http://www.greenbackuniversity.com Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:33:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When Hank Paulson came to Washington from Goldman Sachs in 2006, he could hardly have known that he would soon find himself at the center of the efforts to save the global financial system from collapse. As Fannie and Freddie began to falter, and as the global credit markets dried ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/02/greenback-review-on-the-brink-inside-the-race-to-stop-the-collapse-of-the-global-financial-system/ 41% of people check their email before they do anything else in the morning. This often leads to increased stress and decreased productivity. Are you a part of this group? What can you do to get off this habit? This habit can be attributed to the task dominant lifestyle we ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/02/get-rid-of-that-early-morning-email-addiction/ Lori Ann LaRocco of CNBC just published her first book, Thriving in the New Economy: Lessons from Today’s Top Business Minds.  She recently discussed it in an interview which is posted on Clusterstock at http://www.businessinsider.com/business-news/jan-21-larocco1-2010-1.  In her interview she illustrated some key points from her book about dealing with the ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/thriving-in-the-new-economy/ In an effort to prevent another banking crisis (or, alternately, to gain political points as his administration continues to loose favor) Barack Obama has proposed some tough new restrictions on the banking industry. Among the suggested changes, Obama supports the prevention of banks from owning or investing in hedge funds ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/obama-proposes-tough-restrictions-on-banks/ The Fracture Team discusses the best and worst advice they've ever recieved as well as doles out some of their own to students thinking about starting a business. What advice do you have for students thinking about starting their own business? What's the worst advice you ever received as a startup? What's ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/best-advice-worst-advice-and-general-thoughts-for-students-starting-their-own-business-from-fracture/ In the videos below, the Fracture Team talks about starting a business straight out of college including their motivations, their long-term goals and what gave them the conviction to forgo grad school to tackle this opportunity. What are you here for? What did you want to get out of ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/fracture-talks-about-starting-a-business-straight-out-of-school/ Our goal in life should be to let others know how smart we really are, right? We spend our time taking tests, applying for awards, and interviewing all in an attempt to justify our skill set. But how do we define “smart”? It appears we have arrived at this definition: ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/secret-to-becoming-smarter-in-5-days/ Most have heard by now that Google has announced plans to leave China due to a hack which obtained the emails of activists opposed to the Chinese government policies. But what allowed these hackers to gain this information which was censored by Google? Microsoft. A security problem with Microsoft’s ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/microsoft-problems/ Glassdoor recently released their list of the top 50 places to work.  While last year General Mills topped the list, Southwest Airlines is now on top.  If you’re still looking for a job, make sure to check out this list as well as the rest of glassdoor.com.  It’s a great ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/best-places-to-work/ While entrepreneurial endeavors have typically been undertaken by young people (energy, enthusiasm, no kids), a recent study finds that older Americans are now more active in starting their own businesses. Meanwhile, entrepreneurial activity has decreased amongst the typical 18-44 age group.  Questions remain as to the cause of this trend, ... http://www.greenbackuniversity.com/2010/01/entrepreneurial-activity-increases-among-the-44-set/