Should you pay your child to get good grades? It’s an interesting question. My parents weren’t consistent, but on occasion I do remember getting some financial incentive for A grades on my report card. I’m aware of two decent arguments on the topic. I’m sure there are plenty more, but there are two that I’m […]
When Was The Last Time You Checked For Broken Site Links?
When was the last time you checked for broken site links? For me, it has been years. I don’t really deleted much content (personally or professionally) so I assume everything is fine. Well, related to an issue I was troubleshooting last time, I stumbled upon a dead link. Bummer. I figured if there was one, there […]
How Funding Works – Splitting The Equity Pie With Investors
This is an article worth reading for anyone who is interested in taking investments into their business, or even just people curious about the process (and how the math works). How Funding Works – Splitting The Equity Pie With Investors
“How I [incorrectly] explained Occupy Wall Street to my kids with Hershey’s Kisses”
There’s a video over on VentureBeat that I stumbled across this weekend (thanks to Flipboard, which I love). It’s titled How I explained Occupy Wall Street to my kids with Hershey’s Kisses. I’m rather disappointed in this video “explanation” of OWS – for multiple reasons. One reason is that the Kisses (representing a percentage of “total” […]
The 7 Biggest Financial Mistakes Businesses Make
Brian Hamilton, co-founder and CEO of Sageworks, wrote an article for Inc Magazine recently listing what he believes are the 7 biggest financial mistakes that businesses commonly make. I’ve summarized them into a list below but jump to the article to read details on each of the points. 1. Hiring in advance of revenue. 2. […]
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