Forward-thinking CEOs have long understood the organizational and personal value of being thought leaders. Now research, via Edelman and LinkedIn, quantifies how absolutely essential that has become for attracting new business opportunities, with 41% of CEOs reporting that they include companies in Requests for Proposal specifically because of their thought...

Some sightings in the Googleplex: a laundromat, scooter parking, and a baby grand piano. These are just some of the amenities employees, enjoy at their headquarters. Of course, not all can be like Google. You are most likely okay having covered the basics: healthcare insurance, parental leave, paid time off,...

For the 3rd straight year, Stanford University is number one on the Reuters' 2017 list of the 100 most innovative colleges and universities in the world. The 2nd and 3rd highest-ranked institutions are Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard. In 4th place is the University of Pennsylvania, which climbed...

Ireland has been named the most "food-secure" country in the world, according to the 6th annual Global Food Security Index - a global ranking of how well nations can feed their citizens. Congratulations, Ireland. The United States, which previously topped the list, finished in 4th and Austria 2nd. France and...

Your start-up success depends on the number of users which you have managed to attract. Every part of your product life-cycle matters for users' acquisition. And users' engagement strategy will show if your choice was right or wrong. In this article, I'm going to give you a hand to figure...

When weighing the importance of value and income, I would argue that focusing on value drives all other positive outcomes. When evaluating whether or not you your company has value, I like to measure “Attractiveness” and “Readiness.” I do this with a Common Sense Scoring methodology to develop a metric...

Launching a Microsoft Gold Partner custom software development firm 12 years ago, I learned all too well the challenges facing business leaders that need qualified IT job candidates. There weren’t, and still aren’t, enough experienced candidates to meet the ever-growing employer demand, and spotting the ones who are is no...

As a Startup, finance related questions might top the list of questions you have in your mind. With this being said, you should keep it in mind that people will invest in your dream only if you’re confident about it and you have a strong vision in mind. At the...

With recent cybersecurity attacks occurring around the globe, despite the abundance of available security solutions and education programs, ransomware continues to thread its way through the gauntlet of layered security devices and applications, continuing to force victims into submission – the reward is easy cash for little work. This article...