Coverage of Apple's iPhone 4 Press Conference - MacRumors.com. Backstage at Apple Town Hall (via mrvideobba) Apple today is holding its iPhone 4 press conference where it is expected to address issues with the device's cellular signal reception. The event is scheduled to kick off at Apple's Cupertino headquarters at 10:00 AM Pacific Time / 1:00 PM Eastern Time, or just about one hour from now. Apple will not be providing live video or audio coverage of the event, and thus observers will have to rely primarily on text and photo updates coming out of the event. Live Web/Twitter Coverage - Engadget - All Things Digital - MobileCrunch - Ars Technica - gdgt - Fortune - MacRumors Twitter updates We'll also be providing event updates here in this article.
Recent News and Rumors - iPhone 4 Signal Issue Can Be Fixed With a Software Update? Event Updates - Media are being let into Apple Town Hall for the press conference. . - Most of Apple's top executives are seated in the front row: Tim Cook, Bertrand Serlet, Bob Mansfield and Phil Schiller. - Jobs takes the stage. Jean-Charles Santi cvgram.me | A FANCY INFOGRAPHIC RÉSUMÉ PAINTS A THOUSAND WORDS.
Blog, The Ultimate 6-Week Startup Crash Course. I met another young man today who is en route to a world class MBA program to fill in the gaps in his knowledge prior to starting his life in a startup. I gave him the same metaphor I have given droves of others. If you wanted to be a world-class cyclist and told me you were going to spend the next 2 years rock climbing in Nepal, I would advise that, sure, you would probably return in shape and with stronger lungs, but you would probably be a better cyclist if you spent the next 2 years cycling. For some reason, many business guys have a Mr. Miyagi-style notion of doing something else full time for the sake of building skills prior to engaging in what you want to do directly. Rather, I recommended he start his own company in 6 weeks instead.
We talked through a concept he was batting around, which was actually quite sound, and I recommended setting specific milestones for no/no-go gate at the end of the 6 weeks. Launch a splash site Step 1: Get educated Don’t just subscribe. And you should. 16 Brilliant Insights From Steve Jobs Keynote Circa 1997. 16 Brilliant Insights From Steve Jobs Keynote Circa 1997 Like millions of others, I'm a big fan of Steve Jobs. He's a genius and an exceptional communicator. I came across this old video recently of Jobs doing a keynote at the Apple WWDC in 1997 (yes, I know that was 14 years ago). I found many of the insights he had at the time still relevant. What's interesting about this particular video is that it was during a time that Jobs was not CEO of Apple. So, he is speaking as an external advisor to the company.
I think you'll find the video educational and interesting. Enjoy. 16 Brilliant Insights From Steve Jobs Circa 1997 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Full Transcript of Steve Jobs Apple WWDC Keynote 1997 Steve Jobs: Good Morning. I wanted to come and have a chat this morning. Just to set the tone a little bit, I’m actually pretty excited about the way things are going. Question: What about OpenDoc? Steve: What about OpenDoc?
Question: What do we do about the press? Leroy Merlin passe à la sémantique. Skype’s Worthless Employee Stock Option Plan: Here’s Why They Did It. Skype is being criticized for terminating employees immediately prior to the closing of the Microsoft acquisition, and people are assuming they’re doing this to keep the value of those employees stock options.
Skype’s response boils down to saying that the employees were fired because they weren’t good employees, and that the value of the stock is negligible and didn’t affect the decision making process. Ok. But it gets worse. Employees aren’t even able to keep the vested portion of their stock options. The vast majority of stock options granted to startups have a vesting period, typically four years, with chunks of those options becoming vested during that four year (or whatever) period. Skype did things differently. Here’s the relevant language in the stock option grant agreement. And here’s the letter the employee received when he was terminated: CNN calls the language “intentionally incomprehensible.” Here’s What’s Going On There are only two real reasons for doing this. How to put a VC in the hot seat | Raji Bedi.
5 months, 45 startup lessons learned - TNW Entrepreneur. Check Out This Beautiful Presentation About How Media Companies Can Act More Like Startups. 6 Small Business Websites To Learn From. From Craft Coffee to Fashism, these websites are models to learn from. May 16, 2011 According to a recent report, small businesses are putting an increased focus on improving their websites this year.
With the slew of Web design mistakes that small businesses are notorious for making, there is room for improvement. For small businesses looking to clean up their websites, here are six quick tips for improvement: Provide a succinct product description and purchasing instructions.Choose a Web design that enhances content, rather than distracts from it.If you're asking users to interact with content, opt for a simple call-to-action prompt.Make sure the site is easy to navigate.Drive conversation by choosing engaging topics and asking interesting questions via a corporate blog.Put your service at the forefront.
Don't make users dig for it. With these tips in mind, we've selected six small business websites that have mastered each of these areas. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Image credit: kemalbas. A Partnership Is Not a Purchase Order - Ben Gomes-Casseres - The Conversation. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Making Collaboration Work. Scott McNealy, ex-CEO of Sun Microsystems, tweeted this message last month: “Most over used phrase in business is ‘strategic partner.’ Favorite partnership for me is a purchase order. Defined charter, beginning, end.”
That is precisely why many external partnerships fail. The difference between a partner and a vendor is now well understood by leading practitioners and scholars, yet many companies still proceed into external collaboration with McNealy’s blinders. McNealy is right about the need for a charter and time frame for any relationship.
Sun’s own experience is a case in point. This kind of approach is common for firms that are in dominant positions in their industries. Sun did briefly maintain an arrangement that it termed an “alliance,” one of the few times it used that term publicly. What does external collaboration look like, if not a purchase order? Not every partnership enjoys these helpful features. PETER THIEL: Winning Big By Betting Against Everyone. Making Money | Small Business Advice from Jason Fried of Inc.com. A few years ago, I decided I wanted to learn to play the drums. I've always loved the drums. Whenever I listen to music, I hear the drums first.
I can listen to a great jazz drummer like Art Blakey for hours on end. I'd give up almost anything to be as good as Glenn Kotche of Wilco. The path to learning the drums is pretty clear. This is how we learn most things. One of the interesting things about picking up the drums was that I realized it had been some time since I had actually tried to learn something new.
That said, when I first started playing, I was bad. Today, I run 37signals, a software and design firm that I co-founded in 1999. One thing I do know is that making money is not the same as starting a business. This is not about getting rich (though there's certainly nothing wrong with that). It took me a long time to figure out how to make money. Shoes, Tennis Rackets, and More Shoes Understanding the buyer is the key to being a strong seller It started when I was about 14. When It Is Time To Leave Your Job | TheJobBored. Regardless of how unhappy they are, people are always afraid to move jobs. Though the odds of success may be higher at another company, it is the uncertainty that clouds their judgment. I have seen candidates wait out an impending lay-off just to keep some glimmer of hope that it may not come. If you work hard enough and become very good at what you do, you should feel comfortable moving to another company.
It’s worth the risk, if you make an educated, carefully considered decision. Below, you will find some signs that it is time to jump ship and pursue a career at another company where you can excel. Your Job Focuses On All Of Your Weaknesses There are certain facets of business that some people are not effective at doing for the sole reason that they don’t like doing those things. Good managers take their team and divide tasks according to each person’s strengths. Getting A Promotion Seems Years Away Most firms could care less about the talent that lies within the company. It’s business. Damntheradio - Social Media Tools for Bands and Brands.
Lessons on Going Viral - Audio & Photos. Peter Thiel Explains Why Dropping Out Is Cool. This Man Wants To Beat LinkedIn In All The Places That Matter * The Best Ways to Answer "Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?" - Lifehacker. "I don't know where I'll be in five years, but within a year, I hope to land several high-profile clients.
" OK, I'm not a professional Human Resources kinda guy, but if I was, please don't answer that way. It smacks of "I don't know how to answer that question, so I'll answer a different one. " Honestly, I wouldn't even answer it in professional/career terms. Employers want to get a sense of how well their employee will fit into the job at hand, which means both a professional (Do you have the skills?) And a personal (Will we get along? If you're not married, answer along the lines of something like, "within five years, I plan to settle down and have kids," which shows the business that they don't have to worry so much about you quitting and taking off. Remember: getting the personal side of someone is VERY difficult for an employer to ask during an interview. Hey Square --- DITCH THE DONGLE. iCanPilot Strategy and marketing tools from top business experts.
10EQS. 10 Unusual Things I Didn’t Know About Google (also: the worst venture capital decision in history) Altucher Confidential. I made the worst decision in venture capital history in late 2000. I was a partner at a venture firm called 212 Ventures. What? You never heard of it? We had $100 million from Investcorp, $5 million from CS First Boston, $5 milion from First Union (which became Wachovia) and $5 million from UBS.
It was either late 2000 or early 2001 when one of the associates (and my future business partner) Dan Kelly approached me with an opportunity. Dan came into my office where I was playing the classic 80s arcade game “Defender”. “Wait? “They make some kind of software for search engines. I stopped playing. Dan went back and made something up. That’s because we had a lot of money invested in huge opportuniti es like this one. Well, Oingo somehow managed to raise some money and stay afloat. Sometimes I’m not very bright. Some other unusual things about Google that I didn’t know (well, I did know the above story but the rest of these things I wasn’t aware of): - Family.
. - Backrub. . - Patents . Top 10 Ways to Rock Your Resumé. Double Irish Arrangement. The double Irish arrangement is a tax avoidance strategy that multinational corporations use to lower their corporate tax liability. The strategy uses payments between related entities in a corporate structure to shift income from a higher-tax country to a lower-tax country. It relies on the fact that Irish tax law does not include US transfer pricing rules.[1] Specifically, Ireland uses territorial taxation, and hence does not levy taxes on income booked at subsidiaries of Irish companies that are outside of the state.
In the late 1980s, Apple Inc. was among the pioneers in creating this tax structure.[2] Overview[edit] Typically, the company arranges for the rights to exploit intellectual property outside the United States to be owned by an offshore company. It is called double Irish because it requires two Irish companies to complete the structure. Dutch sandwich[edit] Double Irish With a Dutch Sandwich – example 1. Companies using the arrangement[edit] Countermeasures[edit]
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