The coronavirus pandemic is upending our way of life. As the world’s governments put their respective countries and cities under lockdown to contain the spread of the virus, this crisis is not only disrupting economies, it is changing the ways we live, work, play and even the way we worship.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I believe that sentence captures not only the great stress and uncertainty of our times right now, but also contains a way forward, a way out. What we do in the time of crisis, not only as individuals
Entering 2020, companies throughout the world have seen the shifts and effects of multiple catastrophic disasters. Much like Super Storm Sandy in 2012, the 2003 SARS epidemic, and economic downturns the global community can clearly identify the impending catastrophe and similar to the Titanic, we scream “ICEBERG, ICEBERG” in futility.
Picture this: you’re a startup founder with a definite sense of how you would operate. You want to get the best available talent you need wherever they are located, at rates you could afford. You want to build a successful business without sacrificing your personal life. A business flexible enough that you
Looking for the best time to build a remote team in the Philippines? Hiring in December to January is arguably the best time to do so. As the end of 2019 approaches, many companies are closing their 2019 books and have the foundation to their 2020 budgets. Others are looking to
A national holiday in the US, Thanksgiving is traditionally celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for the bounties of the year. In the spirit of this holiday, we asked the Xelure team to share what they are thankful for this 2019, why, as well as how they plan to celebrate it or have celebrated it in the past. Here’s what everyone shared. August:
The consumption of digital video increases exponentially every day. The adage of “I’d rather SEE a sermon than HEAR one” is fervently commonplace. Currently, all businesses are fighting for eyeballs and if you allow me to wax poetically as Yoda, intimating in the prequel trilogy, “The shroud of the internet has
This article from Entrepreneur magazine keeps popping up in my Google feed, so I finally read it even though I did not agree with the headline. The author makes three key points about building your team that I agree with 100%. You create a collaborative environment. Collaboration breeds creativity, and creativity is the
Things are moving fast. I got back from Manila three weeks ago where we prepared for our launching of Xelure. There were many long days and nights depending on which time zone I was on, but I have to say I had no jet-lag issues for this trip. I think the
It has been a busy quarter to kick off our fifth year! We added 10 people to join us on our adventure, we built out our web services team, hired a business development team, got through trademarking our new brand, challenged our creative team to rebuild and animate our website
The coronavirus pandemic is upending our way of life. As the world’s governments put their respective countries and cities under lockdown to contain the spread
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I believe that sentence captures not only the great stress and uncertainty of
Entering 2020, companies throughout the world have seen the shifts and effects of multiple catastrophic disasters. Much like Super Storm Sandy in 2012, the 2003
Picture this: you’re a startup founder with a definite sense of how you would operate. You want to get the best available talent you need wherever they
