Speakaboos is an award-winning multilingual interactive storybook subscription service that facilitates early childhood literacy and language learning. But the real story is the team they’ve assembled, and their extensive experience in the children’s education space, including time spent with Nick Jr., PBS Kids, Scholastic, and HIT Entertainment. The Chief Content Officer is Dr. Alice Wilder, […]
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Why There Are Great Opportunities For Women In Tech
It’s hard to escape the news of the tech skills gap. Everywhere we look in the media we are being told of the number of jobs available in the tech industry and the shortage of workers with the right skills to fill them. For almost every type of company, tech is the one area that […]
Crowdfunding: A Tectonic Shift in Real Estate Investing
Real estate investing is known to be a playground for the big boys. Only the top 3% of the population in terms of financial wealth, can enjoy the game. With the democratization of financing via different means, most prominent would be the US Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, this industry is now opening […]
Social Business: “This Is Not Just a Drill, People”
I sometimes get the feeling that some of today’s leaders are just waiting for “this whole social media thing” to pass. I get the sense that leading a conversation that aims for whole-hearted, organization-wide adoption of social tools seems idealistic, unrealistic and that the best solution might be just to “wait it out” and “see where […]
What I Learned From Building 3 Companies in 5 Years
I’ve started three completely different companies in the past five years: BlogDash, Feast and CMX Media. Each one has taught me a great deal. I’ve learned a lot about myself, about building a company, about other people, and about the world. When exploring and moving quickly through new terrain, we often don’t stop to look […]
Social Behind the Firewall – Part 3: “Two C’s” That Kill Social
Social tools aren’t always widely adopted within more companies. Why? In the last post we identified misuse or misperception as well as change management burnout as critical factors that prevent wide adoption of social tools. In this post we add the “two C’s” to the list: competitive landscape and corporate culture. If not properly addressed, these “two C’s” can kill a healthy […]
Entrepreneurs Must Start Selling and Listening Early
Savvy entrepreneurs start testing their ideas on potential customers even before the concept is fully cooked. They have enough confidence in their ability to deliver that they don’t worry about someone stealing the idea to get there first, and they don’t forget to listen carefully to critical feedback. They become walking public relations machines for […]
The Advantages of an Angel Investor for Startups
As you may already know, there are two things you need more than anything else when starting a business: capital and a good idea. Whilst coming up with a profitable business concept is a relatively easy thing to do, raising capital is often anything but. When looking at ways to drum up the cash you need […]
How Do You Get a Construction Project Finished On Time? GamePlan, Baby
You know construction. If something can go wrong, it will go wrong. It’s no wonder: with all of the moving parts, vendors and workers working from different locations and on different part of the projects, how do you keep it all organized? Easily, affordably and intelligently, that is? That’s why you need a GamePlan. GamePlan […]
What Start-Ups Can Learn From Wondershare
Never heard of Wondershare? The company has been around since 2003. They’ve been press darlings for years. They’ve released a number of products, including video editor, DVD creator, Video converter and more First launched in China, the company’s market reach now extends to the US, Germany, Japan and Hong Kong. So what can entrepreneurs learn […]