Usually businesses don’t just happen. They emerge as an answer to a question, a problem or, in our case, multiple requests. So today I thought I’d share with you how Swarm came in to being. And why I love my job. Why did we create Swarm? We’ve worked in the digital world for a long time, and had time and …
WHAT WE LEARNED: JOIN THE CULTURE CLUB
This week I watched an interview with Marc Benioff on This Week in StartUps. Marc is the CEO/founder of Salesforce, one of the largest CRM software development companies in the world. He started by telling the story of his 13 year employment at Oracle and how he watched that particular company grow into the corporation it is today. However in …
TOP 5: WAYS TO AVOID STRESSING OUT
Deadlines. Some people hate them, some people love them, and no matter how well we plan they always seem to happen at the same time. So today we are looking at ways to avoid stressing out when your to-do list seems more like a to-do book, and some one seems to have sped up the clock and five o’clock seems dangerously …
CREATING AN ENJOYABLE WORKPLACE
A strict ‘heads down’ work ethic has never been good for morale, instead it subdues innovative thinking and creativity which could drive your business forward. As a new business/startup, you may feel the pressure when it comes to time and money. We’ve come up with some ideas on how to create an enjoyable working environment that should hopefully foster your productivity, as …