Six months ago, SplashX debuted in Oakland. On January 19, 2017, the LA inauguration of SplashX was launched. Read More
Wrap-Up of the inaugural SplashX LA on January 19, 2017
How do products tempt us? What makes them so alluring? It is easy to assume we crave delicious Read More
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This Will Be the Last Article You Read
If the Internet had a voice, I am fairly certain it would sound like the HAL 9000 from 2001: A Space Read More
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Escape from message hell
We are caught in an endless cycle of messaging hell and the pattern is always the same. First, Read More
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Make your users do the work
The belief that products should always be as easy to use as possible is a sacred cow of Read More
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Never take your eyes off this hacker metric
If you’re like me, you’ve had enough of the Facebook IPO story. For tech entrepreneurs struggling to build stuff, the Read More
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Billion-dollar mind trick; How Instagram hooked users
Yin asked not to be identified by her real name. A young addict in her mid-twenties, she lives Read More
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Best Vacation Tip for Small Business Workaholics.
Do you actually go on vacation when you go on vacation? Typically, I don’t. This Thanksgiving week my Read More
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A Mixed Bag of News for Small Business
Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business just recently Read More
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How To Analyze Website Traffic
Analyzing your web traffic statistics can be an invaluable tool for a number of different reasons. But before Read More
The theme in board meeting after board meeting in recent months is driving repeat usage and retention. Whether Read More