Here are a couple “undiscovered” blogs that I like a lot:
Today, going public is a pain in the ass thanks in large part to the wonderful piece of legislation that is Sarbanes-Oxley. Growing private firms are looking for alternative options: VC/PE cash outs, foreign exchanges and, probably most prevalent, not going public at all, “Please buy “us” monolithic corporation X.” Enter, GS TRuE, “Its own private system to trade the stocks of companies that don’t want the scrutiny and regulatory burdens of going public.”
Steve Case and Ted Leonsis surely know a thing or two about entrepreneurship and company design. Ever wonder why they decided to enter the stodgy credit card market? These data points should suffice:
In 2005, Visa and Mastercard generated $25.1 billion in fees on more than $1.1 trillion in credit card purchases, an average of 2.2% per transaction, according to The Nilson Report, a payment industry trade publication. Visa and Mastercard debit cards charged fees at a rate of 1.75%.
Q&A: How does your organization reward creative or innovative thinking?
If your organization is democratic and circular, as opposed to autocratic and pyramidal, the reward for creativity and innovative thinking is the successful fruition of the team member’s idea.
In this way, the creative and innovative thinking is internally motivated, as opposed to an external reward structure.
If you really need a reward system for innovation and creativity try a) not firing those who dare to innovate and create b) not yelling at those who dare to innovate and create c) not punishing people for mistakes.
Department of Education Hates Oregon Trail
Web apps have made project management, time tracking, expenses and just about everything else a much more productive proposition. I would like to think that the positive influence of software and technology in learning would be SO powerful as to still be evident in even a ‘flawed’ study.
How do I go about convincing you that http://www.leveragingideas.com should also be on this list?