Entries Tagged as ‘Career’

August 21, 2008

Jason Calacanis on Why You Should Fire Your PR Company

You may not know who Jason Calacanis is, but if you have a blog or write professionally he’s kind of a big deal. Jason was one of the early internet tech writers way back in the 90’s with his Silicon Alley Reporter magazine and then started one the two mammoth blogging empires with Weblogs Inc. [...]

August 15, 2008

Tiger Woods to Become First Billionaire Athlete

According to Forbes Tiger looks set to  become a billionaire  by 2011.  Here are some stats.
Total earnings–$1 billion by 2010.
Minus taxes and Management fees–about $450 million.
Investment returns–about 8%.
Annual earnings (2007)–$115 million. (He will rake in about $90 million in endorsement contracts this year alone. Over the course of his career, he’s earned more than [...]

June 24, 2008

Marc Ecko on The Big Idea

I really respect what Marc Ecko has been able to accomplish as a businessman and creative. He has a few thoughts on creativity on The Big Idea blog.
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June 8, 2008

Pritzker Prize Winners Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Renzo Piano – Charlie Rose

May 28, 2008

Jay-Z Inc.

Corporate Takeover has an in depth look at the rise of rapper Jay-Z. It’s definitely a must read for anyone interested in Jay or the music business.
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May 21, 2008

Jonathan Ive on Design

If you love good design or simply Apple’s design aesthetic then this is a good read.

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May 20, 2008

Turn $451 a Month Into a Million Bucks

Even though I tend to blog about consumerist behavior, its important to have money set aside for those golden years.
If you’re 30 years old, you need to set aside $448 per month for next 35 years to become a millionaire — if you earn a reasonable 8% annualized return in a retirement account.

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May 19, 2008

Top Male Models – Highest Earners in Fashion (VIDEO)

from www.trendhunter.com

May 8, 2008

Women: What Recession?

It seems that men so far are the biggest losers as we slide into a recession.
From last November through this April, American women aged 20 and up gained nearly 300,000 jobs, according to the household survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). At the same time, American men lost nearly 700,000 jobs. You might [...]

May 1, 2008

The best advice I ever got

25 top individuals from business, politics remark on the best advice they ever received.

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