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Headline: "Autodesk Inc. reported its revenue for the fourth quarter on Tuesday, and also said it will restate financial results for past years.
The San Rafael company (NASDAQ: ADSK) hasn’t reported its profit or loss in recent quarters because it is looking into its stock option grants to employees. On Tuesday, the company said it will [...]

After speaking at eBay’s annual convention and training event eBay Live last June, one thing became very clear to me…
So many eBay sellers had blinders on when it came to what was really going on with their eBay business.
As an entrepreneur selling on eBay, you tend to have this deep urge to see your sales [...]

I blogged earlier in the month about a contest that we ran at StartupNation.com and the overwhelmingly “I LOVE THIS CONTEST” reactions we received. I was surprised and surmised that the combination of competition and learning is what appealed to the StartupNation community of entrepreneurs. Give an entrepreneur a challenge while telling her that she’s [...]

The StartupNation.com community is rockin’ powerful. How do I know? I often am contacted by a community member who finds that their forum comments show up in a Google search for their company name or website. This is good, no?
Well, it depends. If your comments are positive, encouraging, smart & provocative and add value to [...]

In response to my post on Delusional People Nikole asked: "I now have employees, who are representatives of my name, working for me. And how do I know they are going to do the best job possible?"
Her question about "how do I know" is a great one! Here at PFL we have been talking alot [...]

Penelope took a break from her desk today and went outside to let her dog get some fresh air. While she was outside, I snapped this picture of her stretching, with the Absaroka Beartooth wilderness in the background.
It reminded me that in a high-growth company, flexibility is essential. Everybody needs to be willing to do [...]

Let’s begin with the most important information first. Here is a Top 10 Countdown on the important tips for anyone managing the email marketing process from my perspective. Tips Five through One will be coming next week!
#10 Build Your List at Every Opportunity
Build your list at every opportunity you have. If you have a retail [...]

Just wanted to welcome you to the Email Marketing Tips & Advice blog on StartupNation. I’ll be posting here at least weekly with best practices, tips, and tricks for building your list and turning your prospects and subscribers into lifetime passionate evangelizers.
Cheers,
Ryan Allis

I’m reminded today that all of life is about relationships with other humans. StartupNation headquarters is not the bustling place that it normally is today. It’s because many of our team members are not here in the office today. Oh, the ones who are here are every bit as bustling as they normally are, but [...]

I’ve recently had to deal with some delusional employees. In all three cases, they thought that they were top performers, worth double or more their current compensation. This, even though two of the three had been here for less than a year, and had average performance at best. But they had told themselves stories. In [...]