Disrupting Auto Finance

Last year, I woke up to the sleeping giant of auto finance. Over the last decade, we’ve witnessed an explosion of startups building software that dramatically cuts inefficiencies in the exchange of information, goods, and services – disrupting industry incumbents in the process. In the last year, Silicon Valley is

Start-up Stock Exchange: Covering The Funding Gap

Funding remains one of the biggest issues facing entrepreneurs. A recent survey by consutlancy, EY found that 55% of entrepreneurs consider it to be the biggest hurdle - over other problems such as uncertainty of income (37%) or market conditions (6%).

How to Create Content That Drives Lots of Organic Traffic

Have you ever wondered why some types of content generate lots of search traffic and others don't? I too was wondering about that, so I started to look for patterns and analyze competing blogs. What I found was interesting - so interesting that I decided to create an infographic to illustrate my findings. If you want  [click to continue...]

Inside AirBnB: How They Think About And Create Amazing Workspaces

Chances are you have heard of AirBnB, the company that lets you rent lodging and accommodations directly from other people instead of staying at a hotel. Based in San Francisco AirBnB has one of the most unique offices I have seen. Upon entering their headquarters you find yourself in a giant five story sunlit atrium with accented with wooden beams and flooring. Once you take the elevator up and exit into their actual offices you find wide open space, carts of homemade gluten free healthy desserts being pushed around, a few dogs sitting by their owners, and rows of employees sitting side by side working together. You also see many conference rooms where employees can go to meet or get some quiet time if they need it. Each conference room is designed to look like one of their unique listings that someone has actually put up on AirBnB. On one of the floors you find a massive kitchen area where employees are given high quality meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, prepared  by their on-site chefs. I ate there and the food rivals what you would expect to find at any casual dining restaurant in the Bay Area. The average age the company is somewhere in the mid 20's.

Advice To Learn About Using Solar Energy

Your lack of knowledge on solar energy might be stopping you from installing a system. There are many things you need to know before you begin so that you’re able to get the full benefit of solar energy. Read the below article to expand your knowledge on the subject. Start small when you want to ...

Men's Site Offers Bloggers A New Way To Make A Living

Many bloggers dream of creating a site with the reach of Perez Hilton, Timothy Sykes or Dooce, but, as they often discover, it's not as easy as it looks. It often takes months to start bringing in revenue, and many bloggers don't earn a full-time living.

Antares Failure Casts Doubt On U.S. Commercial Launch Strategy

As Orbital Sciences Corporation looks for clues to Tuesday’s catastrophic failure of its Antares launcher, three independent industry insiders tell Forbes that the blame squarely rests on one of two of the rocket’s Soviet-era engines.