Groupon is the United State’s largest daily deals site.  Before there was Living Social there was Groupon.  Before there was Google Offers there was Groupon.  Before there was the now defunct Facebook Daily Deals there was Groupon. Groupon sprang onto the scene like so many mega tech sites do.  Groupon started in Chicago and quickly [...]

Every now and again you run across a tidbit of information that makes you turn your head and say “WHAT!?”.  Today I was emailed a story that made me do that. According to CNET Apple Incorporated now has more available cash than the United States government. We all know that the US government isn’t the [...]

  In 2008 Fortune Senior Editor Geoffrey Colvin wrote a book entitle Talent is Overrated: What Really Seperates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else. The book offers an in depth look at the one thing that makes a person world class performer.  The book touches on world class violinists, athletes, comedians, financial leaders, and CEOs. That [...]

Leslie Handmaker has a site which offers cool gifts for friends. She also is a freelancer providing marketing support and project management to small businesses. Every company has various opinions of what makes their business successful. Some companies think that success is based on their staff, amount of money in the bank, quality of the [...]

The below excerpt is from Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg as posted on Venturebeat.com . “I want to stress the importance of being young and technical,” he stated. If you want to found a successful company, you should only hire young people with technical expertise. “Young people are just smarter,” he said with a straight face. [...]