Most of us have something to pitch--your startup to VCs, yourself for a new job, or your product to customers. In any situation, one rule applies: The better the pitch, the better the results. Here are five rookie mistakes that will sink even the best ideas. READ»
The Netflix of Shaving, the Netflix of Cufflinks, the Netflix of Batteries for the Developing World. Names synonymous with innovation are wonderful. But in the wrong hands, they could be deadly. READ»
Dear Mark Zuckerberg,I'm writing to you (big fan of yours. Biiiiig fan) to suggest that, when the inevitable book deals from publishers come winging your way, you young thruster, you, that I ghostwrite it. Not your memoirs--let's ...READ»
In my opinion, you should never send a pitch to a publisher if you are expecting them to buy your book and pay you with an advance. Any commercial publisher worth their salt doesn’t accept queries and pitches directly from ...READ»
I see more and more blogs asking newspapers publishers to step-up to social media, but what about television news? Embracing new technology doesn't mean re-thinking the entire news organization and starting from scratch. There are ...READ»
The sales industry is an intricate profession where people must focus on how they should sell themselves and their products or services. Women can have a particularly difficult time with this, as Stephanie Szklarski, a sales ...READ»
