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Why You Must Transform Yourself Into An Exponential Thinker

If you look at the lives of people 50 years ago you’d see that the change experienced by their generation, the generation before them and the generation after was pretty much linear. What do I mean? Let’s consider your grandfather. There’s evidence that his parents, his grandparents, and his children (i.e. your parent) were used the same tools, lived similar

Why Security Should Be Part of Every CEO’s Job

Many CEOs I meet are great leaders: They’re smart, visionary, inspiring and fully cognizant of their responsibilities to the board and shareholders (or private investors) they serve. But I bet I could count on just part of one hand the number of chief executives who could articulate their company’s security system. Why? The most common response I hear is, “That’s

Texas attorney general backs up Trump claim of noncitizens voting at polls

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton supports President Trump’s claim that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections, saying prosecutors in his own state have won convictions for voter fraud. “I know it’s an issue because I deal with it,” Mr. Paxton told The Washington Times. “We just got a conviction on an illegal that voted in an election.” Putting a number

#BoycottHawaii Trends As Federal Judge Blocks Donald Trump’s New Travel Ban

Hawaii In the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban getting blocked once again by a federal judge in Hawaii, some social media users called for a boycott of the Big Island. While some disagreed with the judge’s decision, many others mocked the proposed boycott using the Aloha spirit. Wednesday evening, just hours before the revised travel ban was to

Conservative Federal Judge Slams ‘Personal Attacks’ On Judiciary

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A conservative federal appellate court judge who was a key author of the so-called torture memos under the Bush administration criticized personal attacks on the judiciary even while defending President Donald Trump’s authority to ban travelers from mostly Muslim nations. Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jay Bybee did not mention President Donald Trump by

The Hard Thing About “Digital Transformation”

Premise: Everywhere you go on the internet, there is one thing that is prevalent. No, I am not talking about Donald Trump, though he seems to be prevalent almost everywhere as well. I am referring to “Digital Transformation”. I have been reading about digital transformation everywhere i go on the internet for sometime now and yet, I don’t yet see

How Small Businesses Plan to Grow in 2017 (+54 Stats on the State of SMB)

90% of online small businesses expect to grow their revenue in 2017. 45% expect to grow more than 25% year over year. This data, collected from a survey of 596 BigCommerce customers, mirrors that of the National Federation of Independent Businesses’ report, which found small business optimism and confidence in the economy is at a 12-year high. While the NFIB’s

How Evolving Technologies Are Fanning the Shift in Content Consumption

The invention and popularization of TV during the first half of the 20th century changed the way the people communicated and interacted with the world around them. It saw people move from art theaters, carnivals, and circus shows to their living rooms, huddled around their TV sets. TV became a powerful tool for content consumption, a position they still hold

California Justice Wants ICE To Stop ‘Stalking’ Courthouses For Immigrants

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The chief justice of the California Supreme Court asked federal immigration agents Thursday to stop making arrests at courthouses, saying “stalking undocumented immigrants” at the facilities thwarts people’s access to justice. Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye wrote in a letter to top federal officials that she is concerned about recent reports of immigration agents going to

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