By CAL Entertainment Exclusive Pablos, and Nathan Myhrvold for Ieee.org Have you seen a vending machine lately? Most are still pretty basic: Put in some cash and out comes a can or package. But the most advanced models have computer processors and touch-screen displays that let you customize your order to a remarkable degree. Touch-screen drink […]
By CAL Entertainment Exclusive Speaker, Dave Logan for CBS MoneyWatch (MoneyWatch) Peter Drucker, the father of modern management, wrote, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it.” He was referring to virtually anything, and his wisdom has made companies measurement obsessed. Like anything taken to an extreme, measuring things at the wrong time, or
Your 360 degree feedback survey is probably wrong Read More »
By Laura Entis for Inc.com Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and Jobs’ first boss, tells Inc. what not to do in a job interview if you want to hire creative talent. Back in 1974, Steve Jobs didn’t look like your typical successful job applicant: a 19-year-old college dropout, with a tenuous commitment to basic hygiene,
How Not to Turn Away the Next Steve Jobs Read More »
By CAL Entertainment Exclusive Speaker, Jill Belconis as seen on Lean In. I’ve continually been presented with the opportunity to be the “first woman” throughout my career. When I graduated from college, I was the first woman hired to work in sales at IBM’S data processing division in my branch. Many skeptics didn’t believe that a
Jill Belconis on Lean In Read More »
In Silicon Valley legend Nolan Bushnell’s first book, he explains how to find and hire employees who have the potential to be the next Steve Jobs. Nolan Bushnell founded the groundbreaking gaming company Atari in 1972, and two years later hired Steve Jobs, as well as many other creatives over the course of his five
By Kelly Clay for Forbes, and CAL Entertainment Exclusive Speaker, James Sun James Sun – CEO of Pirq and former finalist on Donald Trump‘s reality TV series, The Apprentice – recently spoke to a full house at the Seattle coworking space, Thinkspace about becoming an entrepreneur. Sun, who has secured millions in funding as an entrepreneur, spoke not only about Trump’s hair (it’s real) but
How To Be A Successful Entrepreneur Read More »
By CAL Entertainment Exclusive Speaker, Keith Chambers I got an email last week from Ricky Farmer telling me his sales have increased 250% since I repositioned his business about a year ago. He expressed his gratitude very eloquently, which put a big smile on my face. At the same time, I realized I had completed
Precious Memories… Marketing? Read More »
By Anna Heim for TheNextWeb Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell was one of the main attractions at Campus Party Brasil this year. In front of a numerous and admiring audience, he recalled the early days of video gaming, in which Atari undoubtedly played a central role. His keynote was full of anecdotes, several of which involved his former employee Steve
By CAL Entertainment Exclusive Speaker, Paul Smith The best lesson I ever learned about financial management came from a guy whose budget I was supposed to keep tabs on. In 1997 I had just taken the job of Finance Manager at manufacturing plant in California. If you’ve ever worked at a high-efficiency plant, you’ll recognize
Why is Accurate Forecasting Critical to Business Success? Read More »
By Tekla Perry for IEEE First, in the interests of full disclosure, I should mention that I’m a bit of a Nolan Bushnell fangirl. I met him 30 years ago while writing an article about the birth of video games (he started the whole thing with Atari), and have followed his entrepreneurial adventures (Chuck E.
CES 2013: Atari Founder Plans to Make Education As Addictive As Video Games Read More »
