Every day I'd come home after school, pop the hood of my mom's car, put alligator clips on the battery, and wire into the house and go play on my computer. If I used it for too long, I'd wear down the car battery, and my mom would be all mad at me the next day. Ryan Holmes alligatorbatterycar share on social
As technology has improved, our digital lives have only grown more tangled and cluttered. Ryan Holmes clutterdigitalgrow Change image and share on social
As an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you will face will be building your brand. The ultimate goal is to set your company and your brand apart from the crowd. If you form a strategy without doing the research, your brand will barely float - and at the speed industries move at today, brands sink fast. Ryan Holmes barelybigbrand share on social
At the most basic level, prioritizing design also represents a practical consideration. It's far easier to design first and engineer later. Ryan Holmes basicconsiderationdesign Change image and share on social
For resourceful tech founders, finding capital is rarely a problem; making the best use of it is another story. A few years slinging pepperoni pies and chicken wings - on tiny margins and with minimal investment - might not be the worst fiscal training. Ryan Holmes badcapitalchicken share on social
Payfirma has revolutionized the payment process, consolidating mobile, e-commerce and in-store payments under a single solution, much like HootSuite did for social media. Ryan Holmes commerceconsolidatehootsuite Change image and share on social
While social media skills were once a 'nice-to-have,' accreditation in the space is becoming a requirement for many of these job titles. Hiring managers and job seekers are realizing that printing stacks of resumes is turning passe, and social media is rising as the new way of generating real-time networking opportunities. Ryan Holmes accreditationgeneratehire share on social
From its humble origins in college dorm rooms, social media has quietly crept into the boardroom. Ryan Holmes boardroomcollegecreep Change image and share on social
Silicon Valley isn't the only game in town. Tech is increasingly decentralized. Around the world, new tech centers with younger companies are able to embrace a different approach to talent: recruit locally, identify homegrown prospects and, in a phrase, bring them along for the ride. Ryan Holmes approachbringcenter share on social
As a child, I did what any normal kid who grew up without any electricity would do - I spent countless hours working on a computer wired to my parents' car battery... and learned how to code. This natural passion for computers lead me into the Internet market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Ryan Holmes 1990s2000sbattery share on social