Posts by Blake Coleman
Navigating the Storm: 8 Steps You Should Take When Losing A Key Employee
Losing a key employee can feel like a significant blow to any organization. It’s natural to experience a mix of emotions, ranging from surprise to disappointment. However, it’s important to remember that employee turnover is a part of doing business, and how you handle such situations can make a huge difference in the long run.…
Read MoreIs your company fostering a culture that creates disgruntled employees?
The Twitter source code link got us thinking, is your company fostering a culture that creates disgruntled employees? We don’t expect many to say “yes” to that question, but more importantly, what can you do to ensure that doesn’t become the case? 2022 introduced us to the new term “quiet quitting,” but managing disgruntled employees…
Read MoreFinding Software Engineering Internships
Today, let’s chat about finding software engineering internships, even if you have to think outside the box. Trust us, there’s more to the job search than just the typical LinkedIn and Indeed scroll. Non-Traditional Resources: Job Boards: So, there you have it, aspiring software engineering friends. Go forth, explore, and score that dream internship! And…
Read MoreFuture of Life Petition calls for an “AI Summer”
An open letter signed by over 1,000 individuals calls for an immediate pause on the development of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4 for at least six months. The letter highlights the profound risks that human-competitive AI systems pose to society and humanity and expresses concern about the lack of planning and management. It urges…
Read MoreiMAGINE Upstate 2023
This Saturday (April 1), the iMAGINE Upstate STEAM Festival will be taking place in our hometown of Greenville, SC and we’re proud to announce that we are one of the official sponsors. We donated our tent to the wonderful team at IT-oLogy, who will be using micro:bit and JavaScript to play rock, paper, scissors. We are…
Read MoreFounder Friday: What Does CB Insights’ Tech Valuations Report 2022 Recap Tell Us?
Have you seen the CB Insights Tech Valuations Report recapping 2022? If not, you need to (it is free to download). Here were some things we took away from it… If anything, the CB Insights report shows there is no universal truth on valuations and available capital. There are subsets in every series that are…
Read MoreShould Talent Acquisition Report To HR?
In January, bestselling author, and talent acquisition expert Carol Schultz, penned the Fast Company piece “Why it’s a mistake to leave talent acquisition to HR.” In it, she outlines why more companies need a Chief Talent Officer who reports directly to the CEO and not HR or the CFO. Some of the things she hit…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Sam Altman, OpenAI, & ChatGPT
ChatGPT launched in November 2022, and it already seems like every other headline talks about this OpenAI chatbot. But what do you really know about it and its creator, Sam Altman? But what is it, and why has it skyrocketed in valuation so quickly? The best summary we found of what ChatGPT is from Hackernoon’s…
Read MoreNew Year’s Resolutions Your Company Can Make
Individuals are not the only ones that can make New Year’s resolutions for 2023. Like their team members, companies should strive to improve. We produced a list of potential resolutions your company can use this year… And a big step to making a resolution and sticking to it is letting it be known, so share…
Read MoreFounder Friday: Patents – Do You Need One & When Should You File?
You have worked hard to develop something the likes have never been seen before. You are certain it is revolutionary and will be in great demand, and you want to protect your startup from having its innovation stolen/replicated. You are confident that what you need is to patent your invention. So now what? We will…
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