A 100 people who love your product is better than a thousand who just like it. That’s a lesson from Sam Altman, the founder of business accelerator YCombinator. I think that’s true in business and in life. But I first heard about it on the podcast Master’s of Scale, which is hosted by LinkedIn co-founder… Continue reading Love is better than like

Everyone goes through something in their life that can cause a dramatic change to their world. Some fold into the negativity. Others use what they are going through to become someone better and prove others wrong.  Peter Shankman is diagnosed with ADHD and uses what many consider a disadvantage to make himself into one of… Continue reading Peter Shankman: I Am More Than What You Think of Me

Competition either makes or breaks people and businesses. In the world of media, there is always another company trying to put out a product better than yours and gain followers or customers. Well how do you make yourself standout? Scouting out your competition is a first step, according to Jeff Haden’s article in Inc. He talks about… Continue reading Face Your Competition, Don’t Ignore It

This past year we have heard a lot about fake news and journalism ethics. Whats real and whats not? It is a really big question because we are told stories about our president that may or may not be true and then we don’t hear much about stories that are really affecting major groups of… Continue reading Time to Fix the News Media

Digital media has grown in all aspects of the world for some years now, but I never really knew the impact was as big as the Pew Research Center showed in its recent report. In each year digital media has grown in every area when it comes to advertising, the number of people viewing sites,… Continue reading Digital Media is Taking Over the World of Media