At my first job as a junior marketer, there was a guy in the office who always made silly spelling and grammar mistakes in his emails. At first it was funny, but soon his writing “currant condition” instead of “current condition” and “band” instead of “banned” started to make me crazy. As a joke, I […]

Over the past five years, Mexico has been booming. More than $1 billion in venture capital investments in 2015 alone have made it one of the fastest growing tech hubs in Latin America. Wonder why? It doesn’t hurt that Mexico is one of the world’s largest economies, one that economists see as breaking into the […]

Your online reputation can make or break your startup. Whether you have a brick-and-mortar location or you’re operating solely on the Internet, you need to ensure that the chatter going on about you is positive. According to OutboundEngine, 68 percent of consumers trust opinions that people write online, and 88 percent trust these opinions just […]

Brianna Maury just found out she’s been selected for grand jury duty, which will eat up every afternoon for the next month. But Maury isn’t stressed one bit about how this will affect her business. In fact, the glass-half-full insurance broker says she feels “amazing.” “Those are my least productive hours of the day anyway,” […]

Building a business requires quick access to capital. And Ken Staut, founder of GrowthFountain, wants to make finding funding even easier. GrowthFountain is a platform dedicated to equity crowdfunding. Most startups are familiar with the terms “equity” and “crowdfunding” on separate planes. But now, the two exist in the same stratosphere. What is equity crowdfunding? […]

Looking good and feeling great don’t have to be that hard with Parsley Health’s award-winning detox program. WeWork Gramercy’s Parsley Health, a high-tech, holistic medical practice, makes sure you have everything you need for a quick and delicious seven-day detox. The package includes a one-week supply of their vanilla protein shake, digestive enzymes, and medical-grade daily […]

All professionals have one show or movie about their career that drives them up the wall with inaccuracies. I’m sure designers get just as offended watching Project Runway as I do watching Shark Tank or Dragons’ Den. TV is created for entertainment. Entertainment is about sharing stories, and the most sensational stories dominate the screen. Even when […]

During fall of last year, I was warming up for a career pivot. I split my time between writing for online magazines about business and entrepreneurship (including Ideas by We) and consulting on marketing strategy for startups. I’ve always loved startups—that process of identifying a challenge and providing a solution that creates delight or helps […]