How to Stop a Startup
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and neither is a business. Just ask Michael Conway, managing director of Clothes2Order.com. Conway, 42, launched the clothing company in 2002 and has continued to hone the business model to keep pace with changing economic trends and markets. Today the London-based online retailer is thriving, with clients that include […]
Should You Take a Careercation?
It’s the nightmare that every business owner dreads. One day, out of the blue, a talented and hardworking employee hands you his two weeks’ notice. Still reeling from the shock, you go through stages of panicky self-reflection—How come I didn’t see this coming? Can I still convince him to stay? How am I going to […]
Tank Talk: A Q&A with ‘Shark Tank’ Star Daymond John
The newest and sixth season of the Emmy Award-winning show Shark Tank premiered last week, which means I’ll officially be glued to my television set every Friday night. If you can’t find me at home watching it tonight, go ahead and file a missing persons report because something is seriously amiss. If you aren’t familiar […]
3 Apps to Organize Your Biz Documents
Doc Scan (Free) There’s no need to tote around a bulky scanner, Apple users. Capture, organize and send multipage documents, pamphlets or business cards to contacts new and old—with the app, you can even email files as PDFs or upload to Dropbox or Evernote. And there’s no need to worry about quality—Doc Scan removes shadows […]
Leadership, ‘The Virgin Way’
Virgin Group founder and CEO Richard Branson has always been an unconventional entrepreneur, and in his newest book, The Virgin Way, he highlights his guiding leadership principles. Here are a few memorable excerpts: ›› “Like it or not, in the eyes of our customers, employees, friends, whoever, perception is very much reality…. We are all […]
Why I Replaced My Backhand with a Barre
Growing up, I hated exercising. I could give you a dozen reasons for why I couldn’t exercise—bad knees and mild asthma were just two—but really, I just strongly disliked the sports I played. I joined the local YMCA volleyball team, took group tennis lessons and played basketball with my athletically talented brothers—and I hated every […]
Christine Ha’s Recipe for Success
Juicy pan-seared chicken breast, beautifully plated with a colorful roasted beet salad; white tuna sashimi, displaying expert knife work, next to cloudlike tufts of avocado mousse; smooth, refreshing coconut lime sorbet scooped in perfect spheres, garnished with a delicate ginger tuile. All are dishes worthy of a Michelin-starred restaurant, cooked and created with obvious expertise […]
Random Acts of Smiles
“Reach out. Share. Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on others without getting a few drops on yourself.” — Og Mandino Last week, an elderly stranger, perhaps in her late 70’s or 80’s, held my hand. A few friends and I made the last-minute decision to attend a baseball game and […]
SXSW Accelerator 2014: Finalists, Winners and Must-See Startups
Of the hundreds of startups that applied for a chance to shine at South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive’s Startup Village, only a handful were chosen as finalists in six categories at the SXSW Accelerator. Long seen as the startup stamp of approval from one of the world’s largest technology conferences, SXSW Accelerator is a two-day […]
Google’s Eric Schmidt on Privacy in the Digital Age
Two thought leaders at Google say technology is shaping human society, for better and sometimes, for worse. Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen of Google explored this notion in “The New Digital Age” at SXSW Interactive and in their upcoming book by the same title. "You can't hold back tech progress. You're much better off organizing […]
1982 Achiever of the Year: Steven Spielberg
This week, our March issue hits the newsstands and the man gracing the cover is our 2013 Achiever of the Year– the visionary, founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. The competition was tough, and Bezos barely edged out the other nominees. One particular runner-up set a new record in SUCCESS history by having won […]
Tiny Habits
Behavior scientist BJ Fogg explains a painless strategy to personal growth.