Alisha Outridge's blog

“After” shot of anniversary dinner! Crunchy green...

Sat, 12 May 2012 22:06:10 -0400

“After” shot of anniversary dinner! Crunchy green beans, mashed red potatoes & roast chicken with lemon red pepper drizzle (Taken with instagram)

I haven’t really started using Path yet. Why should I use this instead of just Facebook,...

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:01:46 -0400

I haven’t really started using Path yet. Why should I use this instead of just Facebook, Twitter & Foursquare?… Oh, wait I now see the aggregated publishing options to those networks including tumblr…. Score!

Pinterest vs. Facebook: Whose users spend more?

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:00:34 -0400

Pinterest vs. Facebook: Whose users spend more?:

gigidowns:

Good post by @LauraHazardOwen on GigaOm says: “shoppers referred from Pinterest to 50,000 shoppers referred from Facebook and said the Pinterest users spend way more money — $180 vs. $85 — but less time browsing the site.”

Click the headline to read more.

Are secondary investment markets a double-edged sword?

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:47:41 -0400

Are secondary investment markets a double-edged sword? :

This doesn’t sound like tech bubble talk to me if getting a payout for Founders at Series A is an option.

Linking Web And Store Inventory Is Key

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:44:19 -0400

Linking Web And Store Inventory Is Key:

gigidowns:

From the article (of Walgreens): “We did some surveying and found that roughly 50% of consumers who shopped on our e-commerce site said their next action would be to visit a store.”

tapTank.com: #TapTime with @SKJask!

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:56:18 -0400

tapTank.com: #TapTime with @SKJask!:

taptank:

By: Farhana Rahman

TapTime with Shoshanna Jaskoll, cofounder of REACH3K

You can tap Shoshanna for: “I write and work with communications- i.e. getting your message across. I’m good at helping people analyze a problem and narrow down the best way to solve it. I also…

This photo of Bromo Mountain by ~ucilito is breathtaking

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:08:59 -0400

This photo of Bromo Mountain by ~ucilito is breathtaking

tapTank.com: Passover cleaning - there's a plan for that! (on tapTank.com)

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:45:04 -0400

tapTank.com: Passover cleaning - there's a plan for that! (on tapTank.com):

taptank celebrates the holidays!

As most Jews and non-Jews know, Passover is coming up real soon. And for Jews that means two dreadful words: Passover cleaning!

But don’t fret, tapTank is here to help!

Since ancient times, people observed Jews doing what it seemed like spring cleaning, which seems like the most…

taptank: Alisha Outridge, Founder & CEO of tapTank.com,...

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:53:57 -0400

taptank:

Alisha Outridge, Founder & CEO of tapTank.com, takes a minute to describe what social life planning is & the problem today that tapTank solves. Let us know what you think!

tapTank.com: tapTank Will Launch Personal Development Tool for Social Achievement

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:00:05 -0500

tapTank.com: tapTank Will Launch Personal Development Tool for Social Achievement:

We’re announcing our Beta launch! Did you join at http://taptank.com to get your access code?

taptank:

New Platform Lets You Achieve Socially With Friends

NEW YORK, NY, February 29, 2012 - tapTank (http://taptank.com) will unveil the Beta version of its new personal development tool for planning and achieving goals with friends prior in March 12, 2012. Early adopters, who signed…

The Importance of goal setting for decision - A TapTip from tapTank.com

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:06:25 -0500

The Importance of goal setting for decision - A TapTip from tapTank.com:

taptank:

Here’s a #TapTip vlog about the importance of setting goals in order to compare your decision outcomes with what you need to achieve according to your plan.

Posted by: Yael Tamar Greenberg

The article about Cassanova McKinsey can be found here.

tapTank is a platform to manage…

tapTank.com: "The 10K hour rule" : if you want to achieve, spend 10K hours at it

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:17:18 -0500

tapTank.com: "The 10K hour rule" : if you want to achieve, spend 10K hours at it:

taptank:

Key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours.

In his book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell builds an impressive case of why very talented people succeeded. He uses examples of famous composers, musicians and scientists…

Approach Successful People with Ease!

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:40:08 -0500

Are you one of the many people who feel a degree of intimidation in approaching successful people? This could include anyone… a superior at work, management of an establishment, affluent people with a high level of influence, etc.

Personally I’m not afraid to approach these people, because of a little outlook that I taught myself. Works great for me! Allow me to explain in the video below:

In addition to treating successful people as… people, you can’t allow yourself to worry about making the other person ‘like’ you. We all have a lot to learn from each other, so allow your confidence to shine through in a personable manner. Talk about what the person would find useful and fascinating, don’t just throw a bunch of trigger words at them (that’s annoying.)

It’s understandable that you wouldn’t want to risk losing what could be a valuable relationship. Even so, what really matters is making an impression. That’s what plants the seed. Even if you flub here and there, you can redeem yourself as you follow-up, because the connection has been made, and the seed has been planted.

Six Social Media Trends for 2012 - David Armano - Harvard Business Review

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:38:35 -0500

Six Social Media Trends for 2012 - David Armano - Harvard Business Review:

Great points.

TAPE ME : REEL 1 reviewed by FULL MOON REVIEWS

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:55:15 -0500

TAPE ME : REEL 1 reviewed by FULL MOON REVIEWS:

ceofilmproduction:

TAPE ME : REEL 1 recieved it’s first movie review. See what Fred Young has to say about TAPE ME : REEL 1 on the popular movie review website FULL MOON REVIEWS!!!

"Entrepreneurs need to play chess and look three moves ahead. The decisions they make at the..."

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:54:49 -0500

“Entrepreneurs need to play chess and look three moves ahead. The decisions they make at the beginning can have wide ramifications, not only for their future success but their profits.”

- http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/the-wisest-entrepreneurs-know-how-to-preserve-equity/

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! It’s like my...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:16:16 -0500

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! It’s like my email, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, cell & AIM have all lit up like Christmas tree since 12am. :-)

I’m happy to say that I have accomplished every goal that I wanted to achieve by the time I was 30 -and even got a few surprises too! I couldn’t have done it without my friends & family.

So, thank you again to everyone- near & far -that has stuck by me & lent their support these last few decades.

My quote of the day is from the marvelous Marilyn Monroe:

“As of today, I have absolutely no regrets. I think I am a mature person who can take things in stride. I’m grateful for people in my past. They helped me get to where I am, wherever that is….” - Marilyn Monroe

Cheers,

Lish

When I was a kid I forgot to return a library book on time and...

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:20:51 -0400

When I was a kid I forgot to return a library book on time and was embarrassed about paying the fines so I never went back to my local library again. It’s silly since the library fine was only a few dollars but I was a kid & didn’t have money so it was a big deal to me at that time to make an honest mistake.

So, I hope kids today appreciate & take advantage of this program sponsored by McGraw Hill to waive all prior fines for patrons under the age of 17.

Patrons through the age of 17 will not be charged late penalties when returning overdue books. The program is designed to encourage children and teens to return to their libraries and check out new materials without the fear of having to pay large, longstanding fines. With the new school year underway, giving students access to their public library is more important than ever.

I wonder how the word is getting out to kids so that they know about this?

Achievers International provides a program for students to learn...

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:56:23 -0400

Achievers International provides a program for students to learn the process for globally starting a company from vision to exit. Pretty impressive - I wish there was a program like this when I was a kid.

Students from around the world will get a chance to collaborate with each other and even share their company profiles and elevator pitches during Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Coordinated by Achievers International, student groups are making elevator pitch videos about their proposed companies or products. They will also touch upon how they came up with their product ideas and how they intend to manage the company.

Achievers International is an internet-based enterprise project for students that brings business to life for young people. It enables students to understand international business through an authentic trading relationship with a partner school overseas. A group of students and their teacher form a student company, and import and export goods with their overseas partner school, encouraging them to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. More than 30,000 students from five continents have already participated in the program, which continues to grow. In order to participate in Achievers International, you must work at an educational institution with students and fill in the short application form.

Reference Link: http://unleashingideas.org/blog/achievers-international-connects-students-during-gew

"A startup at the very beginning is about time and money. You need to get time in order to be able to..."

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:16:03 -0400

“A startup at the very beginning is about time and money. You need to get time in order to be able to do the company, but if you take too much time, you will run out of money.”

- Penelope Trunk in her article Why Diversity Is Bad For Startups featured on TechCrunch today