July 1st, 2009
College is that time of your life when you’re expected to have independence, autonomy and responsibility. And with these, you’re also expected to have more control over your time. There may be times when you feel burned out with having to maintain an academic, social and business life all at the same time. You might be aiming for good grades, working part time to augment your dwindling college fund, making friends, and starting up a business. How do you free up time for all this? Here are a couple suggestions.
Wake up early. This is a mostly subjective issue, because some of us are morning people while some of us are night owls. But no matter what your preference is, …
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June 30th, 2009
I witnessed a recent discussion in Twitter about a local politician. A few people were complaining that though he posts tweets regularly and replies to messages, he doesn’t take the time to follow anyone. Absolutely zero. This politician is not alone. Some use Twitter to promote their businesses and nothing else. The question then is, is it a requirement for users to follow others?
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June 29th, 2009
Society as a whole has a bad habit of frowning on those who lead lives of nonconformity. In school creativity is often punished, alternative fashion is usually scoffed at, and not following the herd is often times just labeled wrongly. In reality, though, these critics are really just jealous (cliche, kind of, i know) but those who stray off the beaten path really are the leaders (and failures) in today’s society.
Pertaining to College Startup readers, the internet and online business is this ‘unconventional evil’ that is subject to cries of illegitimacy. These thoughts stem mainly from the easyness that lies in starting a web business. A domain costs $10, hosting can be had for pocket change, and sufficient design is …
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June 24th, 2009
Twitter is a relatively new Internet service, having been launched in 2007. Although it’s deceptively simple, it has become so popular that several similar services are popping up to get a piece of the pie. I admit that at first glance, I didn’t quite get what the buzz was all about. It was only after making an effort to follow people and join conversations that I realized the power of the service. Right now, it seems like we’ve bare scratched the surface.
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June 18th, 2009
You may be the brains of the business, but you still need a dedicated team to get things done. The bigger your company grows, the more people you need, and the more difficult it becomes to centralize all the decisions on your desk. It can be difficult to let go, even scary, but allowing others to take greater responsibilities can be rewarding.
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