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I cover the art of using smart, simple shortcuts that lead to growth. I am a regular writer for Forbes, Inc., Huffington Post, Entrepreneur Media (among others), as well as CEO and Chairman of Alumnify Inc. Proud alum from 500 Startups and The University of San Diego. Follow me on Twitter @

Tech Startup: Best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals On Servers, Monitors, Computers and More

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It’s that time of year again! As brands are pressured to give their best offers and swankiest deals, children and adults alike clamor for the item they’ve been pining for the whole year. But what of us business owners? If you think that the post-Thanksgiving shopping days are just for consumers, you’re missing out! Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Super Saturday, Christmas Eve – they’re all fair game for those pieces of hardware you need. In … Read more

How To Save Your Phone’s Battery Life When Playing Pokemon Go

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Pokemon Go appears to be taking over the world. It currently boasts over 75 million downloads worldwide, and this number is only continuing to go up. This is an app that has managed to build a brand that sticks. It’s an app that hasn’t wasted a single dollar marketing. The problem with Pokemon Go is it happens to be an extremely heavy app. Playing it on a regular basis will drive your phone’s battery life … Read more

How To Download, Install, And Manage Apps On Your Apple Watch

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The Apple Watch can be a confusing gadget if you have never used wearable technology before. The release of the Apple Watch was one of the company’s most significant recent events. This is a popular piece of technology, with an average of 5.8 million watches sold over the previous Christmas period alone. If you’re struggling with your watch this guide is going to show you how to download, install, and easily manage all the thousands of … Read more

How Fix The iTunes Cannot Detect iPhone Problem

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Your iPhone is the best tool you can have for staying in touch with your company. Imagine trying to market a company that’s selling structured settlements for cash when you can’t use your iPhone with iTunes. It doesn’t take thinking about for a growing startup. But sometimes iTunes can malfunction entirely and it can’t detect your iPhone. This guide is going to show you how you can continue to use your iPhone to generate more … Read more

How to Fix the ‘Your Android Phone Has Stopped’ Error

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For many people with busy lifestyles, their phone is their window to the world. You can be using it to generate more B2B sales. You may be trying to build your brand, so when it goes down you’re going to run into problems. For example, a business working on selling a structured settlement for cash can’t lose access to their phone during a big marketing campaign. Yet that’s what happens with this error. It will … Read more

How To Create Powerful Black And White Photos In Adobe Lightroom

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Images can be used for a lot of things. Their visual power can be used to defend your online reputation and engage with people on social media. There’s no better way to indulge in brand building for your business. The right images will decide what you get back for your efforts, though. Anyone using the moneyball method for improving their sales knows different audiences react to different images. You need to be able to figure … Read more

How to Develop an Artificial Intelligence Software Program for your Specific Business

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is an opportunity for businesses to leverage information from consumer groups to improve products, the brand in general and service. Creating company-specific intelligence programs helps return specific, brand-centric information regarding consumer perception, consumer satisfaction, product satisfaction/popularity and other essential pieces of data. It is important to create a systematic process, while testing each step of the process, to ensure that the proper data is collected. Whom is the Product/Service For? Your brand … Read more

How To Remove Dust and Scratches In Adobe Lightroom

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Dust and scratches are a reality of older images. You may also be using a camera that isn’t in good shape. The point is that you need to clean it up. First impressions are everything, and people make them in 50 milliseconds. Don’t diminish the visual power of your images because you left visible marks in there. The right image can make you stand out. So how do you go about removing dust and scratches … Read more

How To Create A Dramatic Sky In Adobe Lightroom

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Visual power is crucial if you want to generate more B2B sales and B2C sales. A picture can say a lot of words, and video can say even more. But with the power of Adobe Lightroom, you can make sure that you appeal to your target audience. You can ensure that you build your social media brand through grabbing the attention of the people who matter most to you. But if you want to preserve … Read more

How To Achieve A Quick Clean Edit In Adobe Lightroom

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Images are crucial to your brand because impressions are made in milliseconds, according to a recent study. One of the myths about online reputation management is that your customers don’t care about HD images. This couldn’t be further from the truth. If anything, the quality of your images will reflect on the overall quality of your business. What you need to remember about social media brand building is that it’s a visual arena, and so … Read more

How To Fix Red Eye In Adobe Lightroom

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Most modern cameras are capable of dealing with red eye automatically. But sometimes certain images are in the wrong light and you find yourself in a situation where a nasty red eye has appeared. It can completely take you out of an image and leave you with an unsightly focal point. If you are one of the 185,000 professional photographers in the US, you know that red eye is a constant worry. Through using Adobe … Read more

How To Use The Graduated Filter Tool In Adobe Lightroom

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Images are an essential part of using the art of persuasion in business and in life. Whether you need to rebrand or just clean up an image, Adobe Lightroom is one of the premier tools to get started with when you want to do this. But sometimes skies can be difficult to work with. They are either overexposed or underexposed. If you want to get better reviews of your images, this tutorial is going to … Read more

How To Organize Your Lightroom Photos Using Smart Collections

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There are almost 125,000 photographers in the US, and one of their biggest problems is organizing their images. Adobe Lightroom makes it easy for you to organize your images through the use of smart collections. But a lot of people are unable to use them to their fullest simply because they have yet to realize what they are capable of. This tutorial is going to show you how to use smart collections with any version … Read more

How To Create Your Own Photoshop Brushes

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Look at the most attention-grabbing Tweets when it comes to Photoshop tutorials and you will see that people are always talking about how to make their own brushes. There are seven million likes on Facebook and that demonstrates that this one of the best platforms for making your own brushes. You may think that you need to be an expert in order to create your own set of Photoshop brushes, but this really isn’t the … Read more

How To Downgrade Your Device From iOS 9.3

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It isn’t often that the whole Apple community unanimously agrees that it’s time to downgrade from a recent upgrade. This is one of those times where downgrading from iOS 9.3 is one of the best decisions you can make. Distribution rates hit 70%, but adoption has slowed. The reason for this is that the latest Apple update has brought serious performance issues along with it. The biggest issue is slow performance, where your Apple device … Read more

How To Install And Load New Brushes In Photoshop

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Photoshop allows for practically unlimited customization. You can install almost anything and make Photoshop a piece of personalized software designed for anything. This is why it boasts over 10 million users. Brushes are in abundance all over the Internet. You can create entire pictures just from using a series of brushes. And this can make your startup stand out. With the Photoshop niche booming, a lot of newer Photoshop users find themselves wondering about how … Read more

How to Set Up Your Kindle Fire HD for The First Time

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Reading on Kindle is becoming more popular, as studies say traditional publisher market share is decreasing. When you initially buy your Kindle Fire HD, it’s not as easy as switching it on and reading your books. This is one of the best-selling products and one of the best Kindle deals Amazon has ever produced, but the setup process has confused quite a few people. In this tutorial, you are going to learn how to go … Read more

How to Jailbreak iOS 9.0.2 Using Pangu 9

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Jailbreaking Apple devices, which is more popular than ever, is something that you absolutely should be doing if you want maximum control. The reality is that the current restrictions placed on this operating system drastically reduce their usability. But you can change that. Using the new Pangu 9, you can jailbreak any device using iOS 9.0.2. That means you can jailbreak the iPad, iPad Touch, and iPhone all in one. This guide is going to … Read more

How To Use Recovery Mode And Safe Mode On The iPhone 6

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The iPhone 6 is the most popular model on the market, with a 30% market share. Using both the recovery mode and the safe mode on your iPhone 6 can be extremely useful for getting rid of many of the common problems experienced by users. The latest issue is updating to the newest firmware. This comes in the form of your computer or iTunes failing to recognize your device. The Apple logo will remain on … Read more

How to Add the Lomo Effect to Your Photos in Adobe Lightroom

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The Lomography effect for photos is a popular effect that people like to put on their images. When some people can be distracted in as little as three seconds, editing your images well can ensure that people spend more time on them. It’s a relatively easy effect to replicate in Adobe Lightroom. These fun, vintage-style effects are particularly compatible with these programs. What makes this effect stand out is the vintage look, as if the … Read more