Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Keep You and Your Business Healthy
Your company can't thrive over the long haul if you're crashing now. Taking care of yourself tilts odds in your favor in all areas of your life.
Connected Entrepreneur
Building a Business
The Only Email Template You Need to Get That Crucial Introduction
By Ramit Sethi
Building a Business
7 Lesser-Known Tips for Growing a More Loyal, Engaged Online Following
By Sujan Patel
Building a Business
7 Industries Born to Fuel Entrepreneurship
From co-working spaces to productivity tools like Slack and HipChat, these industries' 'business' is helping entrepreneurs.
By Jared Hecht
Business News
15 Time-Tested Apps Your Business Can’t Live Without
Make these apps work for you, in areas like travel, money, communications and more.
By Grant Davis
Building a Business
Biz Stone Discusses How the Right Connection Led to the Creation of Twitter
Stone and co-founder Evan Williams teamed up because they resonated and trusted great things would follow.
By John Rampton
Online Presence
Direct Selling Goes Social, Retools for Millennial Generation
Chantel Waterbury, founder of jewelry company Chloe and Isabel, talks about why she's putting her brand in the hands of 'social retailers'.
By Sarah Max
Business Accounting
9 Conferences in 2015 That Are Worth Your Time and Money
Influencers, entrepreneurs and founders of conferences chime in are where you should divert your attention.
Building a Business
Connectors: The 3 Situations It’s OK to Make Blind Email Introductions
There is only a few instances when it is acceptable not to ask both parties if they would like to be introduced to the other person.
Building a Business
3 Reasons Why You Should Network Less
Building a network is crucial to success but if you are not connecting with the right people, it's doing you no good.
Business News
If You Want to Build Good Relationships, Stop Hiding Behind Your Email
If you're working through touchy subjects, in-person is better than the inbox.
Building a Business
Stop Leaving Networking to Chance
If you are starting up a new company or leading a key project for your organization, you must create relationships required for success.
By Paul Axtell
Building a Business
From ICQ to AIM to WhatsApp: The Rise and Fall of Instant Messenger Apps (Infographic)
IM apps have 4ever altered how we communicate. Countless messaging tools have come and gone in the 18 years since they first debuted. Which ones will stand the test of time?
Marketing
Motivate Customers to Buy Based on Their Brain Type
With the right messages, you can speak to people in a way that ultimately boosts sales.
Marketing
12 Facts About the Human Brain That Will Make Your Marketing More Successful (Infographic)
Improve the chances of your emails being read by knowing what is most likely to grab and hold attention.
Building a Business
Want to Get the Most Out of Conferences? Follow These 7 Tips.
Conferences are immensely valuable but to get the most out of your time, you have to be ready to soak it all in.
Online Presence
Facebook Rolls Out ‘Safety Check’ Feature to Connect Loved Ones in Times of Crises
The new tool allows users in disaster zones to check in with friends and family.
By Ben Kabin
Building a Business
4 Reasons Telecommuting Is Good for Employees and Better for the Company
Workers increasingly want the option to work from home, or wherever, and the savings for the company are substantial.
Building a Business
The Power of Building Offline Connections in a Digital World
In a world of texting, tweeting and burying our heads in the newest smartphone on the market, we often forget that some of the most meaningful connections are in person.
By Carrie Rich
Building a Business
This Company Thinks It’s Unlocked the Secret to Employee Engagement and Productivity
BetterWorks, which just raised a $15.5 million Series A round, merges the concepts of game mechanics and the quantified self to motivate and manage employees' goals.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
This Business Thrives Working 4 Days a Week Without Bosses, Email or Meetings
Imagine a company where every weekend is three days and no one ever interrupts your work to discuss your progress.
Tech
What Co-Working Spaces Can Teach You about Morale and Engagement
RocketSpace CEO and founder Duncan Logan shares how space and one's peers impact a company's final product.
By Sarah Max
Tech
How This CEO Slashed His Staff’s Email Inboxes
This founder of onboarding software for small companies uses technology to contact customers and create a company culture for a remote team.
Tech
What’s Wrong With the Modern Conference Call (and the Man Who’s Trying to Fix It).
This new platform hopes to make conference calls easier to record and their conversations more searchable and shareable.
By Sarah Max
Business News
How This CEO Went From 400 Different Passwords to Just One
This founder of a doggy boarding and daycare franchise uses apps to store passwords, stay connected to her workout buddies and handle travel plans.
Thought Leaders
Making a 700-Mile Commute Work
His home is in Chicago, his office in New York. Offerpop's marketing head, Kevin Bobowski, talks about how he makes the most of his time in -- and out -- of the office.
By Sarah Max
Thought Leaders
Why You Can’t Shake Off That Last Argument
Talks that make us feel horrible linger longer than we think. We explain the science behind this phenomenon and how to get past it.
Thought Leaders
How This Retailer Reaches All-Important Indie Influencers
Karmaloop founder, Greg Selkoe, explains his approach to guerrilla marketing.
By Sarah Max
Business News
The Tools That Helped One Man Skip the Daily Staff Meeting
This founder uses apps to connect a team scattered across the globe.