Any successful fashion brand carefully listens to what its customer wants and tries to meet demand quickly with either well-planned inventory or just in time production, fulfilled through their own e-commerce channel. Many well-known, traditional brands have the opportunity to use advanced data analysis and the gathering of invaluable customer feedback to plan and produce […]
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Is a Software Patent Worth the Time and Effort?
After going through the process of getting a software patent with a well-known California law firm for my initial startup — and finally choosing to drop it after spending a ton of money but going nowhere — here is my take on the question of whether a software patent is worth it. Although patents for […]
Are You Unmistakable?
Are you unmistakable? Here is what I mean … When something is unmistakable, it is so distinctive that nobody else could have done it but you. It is immediately recognized as something that you did. It has your stamp on it. Ever seen a phone designed by Apple or a car designed by Mercedes? Just […]
27 Apps and Tools Every New Remote Worker Needs
Confession: I am a pretty traditional remote worker. That is, while you can find many of my Skillcrush teammates working remotely from exotic locales — i.e. a cafe in Venice a la Cristy or from an RV while road tripping a la Randle. I am sitting here writing this article on my patio in my […]
Build On-Demand Teams Instead of Hiring Employees
With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today cannot afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time employees. At the same time, more people in the workplace do not want to be “employees.” According to an Intuit study, that number is quickly rising and […]
Are You Guilty of Committing the 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership?
These are not the traditional ABCs of deadly sins (i.e., avarice, greed, lust). As humans and leaders, we know success and its opposite are complex parts of life, not cut-and-dried results of moral failure. Exhibiting the following traits does not make you a bad person. The fact that you are reading this means that you […]
The Unusually Successful Marketing Strategy Your Company Should be Implementing
In a business climate that is cutthroat at times, we have often found that collaboration is the secret to success. And, without wanting to sound like a children’s television show, working together has been an asset to strategic marketing for us at eLearning Mind (ELM), a business dedicated to revolutionizing learning and development (L&D). By […]
5 Ways You Can Take Advantage of Remote Work
Real talk: I cannot imagine what my life would be like now if I did not have a remote job. As I type this, I am sitting in a cafe about 2 hours from home with Randle, Skillcrush’s Director of Content, who is traveling the country in an RV while she works. How cool is […]
4 Lessons for Starting Four Companies in Four Years
I started on my entrepreneurial path while working full-time in a law firm. I was making a good salary, had a corner office and enjoyed the work. My Sin City Cupcakes co-founder Dannielle Cole called me one day to catch up, as friends do, and from there the idea of alcohol-infused cupcake company was born. […]
7 Due Diligence Steps Will Validate Any New Venture
In my experience, consummate entrepreneurs tend come up with more startup ideas than they can ever implement, and some of the ideas may not even make business sense. But how does any entrepreneur know which ideas to implement, and which ones are best left behind? After all, most great breakthroughs, like a computer in every […]
Valuable Insights on Balancing Business and Parenthood
As cofounder and CEO of a leadership development enterprise, I consistently seek mentorship and guidance from others who have grown businesses and risen through the professional ranks. I tapped into my mentor network even more when I reached a personal milestone in my life: motherhood. Both prior to and after giving birth to my first child, […]