How Rafat Ali Found a Job (Part 4)

SM: How many email newsletter subscribers and website visitors did you have at that point? RA: This was in 2003 and it was probably a couple of hundred. At that point I was still hoping to find a job in London as a journalist, but some offers to advertise on my site made me think

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How Rafat Ali Found a Job (Part 3)

SM: Did you go to Silicon Alley Reporter for the magazine or the website? RA: When I joined the magazine was shut down, so I wrote for the website. I did daily stories. This was in 2002, which is also when I started paidContent.org.

Obama’s Economic Policy

Here are some comments from Forbes readers on my last column. My response is below. Please feel free to chime in.

Rules for Bootstrappers (Part 2)

By Greg Gianforte, Guest Author People have different reactions to those who are careful with their money. As a bootstrapper you can expect a mixture of admiration, denigration, and even open contempt for those you encounter in business if you push, and push again, for price reductions, cost savings, and expense elimination.

How Rafat Ali Found a Job (Part 2)

SM: The fellowship you received enabled you to attend Indiana University. Were there any requirements tied to that fellowship? RA: Two of us were given a fellowship, and our mandate was to create an intranet for the university’s professors to use. It sounded grand, but we could not achieve it over the year and a

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Forbes Column 08: Barack Obama’ s Finance Lesson

And here is Barack Obama’s Finance Lesson, following Weapons of Mass Reconstruction. It addresses the flaws in Obama’s economic policy.

How Rafat Ali Found a Job (Part 1)

Rafat Ali is a journalist, pioneering blogger, and entrepreneur. Editor & Publisher has called Rafat “journalism’s poster boy for career independence from news companies”. I am very pleased to share his story of persistence and success. SM: Where are you from? Where did you grow up? RA: I was born in the UK, but my

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Deal Radar 2008: LifeSize

High definition (HD) videoconferencing and communications developer LifeSize was founded in 2003. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas with subsidiaries in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. The company provides high quality communication solutions for large enterprises, academia and mid-market enterprises.