The sky is falling! Ever since the media’s Chicken Little response to the tremors in the financial markets, I’ve felt like shouting from the rooftops “now you know how it feels to be an entrepreneur!”

Swimming has always scared the hell out of me. Despite national titles in other sports, I’ve always fought to keep afloat. This inability to swim well has always been one of my greatest insecurities and embarrassments.

Krill oil, logically enough, comes from krill, which are small, shrimp like crustaceans that inhabit the cold ocean areas of the world, primarily the Antarctic and North Pacific Oceans.

“Excuse me. Where is the most difficult to reach microphone?” I was out of breath from running up the steps but had managed to find one of the microphone stands, manned by two headset-wearing volunteers.

I’ve learned quite a few things in the last 18 months of exploring—and experimenting with—the world of investing. This post is my first attempt to share the findings. The lessons have come from not just reading books, but trial and...

The last 72 hours – that’s me on the right. (Source: AgentGenius) I opened an appropriate fortune cookie last week: “A calm sea does not make a skilled sailor.” It’s important to always have a Plan B. Take, for instance, a book launch. It’s easy...

Here is my most recent keynote from the 2,000-person+ Le Web in Paris, which focused on how to catalyze a global phenomenon on a very limited budget. Topics include: - How to sell “around the product” for more coverage. - The three necessary types...

Random – China Episode 2 Part B from Glenn McElhose on Vimeo. This is a continuation of the Random series. Past episodes include language learning, start-up advice, must-read books, and more. In this episode, filmed on the roof of the Yin bar in...

The Wilburns have created a multinational from their home.(Photo: Dana Smith) “So, do you have any ideas?” “Well, if we’re going to do something, it should be big. It should make people sit up and say OMFG. Make people actually do something,” I...

Playing Santa isn’t easy. (Credit: GarlandCannon) I dislike shopping, but I love finding the perfect gift. Finding that gift, though, gets harder with time. Those damn adults seem to already have everything. That includes me. More salt and...