Saturday, April 2, 2016

There's a loud corner of Reddit where millennials look to get rich or die tryin'

On Reddit forum WallStreetBets, “YOLO” is the war cry, Martin Shkreli is a role model, and irreverent traders troll for tickets to quick wealth.


The New Era Of Advertising Agencies: What Agencies And Clients Must Do Differently To Succeed

With expectations of agency performance increasing (i.e., linking agency performance to client in-market performance), the agency compensation model being disrupted, and new, leaner competitors cropping up, one could argue that the golden years of agencies are over. To better understand this shift, I recently talked with Alexei Orlov, Global CEO of Rapp. What makes Orlov?s perspective interesting is that, having spent most of his career on the client side (was the CMO of Volkswagon, China prior to Rapp), he provides unique insight on the future of agencies, what agencies need to do to better meet client expectations, and how clients can get more out of their agencies.

Top Cyber News: FBI's Cellebrite Contract, iPhone Hack Team, John McAfee Q&A

The top 10 stories from this past week covering the FBI vs. Apple, and the successful iPhone hack.

5 Exceptionally Powerful Ways to Succeed Before You Turn 30

Instead of trying to copy someone else's blueprint forsuccess, create your own. You just might be surprised by the results.

Friday, April 1, 2016

Fitbit Blaze is beating Apple Watch on Amazon

Fitbit said it sold more than 1 million Fitbit Blaze devices in its first month on the market.


Fitbit Blaze is beating Apple Watch on Amazon

Fitbit said it sold more than 1 million Fitbit Blaze devices in its first month on the market.


10 Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Fail

Entrepreneurs fail for lots of reasons. Most entrepreneurs fail, by the way, so lists that describe why they fail should be helpful if only as mirrors entrepreneurs can hold up to their faces.