I don’t think American taxpayers should be footing the bill for people’s pie purchases. To me it’s no different than nail salons and Lottery tickets. It’s pastry, it’s dessert. My pies are great, but come on. Andrea Taber, proprietor of the Ever So Humble Pie Co. in Walpole, MA, who sells her baked goods at… Continue reading
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We need to make space for new shows, new talent, new ideas. That’s our mission, and ultimately, it’ll be good business, too, to have exciting new shows bring in new audiences. Ira Glass, in his thoughts about airing Car Talk reruns
Interview with Lyndsay Rae Meiklem, Small Business Owner and Artist
For weeks, I’ve been excited by the national Mission Small Business contest sponsored by Chase and LivingSocial, which will award up to 12 individual grants of $250,000 to 12 small businesses. The business application calls for a thoughtful essay and community (online) support, and the project with my vote (and hopefully yours! It’s easy!) is Lyndsay… Continue reading Interview with Lyndsay Rae Meiklem, Small Business Owner and Artist
The two groups, the twin engines of wealth-creation in our time, both donate substantially. But these rich are different from Fortune 500 CEOs. Hedge-fund and tech-sector donors aren’t content to write checks for established programs, says Bruce Flessner, a principal at Bentz Whaley Flessner, which advises non-profits on how to score grants. Rather, the hedgies… Continue reading
Got this fantastic cut for free yesterday by being a hair model at Fekkai from stylist Carly Gaccione, who was awesome. If anybody would like her contact info for a future haircut, I’m happy to share. I’m all about giving quality work good business!
Philanthropy Jargon Generator
This is really hilarious. Push a button and voila! A Verb + Adjective + Noun/Phrase is generated and you can use it! Here are some that I got: quantify state-of-the-art stakeholder feedback commission community-driven models ramp up interactive listening tours respond to inclusive change agents explore emerging B corporations You get it. It’s ridiculous -… Continue reading Philanthropy Jargon Generator
Homeless people have become Internet hotspots at SXSW through a partnership between the festival and Front Steps. They can make money through PayPal donations, and the idea behind it is that it’s more useful to attendees than selling newspapers. It’s edgy and certainly controversial. I like it*. Each hotspot’s success - like any other enterprise… Continue reading
I say, you’re naive. Read the newspaper, number one. Number two, if you put your compensation in a one-year context to define your overall level of happiness, you’ve got a problem which is much bigger than the job. And number three, if you are really unhappy, just leave. I mean, life’s too short. Morgan Stanley… Continue reading
Neat stuff that I’d love to share
It hasn’t been a year in the awesome book, that’s for sure. But, I derive a lot of motivation and excitement from some of the neat stuff that my friends are working on. Some of the more linkable of these are shared below; know that there are many, many more and I am simply horrible… Continue reading Neat stuff that I’d love to share
Louis CK’s business savvy pays off
In just 4 days, Louis CK's new exclusive has been downloaded +110,000 times and has made (net) what many people wish they could make in a year. On top of that, it's really, really funny. In part of a statement that he released today, the (brilliant) comedian describes his marketing attempt: The experiment was: if… Continue reading Louis CK’s business savvy pays off
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