CNBC’s Courtney Connley reported not long ago that Google, Apple, and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree, spurring some consideration of the implication on jobs and education. The amateur economist in me read the headline on the surface of it and thought, “great…

I’ve been the “Grumpy Get Off My Lawn!” about this over the years and tend to just roll with the people who are adamant that words are interchangeable, feeling that it’s not worth pushing when people want to say one thing can mean another. Of what have I been grumpy…

It’s never too early to work on something toward which you’re truly passionate. Too many founders start out focused on building the business they want or expecting when and how to make money. Bless them for playing, but that’s not how startups work. Those are the people who fail not…

With hiring at Spotify slowing while Netflix sheds a few with the same concerns, media companies like Cameo and Outside are announcing layoffs, reminding us that our world is no more resistant to others when it comes to a recession. And yet, what we can appreciate is that there is…

When Eleanor decides to move out of a multi-bedroom apartment on Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow, culinary student Jack Tripper crashes her going-away party and is found the next morning, passed out in the bath tub. Needing someone to cover Eleanor’s share of the rent, they offer to let Jack…

“Right now, the markets are looking downright scary. For startups, the funding outlook is bleak as VC’s pull back funding. This is leading to spending cuts, layoffs, and even causing some startups to fold!” Mark Birch, one of my favorite people in the startup ecosystem, shared that thought last week…

With a world seemingly upside-down and changing overnight, this week in the Startup Studio felt like a week worth exploring how to avoid some too common mistakes. Discounting experience. With Facebook and Google suggesting most success stories are born out of college, it’s easy to overlook that the average…

Nearing the end of the school year, I get asked a lot, by parents and teachers, how to help students get into internships and even first jobs. This is my lecture in high school and college classes where I guest. Heavily use LinkedIn and learn to Search and Connect. Now, when I say LinkedIn, I do see most young…

Startups really do require a personality with a different way of looking at life. Most people, in life, are seeking these kinds of things from work: Stability Career Paycheck Benefits Saving And it’s very important to keep in mind that if you want to (or are) doing a startup, those…