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Steve Jobs's seven key decisions
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Steve Jobs's seven key decisions
When Steve Jobs officially returned to Apple 15 years ago, it marked a moment of rebirth for the ailing company. Within eight months (September 17, 1997, to be exact), he assumed the mantle of Interim CEO (later abbreviated to iCEO for cuteness) and executed a stark and
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DeskTime - Bust time-wasting employees with DeskTime
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Bad news for employees: Your slacking days are over.
Good news for employers: Now you can tell who's earning their paycheck and who's spending their days updating Facebook. That's courtesy of DeskTime, a time-tracking service designed for SMBs.
DeskTime employs automated sof
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Freelancer.com Acquires vWorker.com
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Freelancer.com Acquires vWorker!
Freelancer.com is pleased to announce that we have just acquired vWorker, the fourth largest freelance marketplace in the world and second largest by number of users! We are delighted to welcome vWorker users to Freelancer.com, and believe that they will make an i
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When does it pay to outsource your small-business tasks?
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To paraphrase the old saying: The road to China is paved with good intentions.
For many businesses, outsourcing work overseas promises a road to business success, offering low-cost production with high quality results. For some, a business wouldn't be financially possible at all without outsourcing.
But outsourcing isn't easy,
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SEO Services India help it to the top
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Internet has changed our livesand World Wide Web has made every piece of information easily accessible. Thisaccessibility is the very reason most businesses, entrepreneurs and product andsolut
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Apple stock price hits record high as investors await iPhone 5, iPad Mini
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Apple's share price on Friday closed at an all-time high, climbing nearly $12 to just over $648 a share, a number that sets the value of the firm at more than $600 billion.
Most experts attributed Apple's recent surge to investors' anticipation of next month's rumored iPhone 5 launch and the possibility that the Cupertino, Calif. company will also introduce a
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The Blackouts in India, Seen in oDesk Data
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Editor’s Note: Many thanks to John Horton, oDesk’s Staff Economist and member of oDesk Research, for the analysis and commentary in this post.
A nationwide blackout in India recently left some 600 million people without electricity. Given that a large number of oDesk contractors are from India—it is the second-m
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Freelancer.com acquires Scriptlance!
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Freelancer.com acquires Scriptlance!
Freelancer.com is very excited to announce that we have just acquired Scriptlance – the fifth largest freelance marketplace in the world. We are delighted to welcome Scriptlance members to Freelancer.com. This is great news for both Scriptlance and Freelancer.com members and makes Freelanc
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99designs wins first-ever Startup Pushup Charity Challenge!
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On May 17th, 99designs triumphed in the first-ever Pushup Charity Challenge!
99designs is big on giving back. We love hosting contests for not-for-profit organizations, and supporting them, and so were thrilled when the folks at fellow San Francisco startup Udemy invited us to participate in a charity ev
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CRM's and How It Can Help Freelancers
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In the freelancing world, CRM (customer relationship management) stands for applications, tools and online competencies that assist freelancers to better manage their clients and services for maximum benefits. It may sometimes involve using analysis softwares and absorbing other employees. The goal is to build a good reputation to get more jobs while achieving clients’ satisfaction beyond an
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People-Management Tools
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5 Brilliant People-Management Tools
It's time to bring some of your processes into the 21st century. Check out these apps--all with start-up-friendly prices.
The formative years of any company have more to do with whom you hire and how you manage them than just abou
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