Most Active Articles 2013-05-25T09:55:09.588-04:00 Business Exchange Business_Exchange@businessweek.com urn:com:businessweek:bx:topic:most-active:enterprise-20 Steve Ireland sireland780 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15564109492603607476-532d6308e26bc54466a6f99fc6f578d1 2013-04-03T15:25:29.131-04:00

Yahoo's recent announcement to end telecommuting has caused quite the stir. I recently spoke about this with Terri Griffith, professor at Santa Clara University and expert on how you make combined technology and organization decisions and then work these changes into your business.

Yahoo's recent announcement to end telecommuting has caused quite the stir. I recently spoke about this with Terri Griffith, professor at Santa Clara University and expert on how you make combined technology and organization decisions and then work these changes into your business. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/phil-simon/terri-griffith_b_2949392.html Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9778997716257213408-d832e167a6d393effd7206f7d437313f 2012-09-17T10:21:34.744-04:00

The Social Media Quotient (SMQ) Quiz has been one of the most popular Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) resources. Now over three years old, it has been updated to more accurately reflect the universe of social media sites and tools and to better capture people’s knowledge and experience. This post provides an overview and a link to the latest version of the quiz on SlideShare, offers suggestions for using it, and requests feedback. The answer key is available by request.

The Social Media Quotient (SMQ) Quiz has been one of the most popular Social Media in Organizations (SMinOrgs) resources. Now over three years old, it has been updated to more accurately reflect the universe of social media sites and tools and to better capture people’s knowledge and experience. This post provides an overview and a link to the latest version of the quiz on SlideShare, offers suggestions for using it, and requests feedback. The answer key is available by request. http://www.sminorgs.net/2012/09/whats-your-social-media-sophistication-the-smq-quiz-version-iii.html Courtney Hunt, PhD chuntphdphr339 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4480962917124650710-2f64586caa79f1b625dc1d75a203e5fd 2013-03-03T12:20:43.931-05:00

If you're an employer, there are lots of signals about a young person's suitability for the job you're offering. If you're looking for someone who can write, do they have a blog, or are they a prolific Wikipedia editor? For programmers, what are their TopCoder or GitHub scores? For salespeople, what have they sold before? If you want general hustle, do they have a track record of entrepreneurship, or at least holding a series of jobs?

If you're an employer, there are lots of signals about a young person's suitability for the job you're offering. If you're looking for someone who can write, do they have a blog, or are they a prolific Wikipedia editor? For programmers, what are their TopCoder or GitHub scores? For salespeople, what have they sold before? If you want general hustle, do they have a track record of entrepreneurship, or at least holding a series of jobs? http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/mcafee/2013/02/stop-requiring-college-degrees.html Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3498906852533966255-d5444c8d80b11c226d144c5da3e48849 2012-07-28T14:34:18.693-04:00

I'm talking about the needs, practices, and evolution (revolution?) of how we build our companies and do our work. We need to move from bounded, discrete jobs and organizations to engaged people and jobs in fluid organizations where new methods and products are everyone's responsibility.

I'm talking about the needs, practices, and evolution (revolution?) of how we build our companies and do our work. We need to move from bounded, discrete jobs and organizations to engaged people and jobs in fluid organizations where new methods and products are everyone's responsibility. http://terrigriffith.com/blog/2020-engagement Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:1841762156516575017-c6c99f7523ee7c8699a51a3d86ffd823 2012-10-09T13:39:47.539-04:00

The inherent dangers entrepreneurs and investors of all stripes must acknowledge when growing a company or investing in a company dependent on a third party platform. Examples are Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple platforms.

The inherent dangers entrepreneurs and investors of all stripes must acknowledge when growing a company or investing in a company dependent on a third party platform. Examples are Facebook, Twitter, Google and Apple platforms. http://www.venturestab.com/2012/10/house-built-sand-pitfalls-building-on-someone-elses-platform/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:4225572327849665975-aa218ddf4de4df92475f175be1c596ee 2012-07-30T09:53:09.799-04:00

For centuries, breakthroughs in innovation have relied on breakthroughs in collecting, analyzing & leveraging past knowledge and expertise. Businesses today are amassing mountains of customer, product, market, and other data. With the amount of information that companies hold increasing exponentially, connecting the right people to the right information at the right time is a growing challenge. Get it right, and it can be a real source of competitive advantage.

For centuries, breakthroughs in innovation have relied on breakthroughs in collecting, analyzing & leveraging past knowledge and expertise. Businesses today are amassing mountains of customer, product, market, and other data. With the amount of information that companies hold increasing exponentially, connecting the right people to the right information at the right time is a growing challenge. Get it right, and it can be a real source of competitive advantage. http://inventionmachine.com/the-Invention-Machine-Blog/bid/89156/Empowering-Knowledge-Driven-Product-Development Allison Lewis alewis810 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9256703909078822451-66131085246bf0c33663b276df63e8ee 2012-09-25T17:25:53.330-04:00

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, but learn from them. Don’t shy away from failure; embrace it. Only by doing so can we increase our next startup’s chances of success.

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, but learn from them. Don’t shy away from failure; embrace it. Only by doing so can we increase our next startup’s chances of success. http://www.venturestab.com/2012/07/mistakes-failures-teach/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 2 0 0 2 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16908167686162169366-8e367e9da8fa35c2de3f0ed3c826ca1f 2013-03-04T12:13:10.548-05:00

The convertible note is an investment vehicle used by angel investors to fund a startup business. It is essentially a loan agreement but unlike a typical loan, the terms of repayment include the right of the investor/lender to convert unpaid principal (and often accrued interest) into equity (stock).

The convertible note is an investment vehicle used by angel investors to fund a startup business. It is essentially a loan agreement but unlike a typical loan, the terms of repayment include the right of the investor/lender to convert unpaid principal (and often accrued interest) into equity (stock). http://www.venturestab.com/2013/03/convertible-notes-trap/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:12876888072758042169-cb22b5ebda81a86a5f69fb21c2a0410d 2012-08-27T20:31:28.159-04:00

My friends and colleagues at e-Work, LiquidSpace, and Aalto University in Finland are working through the topics for our South by Southwest proposal. We're pushing the ideas about how we all decide the what, where, and how of our work… and we'd love your vote (quick registration required to vote).

My friends and colleagues at e-Work, LiquidSpace, and Aalto University in Finland are working through the topics for our South by Southwest proposal. We're pushing the ideas about how we all decide the what, where, and how of our work… and we'd love your vote (quick registration required to vote). http://terrigriffith.com/blog/really-garage-work-design-debate Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:14668920538672820496-f8989d14e351ff51d4f0ee2c6c0ee808 2012-10-16T13:10:11.907-04:00

Pitfalls of Building on Someone Else’s Platform. Facebook and Twitter as examples of companies that have wreaked havoc on entrepreneurial companies dependent on those platforms. Facebook tweaks that resulted in companies like Virtue, Context Optional and Buddy Media practically forced to abandon their business models. Twitter’s announced API restrictions and the buzz of discontent raised by developers and fears expressed by companies dependent upon the Twitter platform.

Pitfalls of Building on Someone Else’s Platform. Facebook and Twitter as examples of companies that have wreaked havoc on entrepreneurial companies dependent on those platforms. Facebook tweaks that resulted in companies like Virtue, Context Optional and Buddy Media practically forced to abandon their business models. Twitter’s announced API restrictions and the buzz of discontent raised by developers and fears expressed by companies dependent upon the Twitter platform. http://www.venturestab.com/2012/10/pitfalls-building-elses-platform-part-2/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8316994164134399525-7884a9949b834da01e5809e1533e7043 2013-02-12T14:51:35.390-05:00

At the risk of inspiring unresolvable semantic discussions, this post addresses seven Digital Era terms that should probably be replaced and/or removed from the lexicon and suggests both existing and new alternative terminology to use in their place. What other proposed changes would you make?

At the risk of inspiring unresolvable semantic discussions, this post addresses seven Digital Era terms that should probably be replaced and/or removed from the lexicon and suggests both existing and new alternative terminology to use in their place. What other proposed changes would you make? http://www.sminorgs.net/2013/02/social-media-is-so-2009.html Courtney Hunt, PhD chuntphdphr339 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:5819396958695120313-c9116a0665cf7cfc6aa6ee21782452b0 2013-02-22T02:11:28.642-05:00

Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Social Business, Social Innovation, Social Era — are they all the same, or are they quite different? Do you know?

Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Social Business, Social Innovation, Social Era — are they all the same, or are they quite different? Do you know? http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2013/02/what_we_talk_about_when_we_tal.html Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3230765512760992845-2c215e9e8fa432672d7bb3f70135b0c8 2013-03-08T13:18:24.388-05:00

Captains of Silicon Valley industries clamoring for passage of the STEM Jobs Act of 2012 bill.

Captains of Silicon Valley industries clamoring for passage of the STEM Jobs Act of 2012 bill. http://www.venturestab.com/2013/03/lies-damn-lies-statistics/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:15084807320267504340-3ab5599cb222c4c6e2909763dc9d3f01 2012-09-26T10:30:39.130-04:00

What is acqui-hire? In simple terms, it refers to a larger company acquiring the desired talent of a smaller company (frequently a startup) by purchasing the company. Not infrequently, the larger company has little or no interest in the actual products of these startups. Reasons for acqui-hire and it's effects to entrepreneur and investors.

What is acqui-hire? In simple terms, it refers to a larger company acquiring the desired talent of a smaller company (frequently a startup) by purchasing the company. Not infrequently, the larger company has little or no interest in the actual products of these startups. Reasons for acqui-hire and it's effects to entrepreneur and investors. http://www.venturestab.com/2012/09/shoudnt-startups-segue-google-facebook-job-2/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:18039203806975863015-59c6a19ef3c30c7d05df6010dfb67ff0 2012-10-23T12:33:39.703-04:00

Startup Mistakes That Drive Angel Investors and VCs Away! Part 2. Five Ways To Ensure Your Startup Won’t Get Funded

Startup Mistakes That Drive Angel Investors and VCs Away! Part 2. Five Ways To Ensure Your Startup Won’t Get Funded http://www.venturestab.com/2012/10/ways-ensure-startup-wont-funded/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7444259134225648787-e9f8dadd2bd594c3dea50c5bd686c5d1 2012-09-25T20:31:53.894-04:00

Nilofer Merchant provides great guidance in her new book, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era. These rules are actually unrules (my word, not hers) given their focus on fast, flexible, and fluid forces around modern work and organization.

Nilofer Merchant provides great guidance in her new book, 11 Rules for Creating Value in the Social Era. These rules are actually unrules (my word, not hers) given their focus on fast, flexible, and fluid forces around modern work and organization. http://terrigriffith.com/blog/nilofer-merchants-11-socialera-rules Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:8347456143299108410-2a6fb3a724ef6dd640d12b1eb92fced8 2013-04-15T10:15:57.247-04:00

What's in a word? A lot, more often than not! Language is a powerful reflection of the world in which we live and the realities we must embrace, a fluid and ever-changing reminder that neither time nor progress stands still. This post shares some of my favorite Digital Era terms and expressions and invites others to participate in a crowdsourcing exercise to expand the list.

What's in a word? A lot, more often than not! Language is a powerful reflection of the world in which we live and the realities we must embrace, a fluid and ever-changing reminder that neither time nor progress stands still. This post shares some of my favorite Digital Era terms and expressions and invites others to participate in a crowdsourcing exercise to expand the list. http://www.sminorgs.net/2013/04/digital-era-terms-and-expressions.html Courtney Hunt, PhD chuntphdphr339 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7122486696311954463-1c574b10178cf6e41cdee57b6dd79b73 2013-01-28T09:50:33.433-05:00

As the Digital Era progresses, professionals at all levels and career stages need to develop and maintain a core set of digital competencies. These competencies can be developed informally, through online social learning communities, but they must also be developed through formal education and training programs. Academic and other organizational leaders must recognize that it is in their own best interests to make bridging the new (and expanding) digital divide a strategic and tactical priority.

As the Digital Era progresses, professionals at all levels and career stages need to develop and maintain a core set of digital competencies. These competencies can be developed informally, through online social learning communities, but they must also be developed through formal education and training programs. Academic and other organizational leaders must recognize that it is in their own best interests to make bridging the new (and expanding) digital divide a strategic and tactical priority. http://www.sminorgs.net/2013/01/online-social-learning-communities-necessary-but-not-sufficient.html Courtney Hunt, PhD chuntphdphr339 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16855349678399181558-1a7800b154b11b0f5a8de4d0dc656434 2012-11-05T20:12:13.935-05:00

One of the fundamental philosophies behind the way we have built - and continue to evolve - Knoodle is that the cloud makes it possible to extend critical business process and interactions beyond the four walls of your company to encompass key 3rd party constituencies such as your customers, partners and distribution channels. In our case, we’re focused on applying that network effect to social learning, but as has been proven time and again by other successful companies like Salesforce, Zendesk and Box, the same is true for just about any set of use cases within the enterprise. Debra Donston-Miller published an interesting post at the Brainyard exploring the same philosophy last week, based on a recent report from Forrester about the rise of ‘Business Networks.’ (Read more)

One of the fundamental philosophies behind the way we have built - and continue to evolve - Knoodle is that the cloud makes it possible to extend critical business process and interactions beyond the four walls of your company to encompass key 3rd party constituencies such as your customers, partners and distribution channels. In our case, we’re focused on applying that network effect to social learning, but as has been proven time and again by other successful companies like Salesforce, Zendesk and Box, the same is true for just about any set of use cases within the enterprise. Debra Donston-Miller published an interesting post at the Brainyard exploring the same philosophy last week, based on a recent report from Forrester about the rise of ‘Business Networks.’ (Read more) http://www.knoodle.com/blog/how-far-do-your-business-networks-reach Tony Yang tyang583 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:17573949423074344238-e5d4f8330a2d4c6fd0bc1d0113ec305c 2012-10-01T10:16:09.223-04:00

Check out these 3 eBay Management Software Solutions to Efficiently Run Your eBay Business: Xero, Brightpearl and Shipwire

Check out these 3 eBay Management Software Solutions to Efficiently Run Your eBay Business: Xero, Brightpearl and Shipwire http://www.getapp.com/blog/ebay-management-software/ Christophe Primault cprimault702 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:7701406296247213662-6785d5972789cbb57cbfedea2d539c9b 2012-09-13T10:44:38.230-04:00

We may not all have biomedical sensors to show how we are connecting with our work, but we all need to think about how else we can get 20/20 insight into:

We may not all have biomedical sensors to show how we are connecting with our work, but we all need to think about how else we can get 20/20 insight into: http://terrigriffith.com/blog/sensors-engagement-shimmer-filmtrip-and-sensum Terri Griffith tgriffith986 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:16939270684486004213-d238a7facdd62c12bb3f9acb8f3ab1f3 2012-11-26T09:43:25.860-05:00

Want to know how to increase the role of social media in your organization’s HR strategy? Or maybe you’re just beginning to talk about it and don’t know where to start... A panel of senior professionals at SUMMIT 2012, the annual premiere event of The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC), recently shared their experiences and lessons learned. This post offers tips and takeaways for enhancing the effectiveness of social media initiatives in any organization and raises questions about how individual HR practitioners, their organizations, and professional associations like HRMAC should navigate the road ahead.

Want to know how to increase the role of social media in your organization’s HR strategy? Or maybe you’re just beginning to talk about it and don’t know where to start... A panel of senior professionals at SUMMIT 2012, the annual premiere event of The Human Resources Management Association of Chicago (HRMAC), recently shared their experiences and lessons learned. This post offers tips and takeaways for enhancing the effectiveness of social media initiatives in any organization and raises questions about how individual HR practitioners, their organizations, and professional associations like HRMAC should navigate the road ahead. http://www.sminorgs.net/2012/11/social-media-and-hr-lessons-and-reflections-from-summit-2012.html Courtney Hunt, PhD chuntphdphr339 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:3666966684906948139-c527129c997642a3fec2bcbe3cdfb7aa 2012-11-15T13:14:44.961-05:00

Cisco announced that Iusacell Enlace, a company from Grupo Iusacell, has deployed the Cisco ASR 9000 Series along with Cisco Prime Network Management Suite in their core network to launch Red Unica.

Cisco announced that Iusacell Enlace, a company from Grupo Iusacell, has deployed the Cisco ASR 9000 Series along with Cisco Prime Network Management Suite in their core network to launch Red Unica. http://telecomtv.com/groupdetail_postsDetail.aspx?n=49617&id=4efbed5a-0cc3-4ebd-be09-94f384af3e57 David Deans ddeans756 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:9379985181423784647-63984a16a286813b4e636253a6e3c207 2013-01-17T11:37:39.980-05:00

The Startup Visa is a proposed amendment to the U.S. immigration law to create a visa category for foreign entrepreneurs who have raised capital from qualified American investors. It aims at addressing the absence of a visa category for entrepreneurs raising outside funding.

The Startup Visa is a proposed amendment to the U.S. immigration law to create a visa category for foreign entrepreneurs who have raised capital from qualified American investors. It aims at addressing the absence of a visa category for entrepreneurs raising outside funding. http://www.venturestab.com/2013/01/startup-20-actlucid-lame/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0 urn:com:businessweek:bx:article:6115949758676866115-435819fa81ae0d64f177add572c4d329 2013-03-19T23:00:47.382-04:00

Without execution, an idea is little more than a fart in the wind.

Without execution, an idea is little more than a fart in the wind. http://www.venturestab.com/2013/03/startups-idea/ Jerome Gentolia jgentolia853 0 0 0 0