Barack Obama is president for one day and here are the results: - Microsoft lays off 5,000. Google might fire 1,000. IBM won’t tell you how many people they’re laying off. prediction puts it at 16,000. Sun Microsystems finally makes good on their layoff of 1,300. Digg gets rid of 10% of its 80 employees. Employees. Go to the beach. MORE >>

The current recession presents you with an opportunity to upgrade your sales team.  Many high quality salespeople are out of work, and base salaries have come down.  If you are fortunate enough to be hiring, now is the time to be aggressive.  You can make real progress by upgrading your sales team, no matter how large or small. MORE >>

Last night Jason Nazar, my partner and CEO of Docstoc hosted a session on 10 mistakes people make when starting a business. The event was greatly received and I believe was very helpful. In the Q&A session someone asked about how to split equity between partners. Having the right partner can greatly help at challenging times like equity splits. MORE >>

Los Angeles-based EQAL (www.eqal.com) launched into the online world in 2006 with the creation of the YouTube sensation "lonelygirl15," the fictional video blog of a teenage girl. Thanks for the interview. First, why don't you tell us a little bit about what your model is with companies like CBS? Miles Beckett: It's actually very coordinated. MORE >>

Thursday, January 29, 2009 -- "Accessing Government Funding for Research: Partnering for Success in Challenging Economic Times" Southern California Biomedical Council. Numerous U.S. government agencies provide funds, such as SBIR and STTR grants, to small biotech and medical device firms in support of their RandD and commercialization activities. MORE >>