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Dependence on Tech Crutches Threatens our Cognitive Abilities

Dependence on Tech Crutches Threatens our Cognitive Abilities

CUT & PASTE, AND THE LIKE WHAT? BIRD

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Long before the advent of the smartphones permanently attached to the end of our arms, we had to use our brains to solve problems. We had to give our undivided attention to a book or a lecture to discover a solution. Our brains had to function! We’d be forced to...
Entrepreneur – Outsource Everything but Accounting, Quality Control and Sales

Entrepreneur – Outsource Everything but Accounting, Quality Control and Sales

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Contributed Article

It’s no secret that most startups are undercapitalized. They need every penny just to stay in business long enough to produce a positive cash flow. Even those that have achieved seed financing usually find out in short order that they need a much longer runway to give...
Now is the Time to Start a Climate Change Mitigation Business

Now is the Time to Start a Climate Change Mitigation Business

JUMP ON THE BAND WAGON OR GET RUN OVER BY IT!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

Want to start a new business? Don’t know what it will be? Take a big hint from the 2nd Anniversary meeting of the signatories to the Paris Climate Accord. Just about any business that addresses, slows down or mitigates the effects of climate change is in demand. The...
Stanford Commencement Message for New Techies

Stanford Commencement Message for New Techies

DON’T HOLD YOURSELF BACK!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

We were honored to be invited to the Stanford University 126th Commencement. Our friend Zach Steward has done it again! Two years ago, we saw him get his Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. This year he was awarded a Masters. Quite a feat! Just trying to imagine all...
Give Your Problems the Deep Six!

Give Your Problems the Deep Six!

BELIEVING IS SEEING!

by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog

These days we’re not supposed to call them “problems.” Now they’re “challenges.” But no matter what you call them, every day we entrepreneurs seem to face a new one, from putting out small fires to tackling ongoing threats to our business. All problems have this in...
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