March 2012
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#TapTime with @SKJask!
By: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with Shoshanna Jaskoll, cofounder of REACH3K
You can tap Shoshanna for: “I write and work with communications- i.e. getting your message across. I’m good at helping people analyze a problem and narrow down the best way to solve it. I also like to tell people whats so great about them. Not enough people do that often enough and its so...
Passover cleaning - there's a plan for that! (on...
As most Jews and non-Jews know, Passover is coming up real soon. And for Jews that means two dreadful words: Passover cleaning!
But don’t fret, tapTank is here to help!
Since ancient times, people observed Jews doing what it seemed like spring cleaning, which seems like the most sensible thing to do - clean your house thoroughly at least once a year.
Well, apparently, Jews are...
tapTank unveils new features!
tapTank.com has added a few new features today in response to our users’ feedback.
1. Behold! A shiny new logged-in home page design that features users’ latest 3 plans, feature plans & a way to browse plans by life category
Check it out:
2. Another awesome new feature is a new sponsor profile layout.
This actually is really exciting news for tapTank’s content...
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Early stage company valuation
What’s the value of a company that has had no revenues, qualifies as an extremely risky investment and does not have a registered patent/IP that could be licensed?
In other words, how to you justify a valuation of every other startup in the high tech field?
It’s true that valuation is very subjective. A company is only worth as much as an investor is willing to pay for a part of...
February 2012
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tapTank Will Launch Personal Development Tool for...
New Platform Lets You Achieve Socially With Friends
NEW YORK, NY, February 29, 2012 - tapTank (http://taptank.com) will unveil the Beta version of its new personal development tool for planning and achieving goals with friends in March 2012. Early adopters, who signed up in advance to try tapTank, as well as journalists, bloggers and other media outlets, can take a look inside before the Alpha...
#TapTip: Importance of goal setting for decision...
Here’s a #TapTip vlog about the importance of setting goals in order to compare your decision outcomes with what you need to achieve according to your plan.
Posted by: Yael Tamar Greenberg
The article about Cassanova McKinsey can be found here. tapTank is a platform to manage goals, achieve & stay motivated with a little help from your friends. Friends that achieve together...
January 2012
8 posts
"The 10K hour rule" : if you want to achieve,...
Key to success in any field is, to a large extent, a matter of practicing a specific task for a total of around 10,000 hours.
By Yael Tamar
In his book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell builds an impressive case of why very talented people succeeded. He uses examples of famous composers, musicians and scientists to show that it was not by talent alone that they got to being incredibly good at...
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#TapTime with: Daniel Feldman, #SocialMedia...
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with: Daniel Feldman, Social Media Manager of @Waze
You can tap Daniel for: Customer engagement advice, help building a fantasy football team. I’m going to tap him for Hebrew lessons.
Daniel will tap you for: Networking purposes Where do I start talking about Daniel? He’s one of those personalities that makes look forward to getting on Twitter....
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Hand Out Those Business Cards in a Natural Way
Author: Farhana Rahman
The biggest rule-of-thumb when it comes to handing out business cards is to not hand them out like playing cards. Presentation is key. That doesn’t mean presenting your card on a mini silver platter though! If handling a small number of cards, you don’t even need a business card holder, so long as your cards are easily accessible, and neat. Also-do make an...
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#TapTime with: @AboutDotCom #Video Producer:...
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with: About.com Video Producer: Pelpina Trip
You can tap Pelpina for: Production and hosting of videos, host events, conduct presentations, help with brand awareness, review products/websites on video, etc. Pelpina will tap you for: “I would love to help with a company or product’s brand awareness if someone wants to talk about their social...
Someone just launched your product. Close up shop?...
By Yael Tamar
So you have an idea for a great product. You’ve been obsessing over it for some time now; and not only that, you’ve been working on it full time. You’re an entrepreneur…
And then one day a friend sends you an article that [Insert company name here, e.g. Google, Facebook or smaller players] has just launched something very similar to what you thought was...
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Approach Successful People with Ease!
Author: Farhana Rahman
Are you one of the many people who feel a degree of intimidation in approaching successful people? This could include anyone… a superior at work, management of an establishment, affluent people with a high level of influence, etc.
Personally I’m not afraid to approach these people, because of a little outlook that I taught myself. Works great for me! Allow me...
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#TapTime with #PR & #Media Maven: @SabrinaGFadlun
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with PR & Media Maven: Sabrina G. Fadlun
You can tap Sabrina for: Multilingual, PR and media support. She’s also fantastic in editing documents. And oh, she also says, “I can also teach how to cook great Italian home meals once I learn how to do it myself!” Sabrina would tap you for: Insight on tech, journalism, convos on the arts and...
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How can you improve negotiation skills by using...
by Yael Tamar
This was one of those pictures that make you grunt and worry that you’ll never get that modeling contract. “Hey, Gil! Could you please take down that awful picture of me? Oh wait, on the second thought…”
On the second thought, leave it. I will use this horrendous piece as an example of how to pick up on body language cues from a person’s body language and how to use it to your...
December 2011
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#TapTime with: #Entrepreneur & Buff of Finer...
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with: Entrepreneur & Buff of Finer Things in Life, Lori Lewis
You can tap Lori for: Assisting charities through Social Media. She is always willing to help out a great deal, and rarely asks for anything in return. Lori would tap you for: Making connections to add to her tribe of people that appreciate the performing and visual arts. She also wants to be ...
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#TapTime with: #Master of #Marketing: Gary J. Nix-...
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with: Master of Marketing: Gary J. Nix (@Mr_McFly)
You can tap Gary for: Marketing strategy tips. He also has a fantastic sense of humor that is known to perk people up!
Gary will tap you for: Strong connections and good conversations.
Aside from being a Global Influencer, Gary J. Nix is a high ranking MIB Agent and an Online Marketing Specialist for a...
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Crowdsourcing: An Entrepreneurs Best Friend
Author: Farhana Rahman
The dictionary definition of ‘crowdsource’ is to outsource work to an unspecified group of people, typically by making an appeal to the general public on the Internet.
This is a common practice amongst entrepreneurs of any level, because sometimes they simply don’t have the time to complete tasks, or aren’t capable of completing tasks on their...
What can you learn about getting along with your...
Which mechanisms you can employ when creating a startup with others and how can you deal with any arising problems through perspective you learn from a penguin.
Posted by Yael Tamar Greenberg
Let’s start with a joke I heard this week*:
A man was walking down the road with a penguin when a policeman saw them and approached the man.
“Take that penguin to the zoo.” “Do I have...
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#TapTime with the #Entrepreneurs Behind...
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with: The Entrepreneurs Behind @Rawporter (Learn more of their raw news app here!)
You can tap the men behind Rawporter for: marketing, branding, and design help. They can also help advise you on how to make new connections to open new doors, and on how to work with different frameworks. One of them even volunteers to teach kayaking! The men behind Rawporter...
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#TapTime with Marketing Consultant and Leader: Jim...
Author: Farhana Rahman
TapTime with: Jim Dougherty @LeadersWest You can tap Jim for: Advising, and promotions. If you can spark his fascination, he will passionately promote you and your cause/product/service. “I follow hundreds of blogs and send out hundreds of tweets a week simply promoting. In reality everyone that participates in social is a media channel.” Promos from Jim...
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3 Obstacles Faced by Entrepreneurs
Author: Farhana Rahman
Before the success stories, there are many obstacles faced by entrepreneurs. Don Marquis once said, “The chief obstacle to the progress of the human race, is the human race.”
So what are some of the obstacles faced by entrepreneurs?
Finances
Aside from the typical expenses that are expected, there are just so many additional costs- hidden...
November 2011
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Does Telling Someone Your Goal Make It Less Likely...
Watching Derek Sivers’ TED lecture, “Keep your goals to yourself,” I was perplexed.
After coming up with a brilliant new life plan, our first instinct is to tell someone, but Derek Sivers says it’s better to keep that goal a secret.
Sivers claims that by keeping goals to themselves people are less likely to substitute voicing the goal and getting a high five for actually achieving the goal....
October 2011
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Social Networking to Get Things Done - Would You... →
Mike Slavin recently signed up for tapTank.com & wrote an awesome blog about it. Check out his perspective on the value & potential of “Social Networking to Get Things Done” at http://www.mikeslavin.com/2011/09/04/social-networking-to-get-things-done/
Our favorite part is this:
“I’m excited that another layer of awesomeness is being added to the social networking...
August 2011
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You're Juggling 5 Balls In The Air: Work, Family,...
To quote the past CEO of Coca Cola Enterprises (1959-1994) Brian Dyson:
“Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air. You name them - work, family, health, friends, and spirit - and you’re keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.
But the other four balls - family, health, friends,...
July 2011
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tapTank been accepted into the Gvahim Accelerator...
We are excited to account that tapTank has been selected as one of 7 top startups in the Gvahim Accelerator pilot program this Fall!
The selection committee consisted of business professionals, venture capitalists, serial entrepreneurs,investors and Gvahim representatives including Rina Pridor, Founder & former General Director of the Technological Incubators of Israel, Eran Goren, Co-founder...
June 2011
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How Will U tapintoU? Sign Up For Early Access &...
We’re excited to announce that http://tapintoU.com is officially LIVE. Join now to sign-up for early access!
What is tapTank?
tapTank is a tool for achievement and getting things done by utilizing your network across Facebook & Twitter. It helps you, social web users, to bridge the gaps across all social networks that you’re a part of so that those connections can be easier to leverage...
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Harness Your Social Capital To Get Things Done,...
Social networks have had value long before Facebook or even the internet came to be. Since the beginning humans functioned best and survived by forming communities.
In 1916, L.J. Hanifan used the term Social Capital to define this & explained it to be:
The tangible substances [that] count for most in the daily lives of people: namely good will, fellowship, sympathy, and social...