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Y-Combinator Goes Freelance

Small Business Labs

Last week was Demo Day for Y-Combinator's summer batch of startups. According to their website, since 2005 over 700 startups have gone through their program and today these firms have a combined market valuation of over $30 billion. Well known grads include Dropbox, Airbnb and Reddit.

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How to Use Video to Drive Business – to – Business Sales

Andrea Kalli

If you’re creating a product demo, your video could be anywhere from 60 seconds to 3 to 5 minutes. I have been featured in PRNewsonline, Bulldog Reporter, Lioness Magazine and more and have been supporting businesses with marketing since 2005, and in 2014 dedicated my focus to putting video as the forefront of my services.

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Canadians Caught in Time Crunch

Ian's Messy Desk

Among the report’s key findings: The proportion of Canadians experiencing high levels of time crunch grew from 16% in 1992 to 20% in 2005. Teenagers 15-17 who had a meal on a typical day with their parents plunged from 64% in 1992 to 35% in 2005. Time spent on social leisure activities dropped from 15% in 1998 to 12% in 2005.

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Our iPad Review

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August | Main | Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy » September 07, 2010 Our iPad Review The iPad is a huge success.    And the attractive screen and graphics makes it a useful demo tool.

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Beyond the Music: DJ Steve Aoki Taps Into Tech and Brain Advocacy Through the Aoki Foundation

Success

Then, he made his first demo. In 2005, I remixed Bloc Party because I was DJing in LA in these small, little bars during Dim Mak parties. “At 14, I found music in this capacity where I was like, ‘OK, I’m not just a passive listener. I am a creator.’” Aoki learned how to sing and play guitar and drums. Then, I would remix these bands.

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10 Years After His Death, Steve Jobs Still Inspires Our Imaginations

Success

In his viral 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University , Jobs told the audience that after he dropped out of Reed College, he slept on the dorm-room floors of his friends, recycled Coke bottles for money, and ate free meals at the local Hare Krishna temple. In fact, at various times in his life, Jobs lived in considerable poverty.

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