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My buddies at LinkedIn help me create a list of ten ways to use the service if you’re a small business person. Read about them here. There is also a great collection of LinkedIn tips and tricks at Linkedin.alltop.
Searching for a job can suck if you constrain yourself to the typical tools such as online jobs boards, trade publications, CraigsList, and networking with only your close friends. In these kinds of times, you need to use all the weapons that you can, and one that many people don’t—or at least don’t use to [...]
The average number of LinkedIn connections for people who work at Google is forty-seven. The average number for Harvard Business School grads is fifty-eight, so you could skip the MBA, work at Google, and probably get most of the connections you need. Later, you can hire Harvard MBAs to prepare your income taxes. People with [...]
This is the Remarkable People podcast. We’re on a mission to make you remarkable. Today, we'll discuss the life and work of Don Norman, professor and the founding director of the Design Lab at the University of California of San Diego. He has a diverse range of history, including a university professor, Apple executive, [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. This week’s Remarkable Person is Leon Panetta. From humble beginnings to an impressive career as a public servant and politician. Leon Panetta is a remarkable American who has dedicated most of his life to public service. A son of Italian immigrants, his service to his country began in 1964 as [...]
According to the LinkedIn site, its users are rich, young, educated, and powerful. If you’re looking for a medium to reach such people, check out this comparison to publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and BusinessWeek.
These are the sites and applications that I used in today’s San Diego Venture Group speech about using social media as a marketing tool. Making Connections LinkedIn LinkedIn: Find References LinkedIn: Companies LinkedIn: Answers: Home LinkedIn: Jobs Home Jigsaw Spokeo […]
On November 6th, LinkedIn is hosting a live Q&A session with Dan Lyons (a.k.a. “Fake Steve Jobs”). I will be the moderator of the event. It is open to all although seating is limited. Click here to learn more. Click here to RSVP. I’ve never interviewed a “fake” before, so this will be fun! Date [...]
Since blogging about Bob Sutton’s notorious book, The No Asshole Rule, I have received a constant flow of emails from readers sharing their own tales of lecherous bosses and indignities suffered. Mean-spirited morons are still running much of the workplace, and it’s time to take a stand. Most nastiness is directed by superiors to subordinates; [...]
My source at LinkedIn, Kay Luo, tells me that my profile is in the 99.99th percentile of profiles viewed. She insisted that I should make it good—or at least suck less. So I enlisted her and LinkedIn’s designer, Mike Lin, to do an “extreme makeover” of my profile. This is what was wrong with my [...]
My buddy, Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin, had a strong reaction to last week’s post about PR by Marge Zable Fisher. So much so that he penned an alternate solution to the challenge of a good client-agency relationship: Don’t hire an agency and do it yourself. Here’s what he wrote. Nobody knows if Charlemagne [...]
I liked Penelope Trunk's interview so much that I asked her for more material. Here's her list of the nine biggest workplace myths: You’ll be happier if you have a job you like. The correlation between your happiness and your job is overrated. The most important factors, by far, are your optimism levels and your [...]
One of the important insights that the Startups 2006 panel hammered home was the importance of distribution for consumer-facing startups. (By the way, an astounding 13,000 people watched this video during the first week.) Many people use the word “distribution” as if it were a tactic when in fact it is a goal. Any bozo [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Shalinee Sharma, an educational innovator who's transforming how we think about and teach mathematics. Shalinee is no ordinary educator; she's the CEO and co-founder of Zearn, a groundbreaking educational platform that reaches one in four elementary [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Dr. Tania Israel, a distinguished professor at UCSB and author of Facing the Fracture. Dr. Israel isn't just another voice in the crowded space of political commentary; she's a pioneering researcher and practitioner in the art [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Monique Ruff-Bell, the Chief Program and Strategy Officer at TED, who brings an infectious energy and strategic vision to the world's premier ideas platform. Monique's journey to TED is as remarkable as the speakers she helps [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Reid Hoffman, a true Silicon Valley legend who has shaped how we connect professionally and think about entrepreneurship. Reid is far from your typical tech mogul. As co-founder of LinkedIn and partner at Greylock, he's helped [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Michael Morris, a distinguished professor of social psychology and organizational behavior. Michael Morris is no ordinary academic; he's a pioneering force in understanding the hidden tribal instincts that shape our social world. His groundbreaking research has [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is Shannon Watts, a force to be reckoned with in the world of gun violence prevention and grassroots activism. Shannon Watts is not your typical activist; she's a mother who turned her anguish into action, creating one [...]
Welcome to Remarkable People. We're on a mission to make you remarkable. Helping me in this episode is the one and only Seth Godin! Seth Godin is a marketing pioneer, speaker, entrepreneur, teacher, and podcaster who has reshaped how we approach business and creativity. He's the founder of one of the world's most popular [...]