In the past 2 weeks we’ve hired about 5 designers/developers on our various projects using oDesk (affiliate link). In addition to our first round of tips, here are some other things we’ve observed working with offshore contractors… Pricing and… Read more

Do you want to quickly execute and complete your startup’s projects? Being quick and nimble are the essence of startup. Being able to get on the same page and avoiding mis-steps and clashing egos is easier said than done. We ran across a great… Read more

If you’re rebuilding your brand and/or web site, don’t forget to take a close look at the actual text a.k.a. content being used on your site. Does the language, tone, and story of your content match your new web site? Unfortunately a lot of times,… Read more

Here’s a best practice tip: when building a web site, make sure you check out  your web site in multiple web browsers other than the one browser you use every day. The ones you want to pay attention to are: Firefox, Internet Explorer versions 7 to… Read more

Select startup, technology business stories for the third week of February follows: We love Google’s app suite including Gmail, Gtalk, Google Voice, and now they’ve improved Google Docs by adding 12 new file formats including Photoshop PSD files… Read more

If you’re just starting out, chances are your web or marketing budgets are not that huge. While we like to hire local whenever possible, there are times when the dollars and sense don’t allow for that. So what to do? Use the internet to find more… Read more

We’re big fans of Rapportive, the Gmail plugin that gives you one-glance access to your contact’s social network profiles when you’re reading their emails. We stumbled across their story of  “the accidental launch” which included  their product… Read more

Here’s a great interview with the CEO of Olympus USA, F. Mark Gumz. In the interview he provides key pieces of advice from his mentor: don’t make promises you can’t keep, follow through on your promises, and admit it if you don’t know something. He… Read more