Is It Possible to Be Both a Founder and a Daddy? Tom Clayton has started and run numerous high-tech startups in Silicon Valley.
Now running Bubble Motion, a Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO backed social media startup that is one of the largest VC–backed startups in Southeast Asia having raised over $60M+ in funding. Tom and his daughter. Over a year ago, Kiip CEO Brian Wong made a rather definitive comment at a tech conference in Singapore: “You can’t have kids and run a startup.” He went on to give examples of former employees with kids who didn’t last at his company because they couldn’t balance their work and family life. “Start With Why” Bagaimana Kesuksesan Bisa Dimulai dengan Kata WHY. 6 Things Really Productive People Do. Why Big Companies Can't Innovate - Maxwell Wessel. By Maxwell Wessel | 8:00 AM September 27, 2012 Big companies are really bad at innovation because they’re designed to be bad at innovation.
Take a story plucked from the pages of Gerber’s history. In 1974, the company’s growth potential was waning. In order to grow profitability and fight margin pressure, Gerber executives turned towards a market they hadn’t successfully penetrated for decades: adult food. Luckily for a company adept in sourcing and processing vegetables and fruits, tens of millions of busy Americans were spending more time at work and fewer hours in front of the stove. When Gerber launched its product targeted towards this opportunity, it flopped disastrously. 8 Habits of Remarkably Successful People. I'm fortunate to know a number of remarkably successful people.
I've described how these people share a set of specific perspectives and beliefs. They also share a number of habits: 1. They don't create back-up plans. Back-up plans can help you sleep easier at night. The Six Lessons I Live By. Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them. Routines are made up of a three-part "habit loop": a cue, a behavior and a reward.
Understanding and interrupting that loop is key to breaking a habit, says journalist Charles Duhigg. iStockphoto.com hide caption itoggle caption iStockphoto.com. 10 Ways You Should Never Describe Yourself. Picture this: You meet someone new.
"What do you do? " he asks. "I'm an architect," you say. "Oh, really? " he answers. "Maybe," you reply. Win Customers: 7 Small Gestures That Go Far. I had the opportunity to spend two nights at the Montage Resort in Laguna Beach, California, a couple of weeks ago for my parents' 60th wedding-anniversary celebration.
I could talk forever about the brioche French toast, fantastic ocean views, and the luxurious pillow-top beds. Honestly, though, I'd expect those things, given the price I was paying. What will bring me back to the resort was the impression the unexpected small touches left on me. Rebounders: How to get up and succeed after failing. That's the core question financial journalist Rick Newman poses in his new book Rebounders: How Winners Pivot From Setback to Success.
"A lot of renowned and successful people have failed at something, occasionally at something big," Newman writes. The important thing is they learned from failure and ultimately became "better and more successful. " True Secret to Success: Gratitude. I'm utterly convinced that the key to lifelong success is the regular exercise of a single emotional muscle: gratitude. People who approach life with a sense of gratitude are constantly aware of what's wonderful in their life. Because they enjoy the fruits of their successes, they seek out more success. Apple's Insanely Great 1986 Clothing Line [PICS] 10 Steps To Designing An Amazing Infographic. Information can be useful—and even beautiful—but only when it’s presented well.
In an age of information overload, any guidance through the clutter comes as a welcome relief. That’s one reason for the recent popularity of information graphics. Infographics are visual designs that help to explain complicated data in a simple way (mental-health emergencies at Burning Man, anyone?). What The Most Successful People Do Before Breakfast. Mornings are a great time for getting things done.
You’re less likely to be interrupted than you are later in the day. Your supply of willpower is fresh after a good night’s sleep. That makes it possible to turn personal priorities like exercise or strategic thinking into reality. Meet The Company Behind Lady Gaga's Mega Community that's Turning Brands into Rock Stars. Facebook, The Perfect Startup.
Trendwatching.com's MADE BETTER IN CHINA. Jeremy Lin and the Art of Being Astounding. Indexed - PUBLISHED WEEKDAY MORNINGS AS THE COFFEE BREWS. How To Be More Interesting (In 10 Simple Steps) The Six Enemies of Greatness (and Happiness) "Creativity Is Just Connecting Things" How Naked Pizza Grew from 1 to 450 Stores in 18 Months. Eighteen months ago, World’s Healthiest Pizza was a tiny pizza shop operating out of 496 square feet of space in a part of New Orleans that was largely submerged after Hurricane Katrina.
Today, just a year and a half later, it’s a multi-national company with more than 450 franchises sold under the name of Naked Pizza, including a flagship shop in Dubai. It’s on a mission not just to build a giant business, but to prove that healthful and profitable can go in hand in hand. And it all kicked into high-gear when co-founder and chairman of New Orleans venture marketing company Trumpet, Robbie Vitrano, teamed with the original owners, changed the name to Naked Pizza and swapped its sign out for one that asked people to follow Naked Pizza on twitter.
TheLadders Gets You a New Job Quicker. The Rat Race. Editor’s note: Justin Kan is the founder of Exec, the fastest way to get your jobs or errands done in real-time. He previously co-founded Justin.tv / TwitchTV, which recently spun off Socialcam. You can follow him on Twitter @justinkan and check out his blog here. When I was in college, I had a fixation on weight lifting. Like many other young men, I was obsessed with working out, with a disproportionate concentration on upper body muscle-building exercise. Despite what it may have appeared, my focus wasn’t on being fit (I rarely did cardio, had no flexibility), it was on appearing fit and having an adequately muscular build, especially when in comparison to my peers. My mother always told me that if something was worth doing, it was worth doing your best.