Subscribe to this feed- The art of selling through authenticityYou may have heard this line before–whether you like it or not, once you enter the workforce, you are going to have to be a salesperson. Yes, you are going to have to sell, whether it is real customers or pitching ideas to co-workers or convincing friends to go somewhere. The words are enough to […]
- Building Community at Hayes Valley FarmAs a way of learning to build community on the web, I worked with a local young professionals association to rally up 20 volunteers to do some volunteer work in real time, out on the field, at Hayes Valley Farm. There’s nothing like working in real time to observe how people get to know each […]
- ZipCar Goes IPOZipcar, a web-based car rental company, went public on Thursday, and the company valuation crossed the $1B mark! Although Zipcar is not quite making a profit, I like their business model. I was a member last year for about 6 months, and used it several times during that time period. So, what’s so different about […]
- The art of selling through authenticity