How to get face time with top people

Via Business Insider: High-level decision-makers are harder than ever to reach.  If you are looking to develop strong connections to the most senior people in big companies, then consider NOT SELLING to them. Connect with them first. Bring them value on neutral...

Obama pushes plan for fast Internet in US schools

Via Yahoo News: President Barack Obama says he wants 99 percent of American students connected to super-fast Internet within five years. He’s directing federal regulators to use an existing program to equip schools with broadband Internet. Obama says the rest of...

Professor Studies HubSpot’s Culture

Via Business Insider: We have what we call an “uncomfortable level of transparency” where we share information as if every employee was a [top] manager. Our wiki exposes things like cash balance, burn rate last month, valuations, impact on dilution,...

The air, the taxes, the retirement

Via Bankers Anonymous: Working for yourself, in a business you founded, makes it much more likely that you’ll do something you love. Working for someone else, for a salary, makes it much more likely that you’ll be asked to come in on Saturdays to work on the TPS...