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High Level of Practical Intelligence a Factor in Entrepreneurial Success

Posted by Brandon at 11:40 am

Via: ScienceDaily Psychologists have identified multiple kinds of intelligence, but a University of Maryland researcher’s study has found one–practical intelligence–to be an indicator of likely entrepreneurial success.

J. Robert Baum, Director of Entrepreneurship Research at the University of Maryland, defines practical intelligence as “an experience based accumulation of skills and explicit knowledge as well as the ability to apply that knowledge to solve every day problems,” he said. In other words, practical intelligence can be referred to as “know-how” or common sense.

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Why I Don’t Do Flash Websites

Posted by Brandon at 7:22 pm

With today’s announcement of the iPad2 which included stats of the iPad’s enormous success, it’s fair to say the iPad is here to stay. In addition to the iPad2 release, Apple announced that they have sold over 100 million iPhones. Still, one thing remains left out of all Apple Mobile Devices, a Flash Player. What this means, is any website built with flash components will not be visible on these wildly popular devices.

There are a number of DIY website builders out there and many of them allow you to build great looking portfolio sites. However, a great portion of them are built in flash. Although they look great and are usually inexpensive, a major downside is that they do not include an html option for their websites.

This is something to keep in mind when choosing someone to build your website. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment!

An inspiring video for entrepreneurs

Posted by Brandon at 9:18 am

Jason Calacanis co-founded Weblogs, Inc. with Brian Alvey in 2003, supported by an angel investment from Mark Cuban. AOL agreed to buy Weblogs, Inc. in October 2005 for $25–30 million.

Don’t Compete on Price, Compete on Value

Posted by Brandon at 11:14 am

Here’s a great video on how to create customers for life by offering value without spending a lot of money.

Click Here

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Entrepreneurs can change the world

Posted by Brandon at 11:23 pm