Will Smith says it best in his talk about skydiving on YouTube – “Sheer bliss is on the other side of complete fear.” In this YouTube video, Will is talking to a group of teens, and every time I hear the story, I relate. I went skydiving when I was...

The B2B market is growing rapidly and hard to ignore, even for businesses that have previously sold only to consumers. An increasing number of B2C retailers are expanding into the B2B space, taking advantage of changes in technology and B2B procurement culture to grow revenue by selling to other businesses....

Think about the world’s biggest brands. Google, Apple, Nike, Coke Cola. Each one has a very distinct brand, and this kind of branding doesn’t happen by accident. Brands play with your emotions. They speak to your sense of style. They even tap into your values. The end result is brand...

In the early days of the internet, the news was always free. In a race to secure eyeballs over subscriptions, every publication launched a website and gave away free access to their content—even while still charging print subscribers. That experiment worked for some publications, but not for others. We’ve seen...

Imagine this. You are browsing social media and you come across an article which you think can be useful to your friends. You will instantly share it. Right? However, if you are the CEO of a company and you came across something interesting, instead of sharing it with other people...

If you have just started your business or are new to the world of entrepreneurship, then creating a strong online presence can be a challenge for you. The process can get fairly frustrating but it certainly is worth all the time you spend on it. In this digital world, no...

This is an unbiased opinion, I swear. Yes, I live in Austin. Yes, my company (Rocksauce Studios) is headquartered in the capital of Texas. We're a proud bunch, we Austinites, and our congregation is growing fast. In 2000, the metro area had about 1.2 million residents. Today, that number has ballooned...

The world is no longer local and linear. It’s global and exponential, thanks to technological achievements. Established organizations, those of a certain size and age -- sometimes called legacy organizations -- no longer consider close competitors as their greatest threat. They fear the startups, which, although they live in metaphorical...

Unlike CEOs and CFOs, not every company has a Chief Operating Officer, and not every COO has the same responsibilities, span of control, decision rights, and position in the reporting structure. There is not a standard job description for COOs. Therefore, should you be offered a COO position, it is...

The USA is one of those progressive countries which offer the best educational facilities for global students. Whether it is the research on job-oriented education, USA gives nothing but extraordinary. With world-class facilities, qualified professors, fantastic infrastructure, and excellent career options, many students prefer the USA as their ideal destination...

The choice between studying at university and finding a job can be a conundrum for most younger people. The lure of better career prospects and higher earnings from studying at university may outweigh early employment for many. However, lots of young people are thinking twice before plummeting into debt and...

As an entrepreneur, you most likely spend most of your time thinking about the product/market fit and scaling the business. But for a startup to become a successful venture, you have to pay attention to the culture you build within your growing organization. VCs and investors often claim that they...

Getting the right people in the door, whether a physical or a virtual door, isn’t a walk in the park. There is no magic button you can push and traffic automatically flows to your website. It takes effort, time, and sometimes money to attract the right audience and customers to...

Legendary creative director Dave Trott argues in his latest book, "Creative Blindness," that creative vision comes from seeing what others don’t. If you see the world differently, you are able to think differently. And that ability to think about problems in unexpected ways is what leads to genuinely creative ideas....

“In 2019, an intensifying combination of economic, social, and political issues is challenging business strategies. Faced with the relentless acceleration of artificial intelligence (AI), cognitive technologies, and automation, 86 percent of respondents to this year’s Global Human Capital Trends survey believe they must reinvent their ability to learn.” What we...