Posts by Carol Ross
Overheard at Breakfast
Son #2: "I hate the writing part of the CSAPs. (CSAPs are standardized tests that school kids are required to take every year in Colorado) Son #1: "I thought you liked writing." Son #2: "I don’t have any trouble with the plot. I just don’t know how to end it." Son #1: "That’s easy. You…
Read MoreSmall, Great Companies
A friend emailed recently with a request. Did I know of any possible candidates for two open positions at her employer, Sterling-Rice Group, a small brand strategy consulting firm? Positions range from Senior Innovation Consultant to Art Director to Information Technology Intern. My friend has been there just six months, returning to work after having…
Read MoreFive Years Ago
Five years ago, I was in a lab, surrounded by phones and telephone switching equipment, isolated from the rest of the workplace by locked doors that required special security to pass through. It was a place littered with old test cases and outdated manuals and post-it notes with passwords and logins. Only the hum of…
Read MoreNetworking Event, March 19
Just a quick plug for an event that I’ll be speaking at in Denver on March 19. Where can you meet a four-time 25-year old cancer survivor, the Denver Business Journal’s 2006 Outstanding Woman in Business (Professional Category), a marketing guru who held the position of Chief Marketing Officer for major consumer product companies for…
Read MoreCash Is Queen
An article in the Wall Street Journal (dated Jan 18, 2007) is entitled, "Tech Start-Ups Have Money to Burn, But Choose Thrift." Unlike the dot-come boom of the late 90’s, when VC-financed start-ups had burn rates in the millions of dollars per month (think Pets.com), today’s start-ups are taking a wiser approach. According to the…
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