Posted By Aly Juma / 15th April 2011
SHINE is a collaborative film project produced by Biznik.com, an online network for small business owners (mostly solopreneurs). In this short film, the story is shared of hundreds of entrepreneurs and why they do what they do.
I really enjoyed the wide range of perspectives that were covered in the film, hitting on both the highs and lows of this career path. It was also interesting to understand some of the psychology behind entrepreneurs, and their traits of novelty seeking. Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?
Posted By Aly Juma / 13th March 2011
Welcome to this week’s Sunday’s Top Links! And don’t forget its daylight savings, move those clocks forward an hour…
In this HBR article we see how we often value other things greater than sleep, food for example, but this is seems to be very flawed logic. Sleep is one of the most important things for us as people, yet we sacrifice it all the time, the question is why?
I’ve always wanted to invest into stocks and try my hand at playing the market, but unfortunately I don’t have the fluid capital at the time to really see how I would do. Thats where the Investopedia Stock Simulator comes in. This simulator gives you $100,00 virtual dollars to invest in the stock market and get a feel for the real thing.
The devastation in Japan after the Tsunami has been recounted numerous times through the news, but this interactive graphic from New York Times, really puts things in perspective. You get to see a before and after look at Japan from satellite imagery that shows how much destruction really occurred.
Not everyone can be an entrepreneur, its less about the skills and more about the mentality that you must have to truly succeed in this career path. In this interview from Inc, we get Penelope Trunk’s perspective on what is necessary to be a successful entrepreneur.
Last week JR shared his TED Prize with the world, which has culminated in the Inside Out Project. This is essentially a medium for people all over the world to create and share their art. All you have to do is submit a photo to the project, which will be printed and mailed back to you to put on display wherever you choose.
If you missed last week’s links, check them out here.
Posted By Aly Juma / 21st November 2010
Here’s the best of the web for this last week:
Want to understand how the world lives online? Check out Digital World’s visualization of online data in the major countries worldwide. Includes stats on What Do We Do Online, How Long We Stay Online, Who Is Most Social, and more.
Everyone seems to have an opinion on how the government should be spending their money, so here’s your chance to show them how its done. A great interactive program from New York Times allows you to make the tough decisions on budget issues.
A brilliant article from frog Design explores the value of play, open environments, and flexible tools for our children and how this impacts their education and creativity.
Do you really know what the internet is? What a browser does? A recent survey revealed that many don’t, so through a collaborative effort, Google brings you an engaging e-book built in HTML5 to inform everyone on what the web is all about.
This is really the question that many entrepreneurs have and there isn’t really a right answer. In this Harvard Business Review article we get a unique perspective from someone who dived right into the entrepreneurial world without an MBA.
Posted By Aly Juma / 16th April 2010
A recent infographic on Entrepreneurs was released by Grasshopper this week, giving us a better look at today’s entrepreneur’s. A few things that stood out to me.
- The average age was about 31 with approximately 50% of entrepreneurs being from age 26-35.
- Average education level was a college degree.
- Sixty percent were bringing in revenue of less than 100K
- Their general outlook on life was very optimistic
Now I think this shows a lot about what entrepreneurs are all about, and I especially love the question about level of optimism. Shows that its definitely not easy to be an entrepreneur and having that positive mindset is almost a necessity in creating a successful business. You can find the full survey below… what do you think about the results?
And a special thanks to Grasshopper for the Survey!
