Sally Hogshead Is A Very Good Keynote Speaker
Usually I hate keynote presentations via video conference for large groups. It is nearly impossible to connect with the people on the other side, jokes fall flat, and the speaker…
Tasia Duske Promoted to CEO of Museum Hack
Some big personal news: I have promoted Museum Hack’s Chief of Staff, Tasia Duske, into the CEO role. I have replaced myself! And she’s way better than me. I will…
Job Screening Questions: The Ultimate Guide for Employers (2025)
I love hiring great people. But, damn: it is really time-consuming and energy draining. I just counted: as of this morning, we have 13 full-time employees, 45 part-time employees, and…
Trade Show and Conference Badge Ribbons
Trade shows and conferences are expensive for small business owners. I’m always on the lookout for great low-cost marketing hacks to generate attention. I saw GEICO using these custom badge…
What I Learned From Wasting $10k on a New Sales Channel
This is a story about good intentions, government contracts, and throwing money at a dream. In 2015, Museum Hack hired a company to help us sell into city, state, and…
Hunter Lott: Business Keynote Speaker
I attended a Vistage speech and presentation for CEOs that was given by Hunter Lott. He is a very engaging business presenter. While this was only a 45 minute sample,…
Vistage Review: My Experience as a CEO
This is my Vistage review. I attended two different half-day workshops and advisory sessions as part of the Vistage CEO mastermind group in NYC in 2018. I take a lot…
Notes from Wealth Management Conference 2017 Q1
Today I attended a Wealth Management Conference hosted by one of the major family offices in New York City. Their Chief Investment Officer made a great keynote presentation, which I’ve…
ZeroChaos to Workforce Logiq to Magnit: Company History
ZeroChaos, founded in 1999, was a little-known company that I first became interested in years ago. They provided contract employees (or “contingent workforce solutions”) for Uber, Google, IBM, and many…
What Raising Money Means To Me
by Ben Kaufman, former CEO of Quirky This was originally posted on the Quirky blog in September 2012; it has since been deleted. Sharing it here with massive respect. What…
