Posts for "generation y"


How startups can deal with competition from a strategy and Marketing standpoint

From Generation-Y startup
October 28, 2010 at 4:41 pm
TweetSomeone once told me at a tech meet-up some months back that competition is the best way to judge if an idea is good or bad. “When there are other entrepreneurs interested ... (more)

“Entitled” to What – Being Unemployed?

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
October 28, 2010 at 2:00 am
By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Emily Bennington Well guys, I hate to be the one to break this to you, but the job market is pretty crappy right now. But before you grab your ... (more)

Six Tips for Managing Your Stress in a Stress-Filled Environment

From Dan Erwin
October 24, 2010 at 4:52 pm
One of my international readers from a Middle East nation sent me a very gracious thank you for my blogging.  A Gen-Yer with an MBA and out of school barely three years, he ... (more)

Startups should focus on building user-base first before seeking Outside investment

From Generation-Y startup
October 20, 2010 at 9:19 am
TweetMost failed startups won’t run a post-mortem and report back that they failed because their idea was bad, the most popular analysis have always shown that it’s one of ... (more)

41 Ways Museums Are Merging Social and Tech to Engage Audiences

From Know Your Own Bone
October 18, 2010 at 2:13 pm
In preparation for the IMLS webinar series- Connecting to Collections- I’ve been thinking about some of my favorite ways that museums are merging social and tech to engage ... (more)

“The Social Network,” Zuckerberg, Brooks and Pfeffer

From Dan Erwin
October 18, 2010 at 10:30 am
Everybody and his brother have written a review of The Social Network, Scott Rudin and Aaron Sorkin's blockbuster movie.  I don't intend to do that, except to say that you should ... (more)

Entrepreneurs need to focus on Game changing startups

From Generation-Y startup
October 12, 2010 at 9:03 am
Entrepreneurship is not just about being able to build a company from idea up, it has a lot to do with the ability to conceive the idea first. I look around many ... (more)

How Startups Should Market Their Product To Build An Initial User Stream

From Generation-Y startup
October 8, 2010 at 9:54 am
User acquisition is perhaps the toughest part of building a successful startup. It could be frustrating and could drag on for ages but it could also be a pleasant ... (more)

Dan Pink on When “I Do” Becomes “I Don’t”

From Brainware
October 6, 2010 at 12:29 pm
In a recent blog, Dan Pink surfaces fascinating research on marriage.  The research reveals that for the first time in U.S. history the number of young adults (those between ... (more)

The Places I’ve Called Home

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
October 4, 2010 at 10:00 am
I write about it a lot – traveling, my relocating and hopping around. Did you know the average American moves 11.7 times in their lifetime? On August 1st, when leasing season ... (more)

Planning to Own a Home? Not Necessarily a Wise 21st Century Decision.

From Brainware
September 22, 2010 at 8:01 am
Home ownership has always been the great promise of American society.  For generations we've believed and been taught that home ownership is is an axiomatic good.  As a recent ... (more)

How To Make Friends

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
September 14, 2010 at 9:00 am
This might sound like a post for kindergartners – but I keep getting this search phrase on my blog and the search stat keeps staring at me and I cock my head to the side ... (more)

On Making a Major Personal Transition

From Brainware
September 14, 2010 at 7:02 am
My silence over the past ten days is because of a very significant personal transition I've made.  Over the next week I intend to explain my transition, and point to the implications ... (more)

Millennials’ Net Worth Problem

From Extraordinary Observations
September 8, 2010 at 6:48 pm
A few weeks ago I responded to Robin Marantz Henig's article about twenty-somethings. Lately I've seen a number of articles on this theme. They all seek the answer to a fundamental ... (more)

Why It’s Smart to Listen to Your Gen Y Employees’ Overshare

From Know Your Own Bone
September 2, 2010 at 4:32 pm
If Mattel were employing millennials, Barbie might still be in charge It’s no surprise that members of Generation Y can cause annoyance in the workplace when their behavior ... (more)

Are Generation Y-ers Different? Do I follow the Stereotypes?

From My Journey to Millions
August 25, 2010 at 1:09 am
I was reading an article today titled “Serving Gen Y Now: Advice on branding, service and capturing Gen Y – and its assets – now” in the August 2010 edition of Investment ... (more)

20-Somethings

From Extraordinary Observations
August 22, 2010 at 3:00 pm
By now most Gen-Y bloggers have already seen the New York Times Magazine, and one of this week's feature stories, What Is It About 20-Somethings? The piece seems frustrating to ... (more)

Selling to the Competitive User

From Generation-Y startup
August 20, 2010 at 10:52 am
Nothing is more rewarding for any business than taking an account away from a competitor. Successfully persuading a competitive user to leave their existing vendor ... (more)

C-Twip #7: 36 Facts About Generation Y in the Workplace

From CAREEREALISM» Career Advice, Personal Branding & Job Search Help from Top Career Experts
August 18, 2010 at 2:00 pm
What’s a C-Twip? c-twip (see-twip) noun 1. Career advice rendered from the social media platform of Twitter. Top C-Twips on @CAREEREALISM: 36 Facts About Generation Y in ... (more)

104 Weeks

From Life Without Pants
August 9, 2010 at 11:55 am
104 weeks. 2 years. That’s how long it’s been since I was handed a diploma and walked across the stage of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Two years ago ... (more)

Entrepreneurs Must Learn To Spark Conversations About Their Startups

From Generation-Y startup
August 3, 2010 at 11:34 am
Yesterday afternoon I took a break from being so busy to catch up on news making rounds in the tech world and one that particularly caught my eye was Adam Ostrow’s ... (more)

Start-up Success Depends On Your Early Adopters

From Generation-Y startup
July 29, 2010 at 11:50 am
First of all, I think it’s necessary to say sorry to the readers who e-mailed me about my lack of blogging for the past few weeks bar the Causerific intro ... (more)

An Interview With My Cousin Who Just Traveled Around The World

From Small Hands, Big Ideas
July 20, 2010 at 11:00 am
Note: My cousin, Tu Spatafore recently traveled around the world by himself, for 8 months. I was moved by his trip, his frequent updates to the family stateside and his overall ... (more)

The Organization May Have Zilch, But You Won’t

From Know Your Own Bone
July 12, 2010 at 2:14 am
This post is created in conjunction with other members of the Nonprofit Millennial Bloggers Alliance. Our posts this week (all with “Zilch” in the title), explore perspectives ... (more)

Popping the Social Media Bubble

From Life Without Pants
July 6, 2010 at 5:55 pm
Recently, Courtney Dial, the founder of Pizzazzerie, wrote a great piece on Arment Dietrich’s FADS titled “Why is Generation Y Not on Twitter“. ... (more)