The Product Marketing Contribution. Jane is supporting the launch of Product X, a new release her company is really excited about. She is on the marketing team. Armed with her launch checklist, she schedules a meeting with John, the product manager. Jane takes lots of notes and asks John to review what she sends him. The features are mixed-up. MORE >>

[Originally posted on  July 25, 2011 on the IndexTank blog, now down. Reposting it here so I don't lose it.]. If you are reading this there is a chance you may not know who Steve Vai is. In my opinion, he’s the owner of the most gifted musical brain in the world. You may not like the style of music he plays or his guitar pyrotechnics. Far from it. MORE >>

Startup Weekend has become a real force for fostering entrepreneurship. had the pleasure of speaking at the BostonEDU Startup Weekend kick-off yesterday. Some of the ideas were impressive and I do expect to see a couple of interesting companies come out of the event. also met some really strong developers. Entrepreneurship is about action. MORE >>

Ahh… the wild and untamed, broad virtual landscapes – often are referred to as “social media”; so much potential, so much promise. So many people going about in circles, and failing miserably to make something interesting out of it, or even have a rewarding experience with it. In case you’re wondering whether there’s some kind [.]. MORE >>

This is a repost of an article written for Inc.com by Prof. Noam Wasserman and myself. —————————————– I’ve been collecting data about startups and compensation since 2001. But when it comes to pay, you need data. Here’s how they contrast with reality. MORE >>