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Facebook IPO The interesting reads.

Business 2 February 2012 0 Comments

Everyone’s buzzing about the IPO. I thought here were some interesting links to read on the issue. Artist gets $ 200 millionĀ  David Choe, the artist that painted murals will now get $ 200 million for his effort to beautify the Facebook walls. Cleverly he chose stock options over dollars after completing his painting. Sarah [...]

3 things you need to be a full time blogger

Advice,Business 1 February 2012 0 Comments

Here’s good advice to myself on wanting to become a full time writer/professional blogger. Shawn Blanc, one of the writers of Read and Trust Org was interviewed on his blogging practice and the decision to go into it full time. Here’s his advice. You need three things. Consistency, Diversity and Passion. Stephen: As one of [...]

The future is (of) Mobile ahead of us.

Business 4 January 2012 0 Comments

An industry that’s bound to explode is the Mobile one. This is not rocket science. Compare your own usage of the mobile phone to what you did 4 years ago. I bet you don’t leave the house without the phone. I forget to take the house key at times, but almost never the mobile. 2011 [...]

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Getting a job in a startup or your dream job.

Advice,Business 26 December 2011 0 Comments

How do you get into a startup with no experience in that field? I have often wondered about this question. I have been a part of a few startups, but I’m a generalist. I work at different things and do different things together. There’s no one area or niche where I’m the authority on decisions. [...]

Hiring for Product Managers

Business 8 December 2011 0 Comments

Confession: I’m a product manager. That being said, hiring someone for products has it’s own quirks. Marissa Meyer has good points on what it takes to hire for product managers and which I think is actually applicable to a lot of candidates. A great Product Manager basically hires great people which means filtering out the [...]

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