Editor’s Note: This post was written by guest blogger, Jacob Curtis. Learn more about him in the bio below this post. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my experience in community management, it’s that in order to do social media right you’re going to have to make the time to do it. If [...]
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Recognizing the Wrong Clients [VIDEO]
As a struggling entrepreneur, it’s pretty hard to turn down work. You never know when the hustle is gonna slow down and you’re gonna wish you took a client that you said no to. So why bother being picky at all? The answer? Because your business will fail if you’re not particular about the work you [...]
Top 5 Apps For A Healthier Entrepreneur
The last few weeks have been absolutely crazy for my business, making it much harder for me to get to my favorite spin class. I usually always keep that time available on my schedule so I can make it, but there are just going to be those priorities in your business that are going to [...]
When To Say No
When you know you won’t be able to give it 100%. When you don’t have time to give, and not because you’ll miss your favorite sitcom. When it turns your passion turns into something negative and might affect how you treat the rest of your work. When you’ll be overextending yourself and may falter in [...]
3 Things I Can’t Help You With (and Who You Should Ask Instead)
New media can be a tough gig sometimes, especially when you take on a client that is not only unfamiliar with the platforms, but technology in general. Sure I get to be creative and help businesses be more fun and engaging for their audience, but it’s hard to focus on that stuff when other issues [...]
What Drew Rosenhaus Taught Me About Crisis Management [VIDEO]
You can definitely tell a business and their social engagement smarts when you see how they react in a crisis. Whether typical, every day crisis management skills or approaching something they could never have planned for. If they know what they’re doing, they can come out on top. I was reminded of this while watching [...]
How Can You Change THE WORLD Forever? Dodge Knows.
I don’t know anything about this car, but all I could think about when I saw this commercial all I could think was how spot on it was in terms of how running a startup actually happens. If you want to a success, you don’t have to be first. But you have to be the best. [...]
VC-ing Like a Boss: Ben Horowitz Educates with Sick Rhymes and One Liners at #PandoMonthly
It only seems appropriate to recap my first experience at PandoDaily‘s PandoMonthly event, featuring venture capitalist and Silicon Valley veteran Ben Horowitz (pictured, left) with a little Lil’ Wayne playing in the background. That might seem odd to you, but this white guy in tech knows his hip hop like you. wouldn’t. BELIEVE. I think the [...]
Purge: An Idea Meets Opportunity Through Crowdfunding
Those of you following the tech and social scene know all about the latest buzz word: Crowdfunding. Kickstarter is the most heard about example, but there are other platforms that are introducing us to a new way of acquiring funding for our dreams, passions, and ideas. You may have seen me talk about this recently [...]
How Are You Stupid?
Yesterday I talked about a really important question in business and in life in general. My question for you today is equally important because it’s going to keep you on the right path to your goals by reminding you of where your focus belongs. I wanna know… How are you stupid? Hahaha I personally think [...]
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