Katie Henderson
Katie Henderson is the Strategy editor at Business Pundit. She writes articles that help business owners, executives, and employees better understand how to run a business and work as effective employees.
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17 billion-dollar startups that didn’t exist 5 years ago
We live in the golden age of starting your own company and growing it into a multi-billion dollar juggernaut. Forty years ago the resources, money and talent to start a new company was greatly lacking which grew the barrier to entry for any young entrepreneur to start one. Of course, we saw a handful of […]
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Here’s why Netflix CEO and Founder Reed Hastings doesn’t have an office
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is a billionaire but he doesn’t have his own office. In an interview with The New York Times, Hastings explains, “My office is my phone.” “I found I was rarely using my cubicle, and I just had no need for it. It is better for me to be meeting people all around […]
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Michael Bloomberg explains the perfect job applicant and it’s not what you would expect
Former New York City mayor and multi-billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg knows exactly what he wants in a perfect job candidate and it’s not what you would expect. Bloomberg employs about 19,000 people in nearly 200 countries but his ideal candidate is someone who understands how to deal with a struggle. Speaking to a group of […]
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10 simple businesses you can start from your dorm room
Facebook, Dell, Napster. What do those three businesses have in common? They all started in college dorm rooms. While most college students are not going to start the next Facebook in their door rooms, they can pick up some decent spending cash and even pay for their tuition, room & board, and other college expenses, […]
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The 10 best pieces of advice billionaires have given during commencement speeches
Over the years, we have been able to witness commencement speeches from some of the world’s most successful business minds. We have heard some memorable quotes that have inspired young graduates all over the United States. Commencement speeches are great to listen to because while the speaker is directing his or her speech to the […]
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15 books top CEOs want everyone to read
Anybody who is serious about doing well in the business world knows that they need to always be learning from those who have come before them. We all have read countless business books that each offer their own unique way of selling us on how to prosper in the crazy world of entrepreneurship. But which of […]
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The 20 highest-paying jobs of 2016 and what they pay
If you are trying to decide among various career paths there are many considerations to make. Obviously you want to be happy over the long-term, but you also probably want a certain level of prosperity. US News & World Report recently released its 2016 Best Jobs rankings, which showcases the best occupations in the United […]
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9 US colleges that are harder to get into than ivy league schools
If you apply at Harvard, Columbia, Yale, and various other ivy league schools, there is a very good chance that you will not be accepted. Ivy’s are known for accepting well below 10% of all applicants, and typically students must achieve some very impressive testing scores and offer plenty of community involvement before they are […]
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PBS to debut 24/7 kids channel and web stream
PBS is prepping for a 24/7 children’s television channel and web stream. The channel, part of the company’s existing PBS Kids franchise, has not been named at this time. It is expected to include daytime programming and an on-demand streaming service. The idea behind the service is to provide a live feed of shows that […]
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20 companies that you probably didn’t know are Republican supporters
Just like people, most corporations tend to swing one way or another on the political scale. This is due to several factors, from the CEO’s political affiliation to that of its stock holders. It also depends on the people who heavily endorse the product. The business world has its own politics game to play and […]
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Google’s Top Execs Are Always Visible But Almost Never Approachable
If you work at Google headquarters or you just happen to be visiting, there is a very good chance you will bump into Larry Page, Sergey Brin, or Google CEO Sundar Pichai. There is also a very good chance that without a meeting at their Mountain View campus, you will not have the chance to […]
