Pinterest is awesome for finding ideas for just about anything. From baby showers to gardening to funny pictures, it’s got it all. It’s like a big search engine where the results have been pre-screened for awesomeness. Except, there’s one problem: No resume is required to pin things on
The average American has a 23 minute commute, which isn’t all that bad. But for many Americans, that trip is much longer. Some of those long commutes are by choice — some people choose to live far away from the office for better schools, a bigger house, or
Google isn’t the only company that gives employees time to tinker. Michael Dubakov, CEO of Targetprocess, a project management software company in Amherst, New York, allows employees to devote 20 percent of their time to development activities. They call this “Orange Fridays,” and it means he gets a lot less
There’s nothing more heartening than an underdog making good–even in the cut-throat world of entrepreneurship. That’s precisely why the tale of California Chrome has the entire nation enthralled by a horse race. California Chrome’s story starts out unexceptionally, as all cinderella stories do. His owners, small time investors, Steve Coburn and Perry
I want to state up front that I love perks. And I’m a fan of unique company features like big scorecards, group community service outings, or weekend and evening e-mail bans. But if you want a great company culture, you don’t need any of those things. Yep, you can have a great culture
I experienced my first World Cup Fever in 2010, while living in Switzerland. Coming from the United States where football means shoulder pads and touchdowns, I had never paid one bit of attention to what the rest of the world calls football. And, as such, I didn’t give the World
Zappos has plans to hire 450 people this year, but you wouldn’t know it by reading LinkedIn or Monster.com or even the company’s website. The online clothing retailer has done away with job postings. And instead it’s asking potential candidates to sign up for its own new social network
