Archive for July, 2008
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Conducting a Job Interview, or Not
Many employers take a “first date” approach to interviewing potential employees. They base their analysis of an individual largely on first impressions and emotional connections, and oftentimes they don’t even know they’re doing it. Basically, we like people who are similar to us, people we can relate to, and those are the kind of people […]
No Comments » - Posted in Startup Teams by Megan Dorn
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Complete List of Q2 2008 Web / Internet / Tech Acquisitions
M&A Activity for Q2 2008 Remains Strong
We’ve gotten great feedback from our readers on both of the previous acquisition lists that we’ve compile (2007 and Q1 2008), so we’ve once again compiled a comprehensive list of all mergers and acquisitions that occurred during the quarter and broken them down by the following industries: Web, social networking, technology, […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Acquisitions by Dane Fox
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Searching for Office Space
Location may be the most important thing to consider when searching for retail space, but the particulars of the space itself are important in office space searches. Though location can still be factored in to your decision, office spaces don’t thrive off traffic the way that retail spaces do. Instead the focus needs to be on […]
No Comments » - Posted in Small Business, Starting Up, Tips for Startups by Megan Dorn
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
Searching for Retail Space
Location, location, location. It may be an overused mantra, but if you’re searching for retail space it’s all that matters. What makes location so important is that it’s intertwined with traffic. Who cares about your sweet new product if people aren’t willing to go out of their way to get to your store? Retail hot spots can […]
No Comments » - Posted in Small Business, Starting Up, Tips for Startups by Megan Dorn
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
An Introvert’s Guide to Networking
I am an introvert…sort of. I’m not shy or afraid of people, and I always have opinions that I’m more than happy to voice. In fact, I love being in public and can work a room full of friends and acquaintances like no other. Yet I still attain many odd, introverted tendencies.
For one, I despise […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Small Business, Starting Up, Tips for Startups by Megan Dorn
Monday, July 14th, 2008
Olsen Twins Still Have Hold on Tween Market
Last Friday Business Pundit published a story about Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, calling them washed-up celebrities scratching and clawing their way back into the spot light with the launch of a new jewelry line. The author claims that it will be difficult for them to turn a profit with a name that no longer has […]
No Comments » - Posted in Random thoughts by Megan Dorn
Friday, July 11th, 2008
I’m STILL Not Writing About the iPhone 3G
Seriously! What is the deal? I anticipated a bunch of blog posts yesterday and this morning about the release of the iPhone, but a “bunch” is not what I got. Instead what I found is that time has completely stopped still in the tech world. Apparently NOTHING else of any importance has happened in the […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Technology, Random thoughts by Megan Dorn
Thursday, July 10th, 2008
Knowing Your Customers the Victoria’s Secret Way
I would absolutely LOVE to do an interview with someone from the Victoria’s Secret marketing department. Why? Quite frankly, they’re brilliant. No company knows its customers quite like Victoria’s Secret. They are always on the ball…with everything. They are the premier retailer of high-class, luxury lingerie, and yet they find a way to reach all […]
