Author: Ben Parr

BenParr.com – The Redesign!

Moving across the country and Mashable have killed my blogging on BenParr.com, but still thousands of people are reading my posts. So, with my change of location, I thought I’d throw in a change of design. So welcome to the new BenParr.com, the beginnings of a more social, more interactive BenParr.com. The old design has… Continue reading BenParr.com – The Redesign!

Photostream: Moving Across the Country

The widget below is a live stream of all of the pictures taken on my iPhone while moving across the country. You can also follow the stream by following Twitter account. Get the Ben Parr Twitter Photostream widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! P.S. – Here’s the widget

Moving to San Fran: Tweeting the Cross-Country Photostream

Hey everyone, it’s been a busy couple of weeks, thus my updates have been even less frequent than usual. Normally I like to make my blog more about how to make you more productive as an entrepreneur and as a person. I promise I will get back to writing great posts on entrepreneurship soon. In… Continue reading Moving to San Fran: Tweeting the Cross-Country Photostream

The Benefits of Thinking of Yourself as a Business

Finances, organization, and priorities are simply a necessity in life. Without them, it’s impossible for society to function because work will never get done and the most important tasks will never get tackled. This is especially true in business. Some of the things a business has to think about: Cash Flow: A business either needs… Continue reading The Benefits of Thinking of Yourself as a Business

The Rise of the Freemium Business Model

During the Dot Com Bubble, the most popular business model was spend like hell to drive growth and buy million dollar Super Bowl ads. The focus was not on business models. After the rash, we endured a lull. But now, a new breed of Internet company exploded onto the scene, a movement most know as… Continue reading The Rise of the Freemium Business Model

12 Rules For Making Engaging Slides and Engaging Presentations

Creating powerpoints is a task most people tend to dread. Hell, most people don’t like powerpoint slides when they’re viewing a presentation. They are stuffed with boring bullet points, images that add nothing to the presentation, and monotone speakers that knock you out like an Ambien. This is the wrong way to approach a presentation.… Continue reading 12 Rules For Making Engaging Slides and Engaging Presentations

Stop Talking At Your Audience; Start Talking With Them

I’m currently working on a talk I’m giving at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business. The topic is Internet Entrepreurship in 2009: Where’s the Opportunity? And if you’re in Evanston on Tuesday, Feb 3rd at 12:15, Room 101, I’d love to see you there, at the talk or at some point that day. I’m not going… Continue reading Stop Talking At Your Audience; Start Talking With Them