Think You Are Smarter Than Your Boss? Start a Business!

Think You Are Smarter Than Your Boss? Start a Business!:
Ever dream of owning your own business and doing things your own way? “Lots of people think that they are smarter than their boss, if they are smarter than their boss then they should have their own business,” said Internet Entrepreneur, Mike Mann.
Mann has advised aspiring entrepreneurs on everything from business plans to human resources to search engine optimization tactics while stressing the importance of hard work. Some tips he has shared include:

• Focus on what you know. Your best bet for success is working in a field that you are passionate about. If you have been in several different fields and job positions throughout your life, your second best bet is to go into an area of business you are personally attracted to even if you know nothing about it.

• Once you have a solid business plan and secured basic funding, take the plunge and quit your job. A seriously profitable business can’t be built on a part time basis. You have to put in as many hours as possible and more to reach your business goals. People in your life may discourage taking this major risk, but it’s important to remember you can always go back to the job market and work your way back up if your business does not workout.

• Choose a strong business name, Internet domain and logo. Use a website like MTurk.com to reach out to your target audience and let them vote on the business names. “At the very least, your site should have a good domain name, a memorable logo, the products and services you offer, your corporate history and your contact information.”

• Create a sound business plan and invest in the best professionals to help guide you.

• Always be open and looking for new ideas. Doing informal research will lead to areas worthy of more intensive research and possibly worth pursing in business.

• Aspiring entrepreneurs should study “profusely” by keeping up on the latest business books, magazines and other forms of media.

• Stay focused and don’t let blips in your progress derail you. “Take two leaps forward for every one step back.”

• From the start of your business begin creating a Best Practices document about what works best for your company. Continue to add to it as your business grows, it will be a document that will continually evolve and change with new information that drives your industry.

• Always keep an open mind and be ready to change your thoughts. Some of the best business minds tend to do this including Warren Buffet, Steve Jobs, and Bill Gates. It never hurts to see what other options exist; sometimes the old way of doing things no longer makes sense. Continue to reexamine what it will actually take to accomplish your goals.

• Give back to your community and beyond by participating in causes that are meaningful to you and your customers. “It’s not just about superficial material gains. It’s about achieving a position that allows one to make changes in the lives of those who need our help.”

Free copies of Mann’s book “Make Millions & Make Change! Secrets to Business and Personal Success” are available for download at MakeMillions.com. Mann, a self-described “serial entrepreneur,” has been doing business on the Internet since the 1990s. He founded the world’s largest secondary market for domain names, BuyDomains.com, now called NameMedia.

What is the Best Way to Approach Anonymous Haters Online?

What is the Best Way to Approach Anonymous Haters Online?:
Web-savvy business leaders answer the question, ‘What is your advice to other entrepreneurs in dealing with anonymous, negative posts online?’

People love to hate anonymously through the Internet. As a business owner, how do you address these haters without getting caught up in the negativity? What is your posting strategy? And do you reply to them directly, or ignore their comments completely?

I asked nine rock-star entrepreneurs who’ve dealt with the issue head-on to advise us all: What is your advice to other entrepreneurs in dealing with anonymous, negative posts online?

“To address these ‘haters,’ one must understand why they hate in the first place. Typically, these ‘haters’ aren’t happy with what they’re doing themselves in their lives and professional careers. They resent the fact that entrepreneurs are able to do something they enjoy and work toward a goal they set for themselves. The best tactic is to embrace the haters instead of trying to counter and fight back. Haters will hate until they solve their own issues. One can point them in the right direction or give them some advice. Those who aren’t looking for or are not open to advice can simply be ignored. If an entrepreneur spends all his time trying to fight haters, he’s wasting his time and, essentially, letting the haters win.”

— Jordan Edelson, CEO of Appetizer Mobile LLC, a mobile development application platform and consulting company

“I usually ignore them, or people who are a part of my community of success are happy to stand up for me. My posting strategy is to ignore them completely. The higher you climb the flagpole, the more your butt is going to hang out. So enjoy the climb.”

— Nick Nanton, Esq., Emmy Award-winning director and producer, also known as “The Celebrity Lawyer,” and agent to top celebrity experts

“If the people have a legitimate gripe or difference of opinion, I am happy to enter into debate or have a one-on-one dialogue offline or online. If people are hating because of jealousy or they have nothing better to do, then it’s not worth my time. If you show no respect even if you disagree with an opinion, you’re not worth my time. I am trying to make things happen for my business and family and I am only going to enter into dialogues where it is worthy of the discussion on both sides or could be educational for others. If you are a new entrepreneur, you have a circle that you are working on actively building, and that circle is meant to help you in managing your online reputation. If you’ve done well by others and those comments are things that try to knock you down a peg or are written by a gremlin, use your support network to defend the position you are taking.”

– Scott Gerber, serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, TV host, founder of The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), active angel investor and author of the book “Never Get a ‘Real’ Job”

“Take in the good and bad … embrace both, reflect on both internally, but never act on the negative. It is good to have a trusting soundboard or two to complain about negativity to, but never let it spawn out of control.”

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— Alex Kirshbaum, president of NUE Agency, a talent agency focused on concerts, tours and endorsement deals globally with an emphasis on tech and the “NUE” music business

“People love to hate on other people who make uncommon decisions. It comes with the territory that if you’re going to choose to do something with your life that is risky and amazing that some people are going to try to demotivate you. The best way to approach these types of criticisms is to accept it with a positive attitude or avoid responding altogether.”

— Ryan Paugh, community director and chief of staff for The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC)

“I am lucky not to have received many nasty anonymous posts; but when they come in, they always make you scratch your head. I try not to censor people (my blog allows me to see the post and authorize it before it goes up) and so I have authorized the few posts that were from so-called haters. However, on one occasion I received an incredibly vulgar anonymous post to one of my blogs that had no value whatsoever to the discussion. I didn’t post it. A few weeks later I received an apology post from the author saying he didn’t know what got into him. After I received an aggressive and obnoxious post from another anonymous writer, I finally thought, ‘I am in favor of free speech, but at least have the courage to say who you are.’ I changed my settings to no longer have anonymous comments as an option, and that was the last time I got a nasty post. Another option is for you to keep the post up and allow your other supporters to respond to the hater directly — that can be a nice strategy, as in the end it puts the hater in his or her place and gathers a large showing of support for you and your business.”

— Marni Galison, founder and CEO of Sunday at Noon, a personalized matchmaking and event company in New York City

“My advice would be to think like a professional athlete. Stay focused, become the best you can be, take in the advice of those who have your best interests, and know you are going to change and grow as a person. Ultimately this means that the way you do business and run your life is going to change. You will get to a point where you don’t care what people write about you. Unless they have been entrepreneurs themselves, they have no idea how hard it is to run a business. Just focus on what you’re doing.”

— Amy Palmer, Emmy Award-nominated entertainment correspondent, executive producer, CEO and founder of PowerWomenTV  

“I live in San Francisco and there’s an aura in the air here about how it’s a positive thing to be an entrepreneur. There are haters who might not like your idea, but I think that works to fuel the fire to be successful. There’s no point in focusing on haters. Focus, instead, on building great businesses and persevering.”

— Matt Van Horn, vice president of business for Path

“It’s unfortunate that people put negative energy out there, but ultimately they are only hurting themselves, so I ignore it and I would advise other entrepreneurs to do the same.”

— Natalie MacNeil, Emmy Award-winning digital media entrepreneur and founder and editor-in-chief of She Takes on the World, a leading blog for women in business

Kris Ruby is the president and founder of Ruby Media Group LLC, founded with the goal of opening the vast potential of social media on the Web to companies wishing to build relationships, grow and profit from Web 2.0

Chameleon Restaurant by Za architects

Chameleon Restaurant by Za architects:

Chameleon is a design of a dynamic interior which adapts to changing environment and can serve various purposes. The interior of the restaurant adapts to changing environment in the same way as the chameleon changes its color depending on its mood. The created space of the restaurant constantly resorts to mimicry and adaptation.
Certain Systems are subject to change:

1. Spatial System (volumes, lines, objects)

2. Lighting (natural light, artificial light, shadows)

3. Atmosphere (fire, water, scents, plants)

4. Materials (color, texture, patterns)

5. Sounds (music, other sounds)

6. Virtual System (digital menu, video, automatic control)
Each of these systems changes in order to alter the overall atmosphere for breakfast, lunch, dinner or special occasions, such as private dinner, banquet, business meeting or conference. The whole restaurant undergoes gradual transformation ñ a small part is only transformed at a time.
The project features the use of modular furniture that takes various forms (chairs connected to each other with magnet) for different purposes, partitions that fold in a variety of ways, extendable pergolas that can change their size and shape, collapsible chairs, lanterns with lifting mechanisms.
All these features will bring about desired transformations and changes in atmosphere. Besides, various elements of decor will change as well to the same end. Thus, there will be moveable fountains in the morning, flower pots on wheels in the afternoon, and dry fuel fireplaces and candles in the evening.
The main idea behind the choice of decor elements is to create a home-like interior. People always long for homely atmosphere while staying in a hotel. Therefore, the images and patterns are chosen in such a way so as to evoke sweet associations with home.
Architects: Za architects – Arina Agieieva, Dmitry Zhuikov

Location: Worldwide

Year: 2011

Area: 400 sqm

Renders: Eugen Chernopissky, Arina Agieieva

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Infographic: Younger Employees Waste the Most Time at Work

Infographic: Younger Employees Waste the Most Time at Work:
Who hasn’t wasted some time at work? Everyone is guilty to some degree but here are some stats to find out who exactly is at the biggest fault.
Quick stats:

• People with higher education tend to waste more time than those with less education
• Employees born between 1980 – 1985 waste 4-times as much as those born between 1930 – 1949
• The internet is the #1 distraction

Infographic thanks to Tempo.

Amstel Campus by OIII Architects

Amstel Campus by OIII Architects:
OIII Architects designed the interior of a new building for the University of Amsterdam.

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Visit the OIII Architects’ website – here.

Photography by Roos Aldershoff

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Jaguar XJ Ultimate

Jaguar XJ Ultimate:


Jaguar is going all out with its flagship sedan with a top of the line version of their new XJ Ultimate. The flagship sedan is powered by a 5.0L V8 with a new 8-speed automatic transmission and will feature semi-aniline leather seating, solid aluminum rear business tables, bespoke champagne flutes and champagne chiller, iPads with wireless headphones, and a 15 channel, 20 speaker audio system by high end audio brand, Meridian. Only 30 XJ Ultimates will be available in the United States and will be priced at $155,000. Link