Inc. 5000Brooke Henderson Google Customers Needed Support. This Ex-Employee Built a Business Around ItHe helps founders make the most of cloud tools. When Covid-19 hit, his service was critical to companies that could no longer afford it. He helped them anyway.
GrowDavid Finkel Business Owners on Finding New Opportunities in This Stressed EconomyHere are some of my favorites.
GrowDavid Finkel Finding the Hidden Business Opportunities Around the Coronavirus PandemicIt's time to look for the hidden opportunities.
Cloud ComputingDavid Finkel Increase Your Remote Workforce's Productivity With These 4 TipsForced to work remotely? Here's how to do it right.
Cloud ComputingBurt Helm This San Mateo, California, Cloud Storage Service Is Everything Amazon's AWS Isn't. Here's Why Your Family IT Nerd Loves ItThrough resourcefulness, pluck, and constant improvisation, Backblaze has outlasted bigger, brawnier players with a cut-rate cloud storage service even technophobes can love. And it's making a profit, too.
Cloud ComputingDavid Finkel 10 Things Every Small-Business Owner Needs to Do to Deal With the Impact of Covid-19 on Their BusinessIt's not the time for isolation.
Cloud ComputingKevin J. Ryan 3 College Students Started a Software Company. Today, It's Backed by Jeff Bezos and Used by Some of America's Biggest Police DepartmentsThanks to some thoughtful design, Mark43 is bringing police work into modern times.
5G RevolutionMelissa Mapes Do You Listen to Data or Follow Your Gut? Here's When to Do EachPerverse incentives lead to fiascoes. To avoid unintended consequences, make sure you listen to the right data.
Cloud ComputingKevin Daum These Are the 5 Biggest Myths About Big DataBig data is all the rage. But are you sure your company is ready for all it entails?
Cloud ComputingHeather Wilde Over 2.5 Billion User Accounts Have Been Hacked This Year Alone. Here are 4 Things You Can Do to Protect YourselfWith the top 15 hacks of 2018 totaling more than 2.5 billion user accounts compromised, there's more reason than ever before for you to take action.
Cloud ComputingChisa Egbelu Why Every Founder Needs a Community. Here's How to Build OneCreate the community you want to see, together everyone is better.
Small Business WeekMinda Zetlin Microsoft, Facebook, LinkedIn and 31 Other Tech Giants Sign Agreement Promising They Won't Help With Cyber WarsApple, Google and Amazon didn't sign. And it's not clear what the actual effect will be.
Social MediaJim Schleckser Does Your E-Mail Address Say Hipster, Professional, or Behind the Times?What Does Your Business Email Address Say About You -- Hipster, Total Professional, or Behind the Times?
TechnologyFrederic Kerrest 5 Industries Making Tech A PriorityOkta's Businesses @ Work data showcases which verticals are adopting cloud apps and investing in technical advancements
Cloud ComputingHeather Wilde 11 Underrated Business Books That Should Be On Your BookshelfLooking for a new read? Check out these lesser-known books to level-up your leadership game.
The Future of WorkThis Way Up 3 Reasons Why Digital Transformation Is More Than Just a FadWe now have the technology to transform digitally without limits - and companies must adapt. Here are 3 key ways digitization is the new normal.
Cloud ComputingQuora How Early Streaming Video Led to the Unraveling of the Enron ScandalFor most people who were covering Enron at the time, there was huge pressure to focus on the positive and promote the notion that it was a hot stock.
Cloud ComputingEddie Yoon 5 Ways to Get the Most From Any Mentor RelationshipGreat mentors are invaluable, but few people seem to have them. Here are five tips to get the best mentors and make them most of it
Cloud ComputingPeter Gasca The Biggest Cyber Threat We Face Personally -- and How to Protect Against ItWhile we are at the mercy of large companies to protect our privacy and data, this cyber threat requires vigilant personal responsibility.
Cloud ComputingHeather Wilde How to Drastically Expand Your Workforce Without Hiring AnyoneArtificial intelligence may be the future of business, and using these tools, you can get a jump-start on the competition.
TechnologySonya Mann Amazon Thinks You Need Alexa in Your Office. She'll Have to Get Smarter FirstAmazon announced Alexa for Business, but the company is probably hyping up the product too much.
StrategyJim Schleckser How to Monetize the Data in Your BusinessA three-tiered approach to the monetization of data that follows the framework of Aggregation, Analytics, and Actionable Predictions.
Cloud ComputingPeter Economy Microsoft and LinkedIn Team Up to Make Writing Your Resume a Lot Easier (and Your Results a Lot Better)Believe it or not, more than 80 percent of resumes are updated in Microsoft Word. I think that's called 'cornering the market.'
Cloud ComputingMinda Zetlin Microsoft Browser Fails During Microsoft Cloud Demo--So Presenter Downloads Google ChromeMicrosoft's Michael Leworthy's unfazed response is a master class in staying calm under pressure.
Best-Kept Travel SecretsHeather Wilde In Diplomatic Row, US and Turkey Have Stopped Issuing Visas. Here's Why We All LoseNew restrictions on travel to Turkey can cause big consequences to your bottom line.
Cloud ComputingHeather Wilde Microsoft Just Won the Cloud WarsFed up with sky-high cloud service provider bills? Microsoft is too, and it's doing something about it.
Cloud ComputingBill Carmody For the Best Sales and Marketing Tactics, Leverage The Wisdom of 500+ Successful CEOsThis month, I surveyed over 500 successful CEOs and asked them to share their best sales and marketing advice. Here's what they had to say.
MarketingBill Carmody 9 Binge-Worthy Marketing PodcastsWith so many choices, it's hard to know what podcasts are worthy of your time. For the well-rounded marketer, add these 9 to your playlist.
TechnologyMatt Weinberger Unicorn Startup MongoDB Officially Files for IPOPaperwork reveals the company isn't profitable yet, but its losses are narrowing.
Cloud ComputingQuora The Surprising Reason Why Some Big Companies Still Haven't Embraced the CloudFew will admit to it, but there's empire building going on in IT-land.
StrategyRhett Power Is Your Business Ready for a Natural Disaster? This Is How to Get ReadyCould your business survive an event like Irma or Harvey?
TechnologyJohn White 143-Million Affected By Equifax Data Breach. How to Avoid Being a Hacker's Next TargetYou are a hacker's target. Let that sink in for a minute.
TechnologyJohn White Here's What Hackers Don't Want You to KnowHackers are constantly refining their techniques.
Cloud ComputingMatt Weinberger Unicorn Startup MongoDB Just Filed for an IPOThe database company could be the fifth 'unicorn' to go public this year.
TechnologyBrian D. Evans The Ethereum of China Is Now a Top 10 Cryptocurrency and Creating a Smart EconomyChina's Ethereum is disrupting the space.
LeadChad Perry 4 Ways to Be a Great Leader (When You're Not The Boss)Earned leadership is stronger than leadership that's inherited from a title. Here's how to show your leadership moxie while still in the ranks.
TechnologyBrian D. Evans Here's How Entrepreneurs Are Making Cryptocurrency Mainstream and Starting a RevolutionEthereum, Bitcoin, Stratis, Sia, and others are becoming mainstream thanks to entrepreneurs.
TechnologyJohn White How to Avoid Being the Weakest Link in Your Company's Information SecurityOne in five people will get hacked this year.
TechnologyJohn White Data Breaches Often Come From Where You Expect It LeastData breaches can lead to mass exodus of customers.
Cloud ComputingBill Carmody 72 CEOs on How to Increase Your Entrepreneur Quotient (in 140 Characters)I asked 72 CEOs for their advice in 140 characters and, upon further analysis, discovered 10 categories of behaviors that were consistent with all the answers I got.
Personal FinanceBrian D. Evans Cryptocurrency Initial Coin Offerings Are Helping Startups Raise MillionsThe largest crowdfunding campaign in history was funded through an initial coin offering.
TechnologyBrian D. Evans Blockchain Tech Company Sia (Siacoin) Could Disrupt Dropbox and AmazonEthereum and Bitcoin are making the most headlines, but look out for Sia, too.
Business ServicesZoë Henry Gust Aims to Be a One-Stop Shop for Launching a BusinessThe company, which launched in 2005, today unveiled a new platform that lets entrepreneur seamlessly incorporate their businesses for $99 per month.
Cloud ComputingAlexei Oreskovic Okta Posts $53 Million Revenue in Q1This is its first report since going public.
InnovateGeeta Nadkarni I Wish I'd Thought of That: 5 Cool Ways to Capture Ideas On the GoIf you get your best ideas while on the move, you're gonna love this list of handy tools.
TechnologyJohn White Tired Of Getting Your Packages Stolen? Here's What To DoAccording to a recent study, 74% of people have been victims of package theft.
MoneyBrian D. Evans How to Buy Your First Cryptocurrency Coins (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin, and NEO)Here's a basic guide and recommendations for where to safely buy digital currencies like Ethereum.
MoneyBrian D. Evans Ethereum Could Be Worth More Than Bitcoin Very SoonEther is the second most valuable cryptocurrency on the planet, and gunning for Bitcoin's crown.
TechnologyQuora How Machine Learning Turned Foursquare Into a Data PowerhouseMachine learning is changing the way we make decisions about our products.
Cloud ComputingJulie Bort Oracle Launches New In-House 'Startup'The company wants to stay ahead of the tech game by working on new, cutting-edge initiatives.
Cloud ComputingSonya Mann Startups Beware: If You Use AWS, Amazon May Have You in Its CrosshairsSaaS startups love the AWS platform -- and Amazon has a habit of using it to eat those startups' lunches.
Cloud ComputingSonya Mann This Startup Just Raised $14 Million for an Idea Investors Once Called 'Insane' and 'Stupid'Sapho's founders think that large corporations still want to buy on-premise software for security reasons. Silicon Valley disagrees.
Cloud ComputingHeather Wilde The Mistake That Cost United Airlines $1.4 Billion in One Day (Twice) and What You Can Do to Avoid ItA combination of poor communication and ineffective crisis management caused one of the worst PR disasters of the decade.
Small Business WeekSonya Mann Okta's $187 Million Tech IPO Isn't Scaring Off RivalsOkta presented their IPO on Friday. Competitors aren't as intimidated as you might expect -- they're happy that SSO is getting more attention.
Cloud ComputingDerek Schoettle Why Data Engineers Are the New Power PlayerData is a company's most valuable asset next to people and infrastructure. It's about time we elevate the role of the person managing this data: the data engineer.