Unemployment Rate Visualization
If you have ever wanted the unemployment play by play to come to life on your screen then you may want to check out Google’s visualization tool for unemployment. The tool pulls in data from the bureau of labor statistics.
Will Your Next Role Be As A Startup Founder?
In recent years I’ve come to accept that more people in the software engineering community have side projects that they would like to escalate into startups at some point in the not so far off future. Some manage a dual life as a startup entrpreneur while they are holding down a full time job, some take on [...]
Ethical Departures
I’ve often heard people talk about their non-competes in vague terms that describe their frustrations with them, but I have rarely heard of people being sued for them. This is because most of what goes into them is a gross exaggeration of what is enforceable or worth enforcing. For example, a few years ago I [...]
‘The Entrepreneur’
If you are an entrepreneur and have time between now and and July 30th you should check out ‘The Entrepreneur’, an online film available through DC Startup Company Snag Films. Great film.
DC Startup Jobs and DC Startup Space
Back in December I was on a panel for the DC ACM and put together a chart of the DC Startup Space. A lot has changed since then and although we are not planning to release our next report of the DC Startup space until December there have been enough changes recently that an update feels [...]
Job Loss Insurance?
Yeah, you read that headline right. A realty company in Georgia is now offering a “job loss protection program for real estate to metro Atlanta home buyers and sellers“. The Rainy Day Foundation, a 501(c)3 administers the program. While the program is part ”education and personalized counseling” for homeowner, it amounts to insurance. Didn’t we just get [...]
Jobmatchbox News and Call For Help
Jobmatchbox, formerly MyDCNet, has been a great free jobs list for people in the Washington, DC area since around 2001. We’ve helped people from the startups to the White House with their career moves over the years and enjoyed doing it. In an effort to pay for our hosting costs, software that helps with chores like [...]
Ok, Ok, I caught the 7 Deadly Sins of Networking Bug
Today Shashi Bellamkonda, Network Solution’s Social Media Swami, re-tweeted Capital Communicator’s post titled ‘7 Deadly Sins of Networking: A Response’ which referred to a blog post at Communication World titled ‘7 Deadly Sins of Networking’. This was a great post and I’m in the viral mode as I’m reading it so here is my 2 [...]
Engineers Wanted To Help Entrepreneurs Everywhere
One major problem faced by entrepreneurs is the difficulty associated with finding the right people to get the job done. While this situation is faced by leaders of many funded organizations it is a problem that is even more daunting for founders who are bootstrapping their startup. As if this was not significant enough, entrepreneurs [...]
Adobe Systems CEO’s Favorite Interview Questions
I enjoyed today’s New York Times interview of Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe Systems, so much that I would like to share an excerpt from it. Adam Bryant conducted the interview.
“Q. Talk about how you build a team.
A. My big belief in management is that people don’t change. You know, I’m highly unlikely at this [...]
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