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I Asked 1.7 Million People About Remote Work. Here’s What They Said

Remember when this was supposed to last two weeks?

Dec 2, 2020

I Asked 1.7 Million People About Remote Work. Here’s What They Said

Dec 2, 2020

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3 Must-Have Job Benefits For The Work-From-Home Era

Climbing walls. Arcades. Weight Rooms. Beer Fridays. Not long ago, on-the-job perks like these were commonplace among the Googles and…

Nov 10, 2020

3 Must-Have Job Benefits For The Work-From-Home Era

Nov 10, 2020

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5 Unexpected Places To Find Your Next Million-Dollar Business Idea

Recently, Apple became the first U.S. company to be valued at $2 trillion. This is all the more striking considering just two years ago…

Sep 28, 2020

5 Unexpected Places To Find Your Next Million-Dollar Business Idea

Sep 28, 2020

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3 Reasons Virtual Hiring Is Actually … Better

Virtual hiring is an opportunity for businesses to consciously de-emphasize the role of culture

Sep 5, 2020

3 Reasons Virtual Hiring Is Actually … Better

Sep 5, 2020

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An Astronaut’s Guide To Surviving Remote Work

Cramped and chaotic working quarters. Remote bosses breathing down your neck. Isolation from friends and colleagues. Some serious cabin…

Jul 18, 2020

An Astronaut’s Guide To Surviving Remote Work

Jul 18, 2020

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The Work Week Is Obsolete. What Comes Next?

The first time someone actually “punched in” to work was 1888. Invented by a jeweler named William Bundy, the mechanical time clock…

Jul 11, 2020

The Work Week Is Obsolete. What Comes Next?

Jul 11, 2020

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I Asked 2 Million People How To Make Virtual Conferences Better

Let’s be honest. At the best of times, business conferences can be a little … dull. But now that conferences have gone virtual, the risk…

Jun 19, 2020

I Asked 2 Million People How To Make Virtual Conferences Better

Jun 19, 2020

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It Took A Pandemic For Social Media To Get (Semi) Serious About Fake News. Will It Last?

First came the crisis. Then the conspiracies. On Facebook, YouTube and other platforms, posts began popping up and going viral: 5G causes…

May 23, 2020

It Took A Pandemic For Social Media To Get (Semi) Serious About Fake News. Will It Last?

May 23, 2020

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How The Crisis Cured Our Technophobia

This stat surprised me. According to recent figures from the Education Department, during the 2018–2019 academic year only 35% of…

May 9, 2020

How The Crisis Cured Our Technophobia

May 9, 2020

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Crowdsourced Hacks For Bonding With Remote Teams During COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis has brought with it a new reality of remote working. Over the past weeks, millions of people have adapted to working…

Mar 21, 2020

Crowdsourced Hacks For Bonding With Remote Teams During COVID-19

Mar 21, 2020

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5 Social Media Trends Businesses Need To Know In 2020

For the world of social media, 2020 arrives with no shortage of drama. As the U.S. presidential election cycle shifts into high gear…

Jan 23, 2020

5 Social Media Trends Businesses Need To Know In 2020

Jan 23, 2020

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5 Counterintuitive Demo Lessons From Elon Musk

How does he do it? Elon Musk isn’t an especially engaging public speaker. He doesn’t have a great stage presence. Tesla and SpaceX do have…

Jan 6, 2020

5 Counterintuitive Demo Lessons From Elon Musk

Jan 6, 2020

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The 3 Golden Rules Of Great Company Swag

If you’ve worked in the corporate world, you know free t-shirts are a dime a dozen. At conferences and trade shows, you’re usually lucky…

Nov 22, 2019

The 3 Golden Rules Of Great Company Swag

Nov 22, 2019

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How to beef up your bullsh*t meter, in the age of deepfakes

Have you tried the latest app that transforms your selfies in creepy, amazing ways? No, not FaceApp, the short-lived viral hit that “aged”…

Nov 1, 2019

How to beef up your bullsh*t meter, in the age of deepfakes

Nov 1, 2019

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What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Learn … From Babies

They say most babies start to walk around 12 months. But any parent will tell you that the whole process starts way earlier than that.

Oct 18, 2019

What Every Entrepreneur Needs To Learn … From Babies

Oct 18, 2019

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Is Tiktok A Social Media Time Bomb?

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Oct 6, 2019

Is Tiktok A Social Media Time Bomb?

Oct 6, 2019

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How Work “Interval Training” Can Fast-Track Your Career

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Sep 13, 2019

How Work “Interval Training” Can Fast-Track Your Career

Sep 13, 2019

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Do You Have Proper Emoji Etiquette … At Work?

Emojis have become an accepted part of professional communications. But are you using the wrong ones at work?

Aug 19, 2019

Do You Have Proper Emoji Etiquette … At Work?

Aug 19, 2019

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13 Guerrilla Networking Hacks … That Actually Work

If you’re anything like me, your email inbox is probably a mess. I get at least a few hundred emails a day. The ones from people I…

Aug 1, 2019

13 Guerrilla Networking Hacks … That Actually Work

Aug 1, 2019

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The Anti-Portfolio Principle: How To Celebrate Setbacks In Business

After weeks of speculation, Uber IPO’d recently at a valuation of $82 billion, i.e. $82,000,000,000. Wouldn’t it be nice to have picked up…

Jun 14, 2019

The Anti-Portfolio Principle: How To Celebrate Setbacks In Business

Jun 14, 2019

Ryan Holmes

Ryan Holmes

18.9K Followers

Entrepreneur, investor, future enthusiast, inventor, hacker. Lover of dogs, owls and outdoor pursuits. Best-known as the founder and CEO of Hootsuite.

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