When Should I Give Up?

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Never give up, never surrender; 3 feet from gold; blah, blah, friggin-blah. Cliches and advice abound on why you only fail when you give up… it’s a lie. There is a razor-thin line between finding success in business from the … Continued

Covid-19 Is A Healthcare Disruption Catalyst

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Imagine the same scrappy startup ingenuity that bore Google, Twitter, Microsoft, and Apple entered the field of medicine. Wouldn’t that be something? But the biggest reason startup innovation has eluded healthcare for so long is the FDA’s current structure. As … Continued

Working From Home Won’t Become Our New Normal

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Will “work from home” become more common? That’s the question many workers are asking as we grapple with the great disruption. But, those hopeful pajamas will become the workplace outfit of choice shouldn’t get their hopes up. Like I explained … Continued

Spend Time On Stories, Not Money On Digital Ads

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A few years ago Proctor & Gamble cut their advertising, and their sales actually went up. People hate being advertised to and in some cases actually avoid the companies that irritate them with ads, explained Michael Brenner, author of Mean … Continued

Why Don’t Journalists Cite Sources?

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As an emerging tech PR and communications guy, radio host, and podcaster, I’ve been asked one question a lot as of late: Why don’t journalists cite sources? There’s a lot of confusion here, and it’s worth exploring. There are a … Continued

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