[Originally in an onboarding email] Welcome aboard! A few pieces of encouragement and advice as you head into your first full week: You’ll do a million different things – and there are lessons in all of them. Even the most mundane tasks will come in handy somewhere down the road. If starting my own business… Read more »
It’s no secret that people spend hours a day on their phones. Of Facebook’s 1.15 billion daily active users, 56.5% log in only on a mobile device. With information being displayed on small screens, designing clear content for an easy experience is crucial. A major challenge many companies face is their customers’ aversion to commitment. Until they have… Read more »
When you hear the word intern, what are the first words that come to your mind? Busy work, coffee runs, unpaid hours, paperwork filing, grunt work, lowest on the totem pole, etc.? Without further knowledge of the company an intern is working for, these are all safe to assume apply. However, none of these apply… Read more »
The never ending debate of Creative vs. Data is a rabbit hole many of us have found ourselves headed down. Clashing opinions can turn to noise as you look for that one true answer to this ongoing question. From my experience, the reason why this answer seems elusive is because it may not exist. I’m… Read more »
Dear 15-year-old Tim, You’ve probably locked yourself in your room again to play Roller Coaster Tycoon until 3:00 AM. Take heart! You have purpose. Someday you’ll start your own business and discover a passion that will be the perfect combination of technology, sociology, and education. On your way there, please remember a few things: Don’t… Read more »
