Yeah, it’s the Vince Vaughn stock photo, because why not? The 2015 Freelance Success – WordCount Blogathon doesn’t have a new logo, but it’s taking place once again. You can get info and sign up on Facebook. I’ve done it the last few years, and it’s a good way to force myself to keep this… [Read More]
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I’m speaking at ASBPE and FinCon
I’m going to be speaking at two conferences in the next few months. The first is the American Society of Business Publication Editors conference on July 24 in New York City, where Erik Sherman and I will be talking about how to do financial research for reporting. The second is FinCon, to be held September… [Read More]
Airports, Time, and Money
I was once enough of a frequent flier to qualify as a United Premier Executive. No surprise, I loved the movie Up In The Air. I could identify with George Clooney’s character as he navigated security, shopped in airports, and crashed in peaceful hotels. Today I was at O’Hare waiting out a flight delay, and I… [Read More]
Pitching your startup, or anything, really
Much of the discussion at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week was about how to pitch. At some point, all management jobs are sales; first you make good decisions, then you get people to buy into them. That takes selling skills. For entrepreneurs, the first big selling job is to funders. It takes money to get a… [Read More]
Haters Gotta Hate: Handling Negative Comments on Social Media
One of the presentations at New Orleans Entrepreneur Week was entitled Haters Gotta Hate. It was about how small businesses should handle negative reviews in social media. In a way, the presentation was disappointing; the businesses represented have great reputations! But they had a few points. First, you may not want to allow reviews on Facebook because… [Read More]
