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If They Don’t “Get” It, It’s Probably Your Fault
Photo: camil tulcan Today I overheard a conversation about a person’s startup that really caught my attention and got me thinking. Was I eavesdropping? Well, they were talking directly behind me during lunch, so it’s not like I could avoid it. But that being said, yeah, I kind of was. The one guy was talking [...]
A Few Thoughts About Outsourcing
Photo: Images of Money Outsourcing has been popular for years, but in the last five or so it’s become a phenomenon. Companies are cutting costs, start-ups don’t have any money so they need cheap labor, and everyday Joes are seeing that they can hire an overseas contractor to make their ideas come to life. Ever [...]
The Secret to Freelancing
Photo: James Carter As someone who operates a job hunting website and career blog, but doesn’t have any formal web development training, I work with lot of freelancers. For the same reasons, I also read and write a lot about entrepreneurship, start-ups, side businesses, and, yes, freelancers. There is a ton of advice for aspiring [...]
This Holds Most Wanna-be Entrepreneurs Back
Photo: Ceridwen I really liked the movie “The Social Network” (so did just about everyone else). The book is really good too – The Accidental Billionaires. While I don’t always agree with his point of view, I’m a big fan of Aaron Sorkin projects. I love the cerebral and fast moving dialogue which is clearly on [...]
Don’t Mistake Motion for Action
Photo: Andrew Moor I don’t know where that quote comes from, but I like it (I’ve heard it’s Hemmingway, but can’t find definitive proof). I like it because, in the world of blogs, Twitter, Facebook and literally infinite sources of information – it’s easier than ever to feel like you’re doing something when, actually, you [...]
How to Fund Your Business Idea
Photo: Julien GONG Min I saw a woman post on Twitter today that she had “another million dollar app idea,” but, alas, she didn’t have the money or know-how to develop apps. Aside from pointing out that there is no such thing as a million dollar idea, only million dollar execution and million dollar marketing, [...]
Top Five Job Search Blogs
Photo: expertinfantry If you’re looking for a job these days, then you are constantly checking job boards, stalking companies, looking for employment trends, resume tips, applying for jobs, or anything else that can get you a job. You probably read a ton of blogs too, which provide all the valuable information you use when stalking [...]
Am I an Entrepreneur? Nope.
Nope – not here Photo: Troy Holden Even though I started an online service, and I have several blog posts about entrepreneurship, both here and on Brazen Careerist, I [...]
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