: What's one thing an entrepreneur/startup could do today to quickly boost their credibility on social media? Answer Others' Questions "Establish a search query, using a tool like TweetDeck or...
Look to the people on the sidelines
"If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." This quote, attributed (perhaps erroneously) to Henry Ford, illuminates an important idea for entrepreneurs to keep...
4 tips to help entrepreneurs work smarter
You have probably heard the phrase "work smarter, not harder" before. While it sounds easy, how exactly do you work smarter? We often associate putting in more hours with being...
Putting people before the bottom line (and still making money)
"The usual corporate-culture buzzwords, like engagement, productivity, and performance, are self-serving to companies," says Bob Chapman. "We want to release human potential." Chapman is the 68-year-old CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a...
3 tips for outsourcing your product build to a development shop
With a shortage of quality development talent, many founders have turned to development shops in order to start building their product. At Terrible Labs, we have the opportunity to chat...
7 ways to save money on your office space
Question: What is one smart way to cut unnecessary costs in your physical office space? Leave the Office Unfurnished "If you're planning to build a cool office space to impress...
From New York to Napa: Meet the man behind City Winery
Michael Dorf opened a small club in New York City called the Knitting Factory in 1987. It featured avant-garde jazz and rock. Dorf, now 52, stumbled and lost his company...