Winning the Talent War.

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There is an ongoing war out there , success in it can mean the difference between having a market leading company and being an also ran. So how can you compete with the superpowers of Tech? What do you do when the developers you are targetting can get offers from the big prestigious Software companies?…

Take this job — and love it

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(Thinkstock) Sometimes going to work is a chore. The daily grind means deadlines to meet, grumpy colleagues to deal with, demanding bosses to please and piles of work that never seem to get smaller. And some days, it feels like there’s never a way to break free from routine. But, there are ways to overcome…

How Legos Licensed the Universe, and Ended Up Ruling Us All | Underwire | Wired.com

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 Todd Tankersley Lego, pre-millennium: stackable bricks, generic yellow-headed characters, revenue sputtering. Lego today: Crushing the toy industry under its interlocking feet, having overtaken Mattel and Hasbro as the most profitable toymaker in the world. That’s partially due to licensing deals, which, starting in 1999, added icons like Darth Vader and Batman to the mix. Many…

Meet The Eight Startups From StartX’s Fall 2013 Class

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StartX, the non-profit accelerator for Stanford-affiliated entrepreneurs, introduced the most recent eight companies to have gone through its program at a demo day in Silicon Valley today. Those companies included everything from a non-profit dance program to a mobile tool for helping to treat autism in children presented to investors and press. Founded in 2009,…