From YouTube celebrities to chief social-media officers, these unexpected players exert outsize impact and power online -- offering new channels of communication that businesses can't afford to ignore.READ»
Feeling cooped up in that dingy old cube? Life seem a little meaningless? No worries. The State Department will be happy to send you to the far reaches of the planet to end violence, empower citizens, and bring peace and prosperity to the rest of the world.READ»
Walter Hood transforms run-of-the-mill public spaces—city parks, highway underpasses—into pillars of the communities they serve. His goal: to prove that every place, and every person, can benefit from good design.READ»
The CEO of the electric vehicle services company Better Place has already made significant strides in Denmark, Israel, and Japan. He sits down with Fast Company to explain what it will take to make his vision work in the U.S.READ»
Better Place, an electric vehicle infrastructure startup that envisions a network of charging and EV battery swap stations, got a big boost this week.READ»
The majority of banks are just dipping their toes in sustainability waters. But there are incredible developments on the horizon--and new banks that will redefine what you expect from a financial institutionREAD»
I gave a talk last night to the Silicon Valley Product Management Association. The title of the talk, and this post, refers to the amount of running around outside the building (with the founder) product managers will need to do in a startup. Here is the gist of that talk.READ»
It's long been a staple of citizen journalism, but YouTube has signed a deal with a local news station in San Francisco to enable people to submit their own video reports and photos. It's a little bit of crowd-sourcing, a little bit ...READ»
The Mullen Strategy
As a former old-economy New Yorker now living in the refreshingly new-economy Bay Area, I'm often struck by the huge gulf of understanding and opportunity between the two. I'm also constantly inspired by the ...READ»
What makes "Silicon Valley" Silicon Valley? I offer my random thoughts on the "secret sauce" that makes Silicon Valley truly unique in the world as Russia embarks on a journey to duplicate what we cherish here in Northern California.READ»
California may soon become the first state to ban single-use plastic bags thanks to AB1998, a proposed bill that would subject shoppers to a 5 cent surcharge for every paper bag used. But how will Californians react to such an ...READ»
Has the gourmet street food trend reached its peak? Harvindar Singh, Whole Foods' Bay Area food forager, has reportedly approached a number of Bay Area street food vendors about selling their wares in the upscale grocery chain. It ...READ»
L.A. isn't known as a leader in the cleantech industry. In California, that distinction falls squarely on the Bay Area--specifically Silicon Valley and San Francisco. Now L.A. hopes to get up to speed with the CleanTech ...READ»
Here's one easy way to encourage consumers to adopt electric vehicles: offer them free in-home vehicle charging stations. The auto giant Ford
announced a partnership with Coulomb Technologies this week to provide nearly 5,000 free ...READ»
Last month, the Garmin Connect team, a 15-strong band of software engineers, product managers and the like, were asked by the firm to relocate from San Francisco to Kansas. And, since they weren't particularly chuffed by the idea of ...READ»
I am an entrepreneur, a consultant in trend strategy with a
virtual office. For 15 years I worked fulltime in offices and corporations as a
designer, I am familiar with the cube-a-day world. These last ...READ»
We have come to expect that most of the packaged food found in grocery stores arrives from thousands of miles away. But what about the taco from the food truck down the street? Students at the California College of the Arts URBANlab ...READ»
San Francisco-based FarmsReach pairs farmers up with buyers for sustainable local food systems, helping buyers source produce locally and support healthy farms.READ»
I don’t probably have to tell you, but it’s cold outside. Darn cold. I checked out the US weather map and almost the whole thing is looking purple to blue (those are the cold colors). Washington DC folks are ...READ»
