Management hack: The lost skill of tuning in » Slacker Manager
An article about the forgotten management skill of attentive listening and presence in the workplace.
John Cox
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TechCrunch » Flyspy Brings The New Web To Airline Ticketing
Flyspy is a flight search engine that visualizes airline ticket prices across dates and destinations as interactive graphs, letting users instantly compare the cheapest days to fly and evaluate alternative airports side-by-side rather than checking prices one trip at a time. Founded by Robert Metcalfe after two years of frustration with traditional airline booking systems, the service combines a simple interface with immediate practical value by making the airline industry's pricing structure transparent. The startup, which was self-funded at the time and planning to seek investment, planned to launch an API for third-party developers to integrate its technology into other services.
Human Resources Hate
An examination of why employees often have negative views toward human resources departments.
Jotzel || The Best Business Stories - As Determined by You
A curated collection of the best business stories selected by reader voting and community input.
17 Resources on The best GTD resources - Listible!
A curated collection of 17 resources for implementing Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology.
Contents | How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
This National Research Council report synthesizes cognitive science research on how people learn, covering how experts develop knowledge differently from novices, how learning transfers across contexts, and how children's minds develop. It examines the implications of this research for classroom teaching, teacher professional development, and educational technology, grounding practical recommendations for schools in evidence about memory, problem-solving, and knowledge organization in the brain.
InBubbleWrap
This guide surveys packaging material options available to New Zealand businesses—cardboard, biodegradable plastics, glass, and others—examining their protective qualities, sustainability credentials, and cost implications. It breaks down specific materials like paperboard boxes, bubble wrap, padded envelopes, kraft paper, and shrink wraps, detailing their properties, pricing factors, and environmental impacts to help companies align packaging choices with both operational efficiency and environmental responsibility.
Why The Economy Is A Lot Stronger Than You Think
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SugarCRM - CRM Software - SugarCRM - Open Source Customer Relationship Management(CRM) - Sugar CRM
Sugar Sell is a CRM designed as a sales coaching tool rather than a data repository, using AI to analyze customer behavior, purchase history, and sales activity to automatically prioritize accounts and opportunities for each rep. Instead of requiring sellers to dig through dashboards, it surfaces specific actions tied to account risk, expansion opportunities, and deal probability—providing context about what's changed and why it matters. The platform is built for complex sales environments like manufacturing and distribution where teams manage many customers and products, and clients report measurable gains like 4x pipeline growth and 58% revenue increases.
5 careers: Big demand, big pay - Feb. 3, 2006
An article discussing five high-demand, high-paying career opportunities as of early 2006.
The Art of Execution
Guy Kawasaki's "The Art of Execution" offers practical guidance on moving from fundraising success to actual business execution, arguing that entrepreneurs must set specific, measurable, relevant, and "rathole-resistant" goals with clear accountability rather than vague aspirations. The piece serves as both a startup manual and a corrective for organizations that have lost focus, emphasizing that getting the money is only the beginning—the harder work of disciplined execution and goal-setting follows.
Ultrize PHP TimeSheet
A PHP-based timesheet application for tracking and managing work hours and project time.
How to Do What You Love
Graham argues that finding work you love is essential for both happiness and excellence, yet most people are systematically misled about this possibility through childhood education that frames work as tedium, social pressures to pursue prestigious careers, and financial anxieties that push them toward money over passion. He distinguishes between two viable paths—the "organic route" of pursuing what you love directly, and the riskier "two-job route" of working for money while building toward your passion on the side—and emphasizes that the ability to produce concrete work and resist prestige are key tests for discovering what you truly want to do. The essay concludes that while finding such work is genuinely difficult and often takes decades, recognizing it as possible and maintaining awareness of what genuinely appeals to you, rather than what you think you should want, significantly improves your odds.
How to Develop Your Personal Elevator Pitch - WikiHow
A WikiHow guide on crafting and delivering an effective personal elevator pitch for professional networking and career advancement.
Heckling Adaptive Path - Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)
Adaptive Path distinguishes between "Foundation Attributes" (technologies like user-generated content and real-time data that emerged in the mid-1990s but weren't sufficient on their own) and "Experience Attributes" (newer elements that create compelling user experiences), arguing that Web 2.0's real competitive advantage comes from combining both types. The piece suggests that Experience Attributes—which blur traditional lines between suppliers, vendors, and customers—are what actually drive the fast growth and innovation associated with Web 2.0 companies, rather than any single technical feature.
Ning | Home: Front Page
NING is a platform for creating customized social networks and online communities without requiring coding skills, offering features like social media integration, analytics, custom design options, and built-in monetization through an e-commerce module. The service provides 24/7 support and includes tools for blogs, forums, photos, videos, and groups, with special pricing available for nonprofit organizations. Thousands of communities across various industries—from credit unions to fan clubs to spiritual organizations—use NING to build engagement and generate revenue from their audiences.
Open Source: Now It's an Ecosystem
Open-source software is expanding beyond infrastructure into mainstream business applications, with venture capitalists investing nearly $400 million in 50 open-source companies over 18 months—a shift exemplified by SugarCRM's rapid growth and funding success. While the movement offers significant advantages like low distribution costs and capital efficiency, most open-source companies struggle with monetization, converting only about 2% of their users into paying customers. The article suggests that while open-source infrastructure companies like MySQL show promise with strong revenue growth, broader adoption by major enterprises will be gradual, and venture investors betting on massive returns may face disappointment in the near term.
Free Excel Spreadsheets
This is a curated directory of Excel spreadsheet templates and tools for financial planning and business analysis, featuring over 120 downloadable models covering capital budgeting, valuation, cash flow analysis, project management, and risk assessment. The collection includes foundational templates from finance experts like Aswath Damodaran alongside practical tools for LBO analysis, merger synergies, DCF valuations, and operational decision-making. The resource also links to Excel add-ons, courses, and supplementary materials for building financial models and conducting business evaluations.
Guide To Writing A Business Plan
A comprehensive guide to creating an effective business plan for entrepreneurs and business owners.
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