Frontier: Outage or Outrage?
If you live in downtown Redmond, this week you're all-too-familiar with "closed" or "cash only signs." Saturday, September 20th, was the first day of what has been a massive Internet, Phone, and TV outage. How did this happen? Frontier Communications has reported the following initial cause: IMCO Construction ripped up 1000's of feet
All the Answers in the World
I've always thought people have multiple selves - meaning your actions and reactions vary based on people and settings. It's hard to be one personality all the time. For example my "personal self" loves horoscopes. A horoscope or fortune is a slight glimmer of hope of what might come tomorrow, or at least a
Happy 5th birthday, thinkspace!
The thinkspace community first opened its doors 5 years ago today, on May 1st of 2008. Since then, thinkspace has been - and continues to be - home to many startups and established businesses. Upon starting thinkspace, Peter Chee understood that if he took a conventional path, he could expect conventional results.
The Rules To Delivering, Seeing Things Through + Launching Anything
Planning a project? Developing a new program? Starting a business? It’s easy to get caught up and overwhelmed by all the little moving parts in a launch. Your website, the product, membership area, sales process, buttons, emails, graphics, getting the word out
thinkspace: An Innovation Hub for Economic Growth in Washington
The 41th Annual Economic Forecast report for 2013 was released in the Puget Sound Business Journal in the January 11-17th issue. In this report Cynthia Flash authored an article, "Local tech sector key to sustaining regional economic growth." Cynthia writes, " It's no secret that Washington's information technology industry is a major
What an Entrepreneur can Learn From The Seahawks Victory Over The Redskins
This post is about the Seahawk’s versus Redskins playoff game and why it was amazing. The Seahawks faced off with the Redskins but in the very first quarter the Seahawks found themselves down 0 - 14, held scoreless in the first quarter with no apparent chance of winning. Seattle’s defense just
Resources for Creating an Internship Program
Over the weekend, I blogged about why small business owners should consider hiring an intern. Here are a few more suggestions and resources for developing a successful internship program: Figure out what type of internship you want to create. It's important to be specific so your internship applicants are clear about what type
Why You Should Hire An Intern
As a small business owner, you have limited resources when it comes to hiring additional employees. Instead of draining your overhead by hiring an additional employee, have you considered creating an internship program? Many interns are willing to work unpaid in exchange for experience building opportunities. Instead of paying an
5 Reasons Why Talented Employees Leave Their Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]
Recruiting talented employees is one of the most difficult (and most important) responsibilities of a small business owner. Your people are your brand, product, and culture. However, once you find your core team of people- what are you doing to keep them happy? The answer isn't money. Sure, you need to
Why Having A Social Media Department Is A Bad Idea
When you think about the rise of social media and it's prevalence in today's business world, you would think that a company with the right resources should have their own social media department, if not only as a part of the marketing team. That's just plain wrong. A dedicated team for