Anna Lappé said this nicely with “Every time you spend money, you’re casting a vote for the kind of world you …read the rest
Business strategy, Incubation, Co-mentoring
Welcome! Upstarta.biz is the home of a group of people who run, or are interested in running, their business according to a set of Principles that make them more people friendly (both to clients and self), resilient to recessions, (potentially) better for the environment, and more.
While being particularly suited to on-line, ICT and Open Source related endeavours, we are by no means limited to that. In addition, the guidelines also apply well to non-profits and other organisations.
There are plenty of startup groups, the difference is Upstarta doesn't go for "get rich quick" stuff. Less sexy, for sure... but we reckon the results are better.
You can also follow us on Twitter (@Upstarta).
Author Archive
There’s More to Happiness Than GDP & There’s a New Report to Prove It
April 5, 2012
http://www.care2.com/causes/theres-more-to-happiness-than-gdp-theres-a-new-report-to-prove-it.html There is a critical need to move beyond GDP as the primary measurement of societal success and the near …read the rest
Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords
March 21, 2012
Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords (The Age) This seems completely unnecessarily and inappropriate to me. I don’t buy …read the rest
Slow Advertising – pureland
December 20, 2011
http://pureland.blogspot.com/2011/12/slow-advertising-if-you-were-to-pluck.html How sake brewing is advertised in a Japanese village. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Bless the toolmakers – Snarkmarket
December 1, 2011
http://snarkmarket.com/2011/7320 “Bless the toolmakers… but I’m worried that everybody wants to be one.” writes Robert Sloan.” Interesting thoughts about exploring …read the rest
Living Beyond Limits – Amy Purdy TEDx
November 29, 2011
An inspirational lesson of how something that is often seen as a limitation actually becomes an enabler, triggering imagination and …read the rest
Libraries: Where It All Went Wrong – Nat Torkington
November 28, 2011
http://nathan.torkington.com/blog/2011/11/23/libraries-where-it-all-went-wrong/ “It was my pleasure to address the National and State Librarians of Australasia on the eve of their strategic …read the rest
Surgeon Uses 3D Printer To Make Models Of Bone – plus Open Source Software use
November 24, 2011
http://singularityhub.com/2011/11/15/surgeon-uses-3d-printer-to-make-models-of-bone-%E2%80%93-and-saves-hospital-bookoo-bucks/ Using readily available cheap hardware and free/open software tools for commercial CT equipment, this surgeon came up with a …read the rest
The Myth of Shareholder Capitalism – Harvard Business Review
November 13, 2011
http://hbr.org/2010/04/the-myth-of-shareholder-capitalism/ar/1 [...] in an important 2007 article in the Journal of Business Ethics, 31 of 34 directors surveyed (each of …read the rest
Start-ups and Safety Nets
November 11, 2011
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/11/10/start-ups-and-safety-nets/ The countries with significantly higher start-up rates than the USA are those with stronger, more comprehensive, and more centralised …read the rest
