How HOTorNOT Bootstrapped To Over $5 Million In Annual Profits – With James Hong This is a story of a company that was built in a living room and went on to become a cultural phenomenon. I asked James Hong to come to Mixergy and teach how he and his co-founder, Jim Young, bootstrapped HOTorNOT and what they learned along the way. The FULL program Video excerpts About James Hong James Hong co-founded HOTorNOT, which started as an online photo rating site where users uploaded pictures of themselves and the community voted on each picture. Text excerpt The early years in a living room For the first three or four years it was just my co-founder and I working out the living room, and then around year three or four we said‚ “Hey, let’s hire some people because what happens if I die? Frankly, we were tired of having to run the site 24/7 all the time, so we finally hired some people, and the site was running on autopilot for a long time. A cash cow is built and milked In those days it was really expensive to run a site, so we had to figure out a revenue model. Their revenue grows
untitled Linux kernel management style This is a short document describing the preferred (or made up, depending on who you ask) management style for the linux kernel. It's meant to mirror the CodingStyle document to some degree, and mainly written to avoid answering (*) the same (or similar) questions over and over again. Management style is very personal and much harder to quantify than simple coding style rules, so this document may or may not have anything to do with reality. 120 Ways to Boost Your Brain Power Here are 120 things you can do starting today to help you think faster, improve memory, comprehend information better and unleash your brain’s full potential. Solve puzzles and brainteasers.Cultivate ambidexterity. Use your non-dominant hand to brush your teeth, comb your hair or use the mouse. Readers’ Contributions Dance! Contribute your own tip! There are many, many ways to keep our brains sharp.
Here's How BuzzFeed Plans To Turn Viral Content Into Cash What Factors To Consider When Writing Your Business Plan - Freel When writing your business plan, there are certain things you need to consider. One important factor that is sometimes forgotten is the environment surrounding your business. According to Dee Power and Brian Hill, it is important to factor in the economic environment and the industry environment when you are formulating your business plan. Below is their article for your reference: Your company does not exist in a vacuum. When developing your business plan it’s necessary to incorporate the industry and the economic environment. The objective of the economic analysis is to find economic variables that relate to your business. Economic Environment: An overview of the major economic forces and how they affect your firm, its products and its customers. How will the performance of the national or local economy affect the operating results of your business in the upcoming year? Industry Environment: a summary of your industry’s performance and outlook.
wandering By DAVID DERBYSHIRE Last updated at 01:03 15 June 2007 When George Thomas was eight he walked everywhere. It was 1926 and his parents were unable to afford the fare for a tram, let alone the cost of a bike and he regularly walked six miles to his favourite fishing haunt without adult supervision. Fast forward to 2007 and Mr Thomas's eight-year-old great-grandson Edward enjoys none of that freedom. He is driven the few minutes to school, is taken by car to a safe place to ride his bike and can roam no more than 300 yards from home. Scroll down for more Even if he wanted to play outdoors, none of his friends strays from their home or garden unsupervised. The contrast between Edward and George's childhoods is highlighted in a report which warns that the mental health of 21st-century children is at risk because they are missing out on the exposure to the natural world enjoyed by past generations. The oldest member, George, was allowed to roam for six miles from home unaccompanied when he was eight.
10 Essential Online Tools for Your Startup Finding the tools you need when you first start a new business can be difficult, but luckily there are more and more web applications to ease some of that pain. You can take care of just about any challenge from designing your logo to even answering the phone … yes, via the Web. No longer are you shackled by what your locale offers you when you have the entire world at your fingertips. We’ve gathered up 10 of what we feel are the most essential tools for your business to use when you’re first getting started online. 99Designs: Choosing a designer for your logo, site, stationery, Twitter background and so on can be an extremely scary prospect. Amazon Web Services: Hosting and bandwidth costs are a quick way to run up bills for your company, but with Amazon Web Services (AWS), you get several solutions that are all pay-as-you-go. Dropbox: In the early days of a startup, you may be bouncing around on trips, between your home and office, multiple computers and so on.
Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 1 With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics. With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of learning is on the rise. To me, the growing interest for web-based learning is amazing, which brought me to thinking; what if I were to consolodate some of the helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and administrators alike? Well, I convinced myself. The following is a compilation of Web 2.0 products that I’ve personally researched and tested. These services are grouped into two main categories: “Tools”; and “Office Applications”. Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 2Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0: Part 3 Red Arrows indicate personal favorites with education in mind. Organizers Gradebooks Teacher! For Teachers, Clubs, and Management
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