Tag Archives: people

BIG DATA – The Only Business Model Left

My Partner, Paul Readwin our Chief Intelligent Officer at Business Instincts Group recently send me a great article on the Only Business Model Left. It’s an article that resonates very deeply with us here at Business Instincts Group and PODIUM Ventures. Shomit Ghose, in his March 12 Forbes article, very aptly pointed out that with [...]

Five Easy Steps to Transparency

Be transparent in 5 easy steps. There is a call from investors, shareholders, media and business professionals to be “more” transparent. What is your ability to be open, honest, courageous, forthright, and clear in the context of business? Let’s make sure we are looking at this in the same way; transparent is defined as: 1.Easily [...]

Before Your Company Jumps…

..Into The Social Media Party BIG feels fortunate to bring you a post today from Michelle Berg of Elevated HR (www.elevatedhr.com). Not only does she understand the opportunity and excitement of adopting Social Media as a means to promote your brand, she also provides a wise recommendation on how to insulate it: So here you [...]

It ain’t heaven being an Angel

I always thought being an Angel, investors had it made.  Angels being those accredited investors who like to be one of the first people to invest in start up businesses and early stage ventures.  I thought that they had business handled and once you had the money you were good to go.  There is even anecdotal [...]

3 Reasons I Like Madonna As An Entrepreneur

As far as I’m concerned Madonna is the ultimate entrepreneur and here’s my top three reasons why: At 19 years old she moved to New York City with literally $35 in her pocket and the whiff of a dream and has gone on to sell more than 300 million records worldwide. The Guinness World Records [...]

Vancouver GROW2010 – Amazing

Two weeks ago, I attended the inaugural Vancouver GROW2010 Conference and to say it was anything but unforgettable and paradigm shifting would be an understatement. Join me for a quick jaunt through the learning’s and highlights of GROW2010. The People – They were world class. Both Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists united to share what it [...]