What You’ll Learn from Competing in a Hackathon

October 1, 2012

Here’s what contestants of the TechCrunch Hackathon learned in their 24 hours of coding.

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How to Survive a Hackathon

September 28, 2012

Here’s some advice on how to make it through a 24-hour hackathon with your sanity intact.

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Why Nerds Are Cool

September 27, 2012

Fun video of nerds expressing their love of nerd-dom.

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What We’re Really Doing on Conference Calls

September 25, 2012

When on a conference call, it’s amazing what people are really doing. It’s often not listening to the conference call.

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I Want Your Expertise on the Future of Recruiting

September 24, 2012

I’m looking for some sage advice or dreams of what could be the latest in HR Tech.

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Embarrassing Moments in Social Media

September 24, 2012

We’ve all done stupid and inappropriate things before. As long as it’s not captured in social media, no one knows. But once it is captured in social media it can be quite embarrassing. Here are some of those tales.

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TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon: What Developers Wish They Knew

September 14, 2012

If you’re a coder, what you know and can do from one day to the next can change drastically. At the 2012 TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon, we asked attendees, “What do you know now that you wish you knew two years ago?” Here’s what they admitted they missed.

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TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon: Tips for Faster Coding

September 13, 2012

At the 2012 TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon we asked competitors what tricks and techniques they use to speed up the development process.

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PR Fail Story: Relations are Two-Sided, Not Self-Serving

September 13, 2012

A story of a PR woman reaching out to me and my wanting something out of the engagement as well. Since I wanted our conversation to be mutually beneficial, she decided there would be no conversation.

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Best Way to Damage Your Company Brand is to Abandon Your Blog

September 5, 2012

With all the talk of how risky social media is, the real risk of damage to your company and brand is in your own power.

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