IFTTT is a curious platform. For the uninitiated, IFTTT is an acronym for If This, Then That. It’s also a platform that allows you to automate certain tasks. At first, it seems really cool. You mean I can automate some everyday tasks? Just set it and forget it? Amazing! Sites and platforms that range from […]

Most of the entrepreneurs I meet are building a product, either with their team or co-founders (which I highly recommend) or with a development agency. (Ugh! See what I think about that here.) They tell me about their project with excitement (when they’re not afraid of sharing it) and explain me why their product is going […]

Over the past several decades, the ideal American work schedule was nine to five, Monday through Friday. People would go into their offices for 40 hours a week, take two weeks of vacation, and that was it. Now, 40 is not the standard number of hours that employees work. These days, the average workweek is […]

Three years ago, entrepreneur Sam Rosen had to deal with a lot of stuff. Literally. When Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast, his ex-girlfriend had to move out of Hoboken, N.J. The Federal Emergency Management Agency had condemned her home, and everything she owned was being packed into boxes. Rosen remembers the whole ordeal being a […]

As the old song goes, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Other companies are throwing parties, passing out swag, and stuffing purses and wallets with options and bonuses. But what if you’ve had a tough year, are struggling to collect on accounts receivable, and can barely meet payroll? Or what if you’re a […]

It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to see his or her idea become a reality, especially if it becomes a hit product or service that’s widely used. When you hear stories of founders and CEOs who say that the growth of their business is beyond their wildest dreams, that’s likely because their idea transformed an entire industry. […]

What’s the newest feature that Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter all have in common? Hint. It’s not the star icon that recently changed into a heart. It’s the button that commandeers—or rather, lightly suggests—that it’s time to make a purchasing decision. Each of these social media networks added the “buy” button with the idea that browsers […]

You’re feeling feverish and breaking out in cold sweats. You know you should probably see a doctor, but you roll over in bed and reach for a thermometer. Within seconds it reads your temperature, transmits the data to an app on your smartphone, and tells you what to do to feel better. This isn’t the […]