Just Because You’re the Leader Doesn’t Mean You Wear an "S" on Your Chest
Starting a company and building a team takes tremendous effort. Most entrepreneurs are pretty dang talented and the successful one’s are great at getting things done. Once you get the company moving, revenues are growing, you’re hiring more people, suddenly the talent and skills that got you here are no longer the skill sets to […]
Useful Mobile Apps for Entrepreneurs
Last weekend, we hosted a Mobile App Hackathon here at thinkspace in our coworking area. At the event, 13 teams developed a wide variety of mobile apps in less than one day. Since thinkspace is a community filled with entrepreneurs, I started thinking…”what are some of the best apps for entrepreneurs?” I did some research […]
Amazon Introduces Kindle Textbook Rentals for Students
This week, Amazon announced a new service designed specifically for students. Students now have the option to rent Kindle versions of their Textbooks. Amazon advertises potential student savings up to 80% on textbook titles rented to the Kindle e-reader. Amazon textbook rentals will also allow students to customize their rental period from 30 to 360 days. Students […]
Mobile App Hackathon at thinkspace
On Saturday, July 16th we hosted the AT&T Developer Program’s Mobile App Hackathon! The event started first thing Saturday morning at 9am in our coworking space. Lightning talks from developer support reps started at 10am and by 11am the room was split into teams working away on different code ideas! We had 135+ developers networking, […]
Networking Without The Business Talk at Schmooze & Booze
Schmooze & Booze is a monthly networking event designed to bring business professionals together to talk about something other than their work or business. I know, the idea sounds a bit strange when labeled as a “networking event.” However, keep in mind that in business you’re more likely to do repeat business with someone you […]
Why Write a Business Plan?
If you are struggling with writing a business plan or executive summary, you are not alone. Writing a business plan is supposed to be hard. But, don’t give up! There are critical reasons why you would want to write a business plan and I’m going to share just three of those critical reasons with you. […]
CAMBadge a Mobile App for Face-to-Face Networking
There’s a new networking app called “CAMBadge“. I saw this app at the AT&T Mobile Hackathon that we held here last weekend. The CAMbadge is the name badge that always has your information correct and can help you remember the people you meet at events. Just tap the screen and it takes a picture of […]
Protect Your Best Asset
When you saw the title of this article, what came to mind? That was actually a trick question for anyone other than the soloprenuer. If you are a soloprenuer, your best asset might be a “what.” But, for the rest of us – your best asset is probably a “who.”Earlier this year, Steve Ballmer announced […]
Stay Focused at Work While Rocking Out on Turntable.fm
I enjoy listening to music while I work. However, I am sick of Pandora, and my iTunes library is embarrassingly out of date. Therefore, when someone told me about the New York based startup, Turntable.fm– my work music source changed for the better.Turntable.fm is a site where users can connect and share music in genre categorized rooms. […]
July Wine Wednesday Recap- Meet The Parnassus Group and Darby Winery
Wine Wednesday was a hit last night! We had a great turnout at the event and many of the attendees were totally new to the Redmond and thinkspace community (welcome!). Hosting events like Wine Wednesday is one of my favorite parts of my job. Wine Wednesday is designed to be a casual networking event. However, […]