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Games, Teams, and Mud - The Week in Review

Games, Teams, and Mud - The Week in Review

Good morning from Maine where sunny weather has returned after a couple of days of sleet, snow, and rain. That sleet, snow, and rain is part of what makes this time of year Mud Season! How muddy? This week a school bus in our area got stuck in the mud while taking kids home from school. This week I hosted a webinar titled How to Create & Sell Your Own Digital Products. If you missed it, the recording is now available to access here. Get the recording this weekend and you'll be able to join me for a live Q&A follow-up...

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'Ghostwire: Tokyo’ is an unsettling, action-packed dive into Japanese folklore

'Ghostwire: Tokyo’ is an unsettling, action-packed dive into Japanese folklore

Ghostwire: Tokyo unexpectedly reminded me of the old and somewhat deep-cut Xbox 360 game Crackdown.That 2007 release finds an incredibly sticky basic gameplay loop in giving players free run of a futuristic city that's dotted with collectible upgrade orbs. The more orbs you pick up, the higher you can jump. And higher jumps, in turn, make it easier to snatch even more orbs. It creates a compelling "just one more" kind of vibe, and it's the same sort of thing Ghostwire also nails in its own particular way.Developer Tango Gameworks and its founder, Resident Evil co-creator Shinji Mikami, built a...

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Black Founders Matter Fund I Closes $3M in Committed Capital and Establishes Black as an Investment Vertical

Black Founders Matter Fund I Closes $3M in Committed Capital and Establishes Black as an Investment Vertical

Co-Managing Director Himalaya Rao-Potlapally (left) and Founder & Co-Managing Director Marceau Michel (right) of Black Founders Matter (Photo: Business Wire)   PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Black Founders Matter, a fund that identifies Black-led ventures as an investment vertical, today announced it has attained $3 million in committed capital toward a planned $10 million Fund I. “wanted to pay [her] 70 percent less than [her prior contract, after the track star gave birth to a daughter in 2018]” Tweet this Separately, Black Founders Matter (BFM) announced a stellar initial tranche of 10 early-stage portfolio investments out of Fund I: participation in seed funding...

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How to Buy a House With Cash, Without a Realtor (And Is That A Good Idea?)

How to Buy a House With Cash, Without a Realtor (And Is That A Good Idea?)

DISCLAIMER: This article is meant for educational purposes only and is not intended to be construed as financial, tax, or legal advice. HomeLight always encourages you to reach out to an advisor regarding your own situation. The time-honored real estate saying “Cash is King” conjures images of opulence and limitless possibility — jeweled crowns, velvet robes, gold coins pouring from the sky. The reality might not be quite as cinematic, and while having enough cash to simply buy a house outright does not do away with all the hurdles of homebuying, it certainly helps the market to feel more like...

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Social learning in a corporate – how can an LMS help

Social learning in a corporate – how can an LMS help

Have you heard of the 70-20-10 principle? According to this principle, only 10% of our learning happens through formal training. Rest is indirect learning that happens by accepting challenges(70) and observing other people(10). Formal learning is essential for you to increase your value and get better at doing things. But there is so much you can learn from other people. This is called informal learning and happens via observation and using technologies like Learning Management Systems (LMS), discussion forums, social media, blogs, etc. What is social learning? Learning by observing people. This is the simplest definition of social learning. We...

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