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The Story of How BevSpot Started
One of the best pieces of advice I got when first starting BevSpot was “to constantly make progress, every day.” Now 18 months and 30 employees later, I still fall back on this advice daily. One of the...
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Market Share and Interest Rate Driven Job Substitution
In the following, let me propose something that may be but one of many factors, but one that is counterintuitive to the generally accepted wisdom and is working against improving the market share of...
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How to Make Tough Decisions without Burning Bridges
An excellent business leader will make decisions that prioritize and build the long-term value of their business. Often the decisions a leader will have to make involves people. You will need people to...
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Defining the Infamous Final Price Point
Adam Davidson, in a September 8th article in the New York Times, writes about the cost of attending college. In doing so, he makes a distinction between select private schools, public schools, and...
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The Winds of Change in the Finance Industry
Consumer trust and confidence has significantly decreased in the post-crisis financial industry. The appetite for a purely profit-driven value proposition is fading fast. Many financial institutions,...
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A Guide to Digital Brand Management for Business Freelancers
“Your brand name is only as good as your reputation.” – Richard Branson Social Media and Reviews Drive Online Reputations 84% of professionals who use social media for B2B purchases are in charge of...
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Q&A with Blank Label Co-Founder Danny Wong
This week, the HourlyNerd Founders Series stops at Blank Label, to say hi and learn from Danny Wong, the company’s co-founder, advisor, and lead evangelist. We talk about Inc 30 under 30, scaling...
View ArticleThe NerdCast: The Internet of Things with Maria Thomas
In this week’s episode of the NerdCast, we sat down with HourlyNerd investor and good friend, Maria Thomas. With 16 years in the consumer internet space, and stops at prestigious companies, such as...
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How to Drive Procurement Synergies in M&A Transactions
In the world which mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are increasing at rapid speed, procurement has been a key staple to driving savings with manufacturing companies. M&A activity happened with...
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Five Steps for Successful Business Transformation
It has been said that the only constant in business is change. Meanwhile, numerous studies have shown that up to 70% of change efforts fail. Luckily for managers, this doesn’t have to be the case....
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The Digital Transformation of Healthcare
The entire world has gone digital: Access to information – digital: Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia Social interactions – digital: Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram Networking – digital: LinkedIn Collaboration...
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Q&A with Andrew Dassori of Wavelength Capital Management
We sat down with Andrew Dassori, Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer at Wavelength Capital Management to learn why he started this company, what characteristics entrepreneurs must have, and...
View ArticleThe NerdCast: The Shifting Freelance Labor Market
Our culture is fundamentally changing. We are increasing our trust in technology, and increasing our trust in the people on the other side of technology. Consumers are now comfortable hiring someone...
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Data – What Makes it Big?
Given the unprecedented news coverage of Big Data, it’s not unrealistic to think that Big Data is a relatively new concept. However, the reality is that large data sets have been around for years....
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Why Daily Fantasy Sports are Taking Over Your TV – and How They Can Do Better
Do you watch football on Sunday afternoons? If so, you’ve almost certainly seen ads for your chance to win a million dollars on FanDuel or DraftKings, the two most popular sites for “Daily Fantasy...
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Is Your Market Still Listening? Why It May Be Time to Target A New Market
There comes a time when a company faces the reality that its market may be shifting, shrinking, growing, or even dictating a new path. As a business leader, maybe you’ve started to notice that sales in...
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Winning Holiday Business – Customer Service and Great Timing
Kinesis is a computer accessory company that I can never say enough good things about. Their focus is on making ergonomic keyboards that let fast typists like me, type as fast as I want or can. (With...
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Growing Your Market Share Intelligently
How can you grow your market share? Well, the better question may be “How can you grow your customer share of wallet?”. Acquiring new customers, which seems intuitive, is actually the hardest thing to...
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The Positive Impact of Liz Powers and ArtLifting
ArtLifting seems like a cool concept. Tell us more! Liz Powers – Co-founder of ArtLifting “At ArtLifting we empower homeless and disabled individuals through the sale of their artwork. The basics:...
View Article10 Rookie Public Speaking Mistakes
Public Speaking is thought of as the number one fear of humans, next to death. In fact, Jerry Seinfeld puts it perfectly: “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number...
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