Voyager 1 has left the solar system. It’s the first man-made object to reach interstellar space. While you’re still absorbing that (admit it--WOW), let me tell you what makes this even more amazing: Voyager 1 has less computing power than the original IBM personal...
Melinda Wittstock gave a terrific peek behind the venture capital (VC) curtain recently. Speaking at the New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit, the serial entrepreneur and Verifeed founder highlighted 10 mistakes that entrepreneurs make when seeking funding: 1....
Google Glass is very cool. And if you can hook me up with a tangerine pair, that would be nice. But it's really just a smartphone, minus the ability to make phone calls. It's iterative technology. I love that Google explores boundaries and pushes the innovation...
A colleague recently asked me how I get referrals. It's a good question, because referrals can be a terrific source of new business. Referrals happen both deliberately and organically. Deliberate referrals are all about staying top of mind and letting people know you...
Apparently I need more velcro. The three little words that have guided my business over the last 24 months are velcro, crayons, and abandon. I wrote at the start of this year: "Last year, I picked out 3 little words to guide my business. The whole point was to keep me...
I overheard a woman at the gym the other day telling her friends that she'd once run a marathon. While they were oohing and aahing over her accomplishment, she added some caveat that I didn't catch. Then she said, "I'm not an athlete." She might run the world's...
Last week, I went to see Roy Lichtenstein for inspiration. The problem with running your own business is that you can spend so much time in the "stuff" of it that you forget to poke your head out and think big thoughts. So the Thanksgiving Holiday came around, and I...
You're probably going to see a lot of inspiring blog posts today (and maybe read a few of them too). You see, it's Blog Action Day, and the theme this year is The Power of We. But since I write a business blog, I've been thinking about how this theme applies to what...
A few years ago, my local Shakespeare company started experimenting with theatre in the round. The stage and seating were reconfigured, and the first production launched with great fanfare. Then I spent three hours watching the actors from the side. The director had...
There's a women's entrepreneurs' group that I joined last year. There are chapters, and bimonthly meetings, and a rigid meeting format that kind of drives me crazy. The intent of the sessions is solid: brainstorming solutions to members' business challenges and...