Sun, Jan 15 2012 | 3 Comments

In Phil Simon’s excellent new book, The Age of the Platform, he writes about how platforms have become more important than ever. He focuses on Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google–aka, the Gang of Four. Beyond those ever-present companies, he discusses emerging platforms like WordPress and Twitter. At TorranceLearning, the elearning company I run, we leverage [...]

Wed, Jan 11 2012 | 5 Comments

“Women are taking over the workforce. Soon they’ll just start getting rid of the men,” says a character on ABC’s new sitcom, “Work It.” Obviously the writers and powers that be at ABC failed to check the facts before creating a comedy based on the mythological “mancession” that simply does not exist. A recent national [...]

Thu, Jan 19 2012 | 4 Comments

The hoopla of a New Year is fading out, we’re a few weeks into 2012, how are those new business resolutions going? According to an article on examiner.com, four out of five people will not keep up their New Year’s resolutions; not very promising odds. Though statistically hope looks quite bleak, here are the three [...]

Fri, Feb 3 2012 | 11 Comments

Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, Congratulations are definitely in order. That S-1 filing for Facebook’s IPO was filled with impressive numbers: $3.7 billion in revenue last year, $1 billion in earnings, and $3.9 billion in the bank account. There was one number that really caught my eye though: Zero. Zero is the number of women listed on [...]

Fri, Dec 9 2011 | 1 Comment

With snow on the ground (at least where I am!) and Christmas around the corner, it’s time to consider your winter wardrobe. When gearing up for winter I’m always looking for fashionable pieces that are also very practical for a Canadian winter. When I found the Échapeau by a Dutch company, L for Lazarus, it [...]

Tue, Nov 22 2011 | 5 Comments

When I met Jessica Herrin at the New York Times Small Business Summit in June, I could feel her passion for Stella & Dot, the company she started in her living room seven years ago after selling WeddingChannel.com (her first company) and doing a corporate gig for awhile. Fast forward to 2010, and Jessica led [...]