The Zen of Parker Conrad

The Zen of Parker Conrad

You’re no stranger to entrepreneurs who got fired from one job before moving n to the startup that eventually made it rain cash.  Noah Kagan was let go by Facebook before going on to galactic success with AppSumo. Another person whose path was at least similar to that is Parker Conrad. The only thing that ... Read more...

Would You Send Anne Wojcicki Your DNA?

Would You Send Anne Wojcicki Your DNA?

If you knew just one thing about a woman, that she’d played ice hockey as a child, what might you guess about the path her life would take?  What would you focus on?  The athleticism?  The desire to, at least up to a point, break gender barriers?  The toughness?  The fearlessness? Perhaps it’s these last ... Read more...

Why Images are Important For Blog Posts

Why Images are Important For Blog Posts

If you take a quick spin around the web, you’ll probably have a hard time finding a recent blog post without images. These might be photos, but could be designed logos, charts, or screen shots. When you’re making a post, it can be tempting to try to slide by without pictures—after all, pictures are for ... Read more...

Mubarak Muyika, The Next Bill Gates?

The list of entrepreneurs who didn’t graduate from college is not far the minds of most people in business.  It’s probably headed by Bill Gates, but it has a new member, Mubarak Muyika, founder and CEO of Zagace, an enterprise management platform.  Muyika founded his first company at age sixteen--and sold it for a tidy ... Read more...

Matthew Inman's Snarky Bowl of Oatmeal

Matthew Inman's Snarky Bowl of Oatmeal

The beauty of entrepreneurship, as we’ve highlighted many times, is that it can come in any imaginable form.  And some of the most exciting and inspiring entrepreneurs are those who put their unique personalities into their businesses. To some extent, it’s as though they’re marketing their personality. For Matthew Inman, the fortune came from The ... Read more...