{"headlines":[{"id":1522401,"content_type":"free full","is_magazine_content":"non-magazine","url":"\/2016\/01\/23\/personal-brand\/","title":"Your Business Means Nothing If No One Knows Who You Are","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003ELast fall, I was invited to an exclusive event at the Hollywood Hills home of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003ENever Eat Alone \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003Eauthor\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EKeith Ferrazzi. The top leaders from across the world in the startup and technology realm were invited to join. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of this event was to help us connect with a few people who could potentially help us with not only with our careers, but personal lives as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EAt dinner, we were told to introduce ourselves by sharing both professional and personal updates, and to be honest. Rather than the usual, \u201cI am doing amazing\u2013things are going great,\u201d Ferrazzi encouraged us to share what we were struggling with. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EAcross the table was a man whose story really struck a nerve.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EBecause after almost being homeless, he now has a top tiered network of some of the most successful people in the business world. Writing about his failures over the course of the last two and a half years, he built a social media following of well over 100,000 followers and has had his content read over 10 million times. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EHis name is \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrLeonardKim\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003ELeonard Kim\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003E, and he is now the managing partner of \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/influencetree.com\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EInfluenceTree\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003E. At InfluenceTree, Leonard and his team teach entrepreneurs how to build their personal brands, get featured in publications, and growth-hack social media. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EWhen you meet someone like Kim, you need to be prepared to ask the right questions. Kim discussed some of the most important things entrepreneurs need to establish and build their personal brands, and why it is so crucial. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow do entrepreneurs get started on building out their personal brand?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EWe acquire knowledge much faster than we acquire wisdom. Reading books and attending lectures will give you the knowledge you need in life, but without application, that knowledge does nothing for you. The first thing you need is real experience. Without experience, no one will care what you have to say. You need to go out there and live life, learn what you can, then become good at something. Once you have that real world experience, you can turn it into something tangible.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELet\u2019s assume that they have the real world experience; how do they get their message out there?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EThe way I see it, there are two ways to go about leveraging your experience. You have to decide whether or not you want to be an example for others to live by, or a bad example to teach others what to avoid in life.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EFor me, when I first started building up my personal brand and started communicating my message, I decided to be that bad example and teach people what not to do. I found a niche in sharing my failure and built my brand around that. Once I had an audience, I pivoted and changed my niche to the art of building the personal brand. You need to find a niche that is underutilized and stick out with that.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EYou have had great success with your writing; where should entrepreneurs start? \u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EYou should start out on a platform called Quora. The reason I used it is because they already had a pre-built audience of millions of users, and you simply answer existing questions, which is easier than coming up with standalone content. By the end of my first year, I went from zero to 2 million views on my content. I started with three followers that grew to 3,400 on the platform, and was eventually named a Top Writer. Unlike most publications where content lives for a week then dies off, content on Quora continues to be circulated to this day.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWith so much content online, how can entrepreneurs stand out?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EThe key is in building connections. I have found that when you are sharing your message, whether it be in writing, voice, art, or through a video, you need to hone in and be 100% honest. Do what scares you. Be as transparent as you can be. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EShare your weakest moments that others are too ashamed to talk about. By being a transparent voice with reason, people will begin to resonate with your content. I was trembling the first time I did this. I thought people would look at me as a total failure, since prior to writing, I never really achieved much in life. But the exact opposite happened. Some people commented about how bold and brave I was. Others reached out directly to me and told me their stories. A few even decided to go as far as saying that I was an inspiration. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EWe all experience weak points in our lives, but have limited resources on who we can talk to about it. By being transparent, you are making a direct connection with each of your readers who have gone through the same, if not similar experiences in life.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow do entrepreneurs take those connections to a deeper level?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EForget about yourself. Instead, ask what you can do to help your audience and followers. By offering up your assistance without any ulterior motives, you will be able to build trust with people you never knew were possible. This is how I was able to go from a nobody to connecting with some of the top executives in the business world.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHow do entrepreneurs increase their social media following?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EAlways do your best. Create content worth sharing. When you share content that resonates with people, they will become addicted to your content. They will want to read more. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EWhen you create direct bonds with the small portion of your audience that reaches out, they will begin to share and promote your message. But gaining followers is a two-way street. If you see someone else who is creating compelling content, follow them, then let them know through a comment, an email, or a tweet. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EAs your message expands, your social media following will continue to build. By doing this, within 1.5 years into my writing, I had amassed 20,000 followers on Quora. Now, I have more than 100,000 collective social media followers from Quora, Twitter, Medium, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EGetting into publications seems to help build credibility for entrepreneurs. Are there any tips to getting your content into publications?\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKim: \u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EIt is essential to know \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003Ewhere\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003E to publish. For me, my content that was featured in Huffington Post, Inc., Forbes, etc. was first picked up on Quora. Others have used Medium to achieve this.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-weight:400;\u0022\u003EYou need to write in the style of the publication you want to be in. For example, if you wanted your content to be seen in Inc., where I have a column, you need to start writing your content in a format that fits the Inc. audience. What works in Inc. is usually lists of 10. Their articles tend to be under 800 words. 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Where I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn\u2019t lose any voters.\u201d \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/01\/23\/politics\/donald-trump-shoot-somebody-support\/index.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehe said\u003C\/a\u003E. \u201cIt\u2019s like incredible.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETrump said his supporters were smart and loyal, citing his strong poll numbers and criticizing his opponents as \u201csoft\u201d during the stop in \u003Cspan class=\u0022s1\u0022\u003ESioux Center, \u003C\/span\u003EIowa, according to reports by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2016-election\/trump-says-he-could-shoot-somebody-still-maintain-support-n502911?cid=par-time_20160123\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Emultiple outlets\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed-twitter\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-width=\u0022500\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en\u0022 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ETrump on supporters: \u0026quot;I could stand in the middle of 5th Ave. and shoot somebody and I wouldn\u0026#39;t lose any voters.\u0026quot; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/vm1bnooAwb\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/vm1bnooAwb\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026mdash; MSNBC (@MSNBC) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSNBC\/status\/690985215691354112\u0022\u003EJanuary 23, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed-twitter\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-width=\u0022500\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en\u0022 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EJust left Sioux Center, Iowa. My speech was very well received. Truly great people! Packed house- overflow!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/690990909719052288\u0022\u003EJanuary 23, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAfter leaving the event, Trump wrote on Twitter that the speech went well. \u201cJust left Sioux Center, Iowa. My speech was very well received. Truly great people! Packed house\u2013overflow!\u201d he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n","time":{"pretty":"January 23, 2016","published":"2016-01-23 05:05:48","updated":"2016-01-23 05:05:48","minute":"5:05 PM EST","is_same_day":true,"is_home_pop":true},"comment_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/donald-trump-shoot-somebody\/","absolute_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/donald-trump-shoot-somebody\/","redirect_url":"","partner":"","outbrain_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/donald-trump-shoot-somebody\/","outbrain_footer":true,"outbrain_right_rail":true,"short_title":"Trump Says He \u2018Could Shoot Somebody\u2019 and Not Lose Voters"},{"id":1523916,"content_type":"free full","is_magazine_content":"non-magazine","url":"\/2016\/01\/23\/panthers-stadium-cardinals-sunday\/","title":"How the Carolina Panthers Are Ready For Sunday Despite Snow","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Carolina Panthers are confident of their chances on Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl despite the blizzard that\u0026#8217;s dumped snow on their stadium. Scott Paul, the NFL team\u0026#8217;s stadium operations executive director, said everything should be good to go for Sunday\u0026#8217;s NFC championship game at Bank of America Stadium.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPlay against the Arizona Cardinals is scheduled for kickoff at 6:40 p.m. ET.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026#8220;We live in a great community. We have a lot of people wanting to help us,\u0026#8221; according to Paul in a \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.panthers.com\/news\/article-2\/Stadium-in-good-shape-for-NFC-Championship\/d9c80469-0920-4a8a-a606-801b455c35a9\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Estatement on the Panthers\u0026#8217; website\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026#8220;We just want to thank them for everything they\u0026#8217;ve done over the last few days to get this stadium ready for our fans.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026#8220;We had hoped to take the tarp off today, but we\u0026#8217;re getting down into the 20s tonight, so we\u0026#8217;re going to leave the tarp on,\u0026#8221; he added. \u0026#8220;We\u0026#8217;ll have to get some more ice off the tarp in the morning, and then we\u0026#8217;re hoping to take it off around 11, 12.\u0026#8221;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn a post on Twitter, the Panthers wrote just after 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, \u0026#8220;Bank of America Stadium is in good shape for Sunday\u0026#8217;s NFC Championship Game!\u0026#8221;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022video-wrapper\u0022  data-ratio=\u00220.56363636363636\u0022 data-pos=\u00222\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cobject id=\u0022bc-video-4582085765001-2\u0022 class=\u0022BrightcoveExperience\u0022\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022bgcolor\u0022 value=\u0022#FFFFFF\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022width\u0022 value=\u0022550\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022height\u0022 value=\u0022310\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022playerID\u0022 value=\u00223160175193001\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022playerKey\u0022 value=\u0022AQ~~,AAAB668kGak~,LMlvL4u4ShOTHD9z00VquajMOcH97tcW\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022isVid\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022isUI\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022videoSmoothing\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022seamlessTabbing\u0022 value=\u0022false\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022swliveconnect\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022dynamicStreaming\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022autoStart\u0022 value=\u0022false\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022@videoPlayer\u0022 value=\u00224582085765001\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022linkBaseURL\u0022 value=\u0022http:\/\/for.tn\/1ZUMr6l\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022includeAPI\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022templateLoadHandler\u0022 value=\u0022Fortune_onTemplateLoad\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022templateReadyHandler\u0022 value=\u0022Fortune_onTemplateReady\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022wmode\u0022 value=\u0022opaque\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022adServerURL\u0022 value=\u0022http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?env=vp\u0026#038;gdfp_req=1\u0026#038;impl=s\u0026#038;output=xml_vast2\u0026#038;iu=\/8484\/fort\/video_bc\/tech_bc\u0026#038;sz=1000x1\u0026#038;cust_params=tags%3Dbuffalobills%2Cjacksonvillejaguars%2Clivestream%2Cmarissamayers%2Cnationalfootballeague%2Cnfl%2Cnflstreaming%2Cstreaming%2Ctechdebate%2Ctumblr%2Cyahoo%2Cyoutube%26ch%3Dtech%26topic%3Dtechdebate\u0026#038;unviewed_position_start=1\u0026#038;correlator=%5Btimestamp%5D\u0022\/\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\tbrightcove.createExperiences();\n\t\t\t\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0026#8217;s the tweet and image of the stadium:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed-twitter\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-width=\u0022500\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en\u0022 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EBank of America Stadium is in good shape for Sunday\u0026#39;s NFC Championship Game! \u00bb \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/1imobXD6XB\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/1imobXD6XB\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/AcgueQWwae\u0022\u003Epic.twitter.com\/AcgueQWwae\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026mdash; Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/Panthers\/status\/690991273256357888\u0022\u003EJanuary 23, 2016\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe announcement comes as North Carolina\u0026#8217;s governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency on Thursday because of the blizzard. The Panthers did reportedly adjust their practice schedule, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/panthers\/2016\/01\/21\/charlotte-ice-snow-weather-carolina-cardinals-arizona-nfc-championship-game\/79125660\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eaccording to \u003Cem\u003EUSA Today\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026#8220;This is the biggest game in the history of this stadium, but we\u0026#8217;re not treating it any different,\u0026#8221; said Paul. \u0026#8220;It\u0026#8217;s a championship game, and there will be more excitement, but from a security aspect and fan services aspect, they should expect the same as usual.\u0026#8221;\u003C\/p\u003E\n","time":{"pretty":"January 23, 2016","published":"2016-01-23 04:17:00","updated":"2016-01-23 04:17:00","minute":"4:17 PM EST","is_same_day":true,"is_home_pop":true},"comment_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/panthers-stadium-cardinals-sunday\/","absolute_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/panthers-stadium-cardinals-sunday\/","redirect_url":"","partner":"","outbrain_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/panthers-stadium-cardinals-sunday\/","outbrain_footer":true,"outbrain_right_rail":true,"short_title":"How the Carolina Panthers Are Ready For Sunday Despite Snow"},{"id":1523191,"content_type":"free full","is_magazine_content":"non-magazine","url":"\/2016\/01\/23\/purewow-ryan-harwood\/","title":"Here\u2019s What Can Crush a Startup CEO","content":"\u003Cp\u003EI am someone who typically overanalyzes things and thinks through all of the consequences. But when I left Goldman Sachs five years ago to start PureWow, I had complete tunnel vision. I saw an opportunity to prove myself in a way I couldn\u2019t before and nothing else seemed to matter.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn basketball, they say that you don\u2019t win a championship unless you have \u201cthe irrational confidence guy\u201d\u2014 the guy who takes the 3-point shot, even though he had absolutely no business attempting the shot. Somehow he makes it, and as a result, they win. It\u2019s the moment where you stop thinking and just jump in, all blind faith. You think, \u201cI\u2019m going to make this even though there\u2019s five seconds left and the entire championship is on my shoulders right now.\u201d You need a little bit of that in you if you\u2019re going to make the leap from corporate America to launching a start-up. I guess for that moment, I channeled that \u0026#8220;irrational confidence guy\u0026#8221; within.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt was probably a good thing that I had no idea what I was getting myself into. That blind faith that you\u2019re going to make the 3-point shot? Well, you have that same blind faith when you\u2019re truly passionate about starting your own venture. But as I said, I am an over-analyzer, so I obsessively thought about the worst-case scenario. In starting PureWow, the worst-case scenario was that I would fail fast. The second-worst-case scenario? I fail, but not fast. It would be a drawn-out demise; it would take several years before PureWow went totally under.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022video-wrapper\u0022  data-ratio=\u00220.56363636363636\u0022 data-pos=\u00223\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cobject id=\u0022bc-video-4360507667001-3\u0022 class=\u0022BrightcoveExperience\u0022\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022bgcolor\u0022 value=\u0022#FFFFFF\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022width\u0022 value=\u0022550\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022height\u0022 value=\u0022310\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022playerID\u0022 value=\u00223160175193001\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022playerKey\u0022 value=\u0022AQ~~,AAAB668kGak~,LMlvL4u4ShOTHD9z00VquajMOcH97tcW\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022isVid\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022isUI\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022videoSmoothing\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022seamlessTabbing\u0022 value=\u0022false\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022swliveconnect\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022dynamicStreaming\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022autoStart\u0022 value=\u0022false\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022@videoPlayer\u0022 value=\u00224360507667001\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022linkBaseURL\u0022 value=\u0022http:\/\/for.tn\/1NqcAgT\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022includeAPI\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022templateLoadHandler\u0022 value=\u0022Fortune_onTemplateLoad\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022templateReadyHandler\u0022 value=\u0022Fortune_onTemplateReady\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022wmode\u0022 value=\u0022opaque\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022adServerURL\u0022 value=\u0022http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?env=vp\u0026#038;gdfp_req=1\u0026#038;impl=s\u0026#038;output=xml_vast2\u0026#038;iu=\/8484\/fort\/video_bc\/tech_bc\u0026#038;sz=1000x1\u0026#038;cust_params=tags%3D40under40%2Capoorvamehta%2Cecommerce%2Cecommercestartup%2Cfortunelive%2Cinstacart%2Cleighgallagher%26ch%3Dtech%26topic%3D40under40\u0026#038;unviewed_position_start=1\u0026#038;correlator=%5Btimestamp%5D\u0022\/\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\tbrightcove.createExperiences();\n\t\t\t\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIn both scenarios, you have to be able to ask yourself, \u201cDo my life circumstances allow me to be OK with that? Do I have enough time left in my career to course-correct? What kind of responsibilities am I accountable for right now?\u201d It\u2019s unfortunate, but things like mortgage and children and a myriad of financial aspects that come into play do matter. When I started PureWow, I was 28 years old, so I didn\u2019t have to worry about that and I was able to comfortably take the risk. That doesn\u2019t mean that I wouldn\u2019t do the same thing today. It would be a lot more difficult though (baby No. 1 is due in April). I also convinced myself that worst-case, I\u2019ll go back to finance. Whether it was true or not, I had to tell myself, \u201cI can get a job in finance. I\u2019ll find one. I\u2019ll figure it out.\u201d Maybe you need to convince yourself of certain things that may or may not be true in order to build the courage and take the risk.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe biggest shock for me came after I had hired several employees. Suddenly, my worst-case scenario completely changed. Failure wouldn\u0026#8217;t only affect me now. When you hire people, you bring them into the fold of your vision and you realize that if you fail, you\u2019re failing them too. I had convinced myself if I failed I\u2019d be OK, but all of a sudden, you\u2019re not so sure if everybody else will be OK. And that\u2019s when the pressure starts to build \u2013 and it has never subsided. Even with all of PureWow\u2019s success and our amazing growth, I still have the stress that it\u2019s all on me. This founder stress, one that never, ever goes away, can really crush someone. But if you\u2019re going to be an entrepreneur, you can\u2019t be someone who gets crushed by stress. And for me, the stress only makes me work harder and the success even sweeter.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERyan Harwood is the founder and CEO of PureWow.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n","time":{"pretty":"January 23, 2016","published":"2016-01-23 03:34:15","updated":"2016-01-23 03:34:15","minute":"3:34 PM EST","is_same_day":true,"is_home_pop":true},"comment_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/purewow-ryan-harwood\/","absolute_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/purewow-ryan-harwood\/","redirect_url":"","partner":"","outbrain_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/purewow-ryan-harwood\/","outbrain_footer":true,"outbrain_right_rail":true,"short_title":"Here\u2019s What Can Crush a Startup CEO"},{"id":1523876,"content_type":"free full","is_magazine_content":"non-magazine","url":"\/2016\/01\/23\/nsa-rogers-encryption-stance\/","title":"No, NSA Has Not Changed Stance on Encryption","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EA version of this post titled \u201cNSA\u0026#8217;s encoded intent\u201d originally appeared in Cyber Saturday edition of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/tag\/datasheet\/\u0022\u003EData Sheet\u003C\/a\u003E, Fortune\u2019s daily tech-business newsletter. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/getdatasheet\/\u0022\u003ESubscribe here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you tuned into \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/events\/upcoming-events\/detail\/us-cybercom-and-the-nsa-a-strategic-look-with-adm-michael-s-rogers\u0022\u003Ea talk\u003C\/a\u003E by Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, at the Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C., this week, you might think the NSA had begun to change its tune about encryption\u2014the technology favored by Apple and its Silicon Valley brethren to scramble users\u0026#8217; data and communications (much to criminal investigators\u0026#8217; chagrin), making them unintelligible to spies and hackers alike.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENot so.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERogers, who also heads the U.S. Cyber Command, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2016\/01\/21\/nsa-chief-stakes-out-pro-encryption-position-in-contrast-to-fbi\/\u0022\u003Esurprised some commentators\u003C\/a\u003E with a number of strong assertions about strong crypto that day. His statements could make a privacy advocate\u0026#8217;s heart swoon: \u0026#8220;Encryption is foundational to the future,\u0026#8221; he said, adding that no one should expend a breath debating the point. Doing so, he stressed, would be a \u0026#8220;waste of time.\u0026#8221; (Fast-forward to around 25:30 in \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.atlanticcouncil.org\/events\/webcasts\/us-cybercom-and-the-nsa-a-strategic-look-with-adm-michael-s-rogers\u0022\u003Ethis video clip\u003C\/a\u003E posted to the think tank\u0026#8217;s website.)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoger\u0026#8217;s remarks do not, in fact, indicate that he has bailed on his quest to gain access to people\u0026#8217;s encrypted data. To be sure, the intelligence boss\u0026#8217; stance is entirely consistent with views he has expressed in the past\u2014as well as with ones propounded by other members of the law enforcement set. For instance, James Comey, who heads the Federal Bureau of Investigation (and who is often painted as an encryption bogeyman), \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/speech\/deputy-attorney-general-sally-quillian-yates-and-fbi-director-james-b-comey-deliver\u0022\u003Etold the Senate last year\u003C\/a\u003E that \u0026#8220;it is important for our global economy and our national security to have strong encryption standards.\u0026#8221; That doesn\u0026#8217;t mean either doesn\u0026#8217;t still want access, of course.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:center;\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFor more on encryption, watch:\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Cdiv class=\u0022video-wrapper\u0022  data-ratio=\u00220.56363636363636\u0022 data-pos=\u00224\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\t\u003Cobject id=\u0022bc-video-4623858077001-4\u0022 class=\u0022BrightcoveExperience\u0022\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022bgcolor\u0022 value=\u0022#FFFFFF\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022width\u0022 value=\u0022550\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022height\u0022 value=\u0022310\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022playerID\u0022 value=\u00223160175193001\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022playerKey\u0022 value=\u0022AQ~~,AAAB668kGak~,LMlvL4u4ShOTHD9z00VquajMOcH97tcW\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022isVid\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022isUI\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022videoSmoothing\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022seamlessTabbing\u0022 value=\u0022false\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022swliveconnect\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022dynamicStreaming\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022autoStart\u0022 value=\u0022false\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022@videoPlayer\u0022 value=\u00224623858077001\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022linkBaseURL\u0022 value=\u0022http:\/\/for.tn\/20l4rUl\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022includeAPI\u0022 value=\u0022true\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022templateLoadHandler\u0022 value=\u0022Fortune_onTemplateLoad\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022templateReadyHandler\u0022 value=\u0022Fortune_onTemplateReady\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022wmode\u0022 value=\u0022opaque\u0022\/\u003E\u003Cparam name=\u0022adServerURL\u0022 value=\u0022http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ads?env=vp\u0026#038;gdfp_req=1\u0026#038;impl=s\u0026#038;output=xml_vast2\u0026#038;iu=\/8484\/fort\/video_bc\/international_bc\u0026#038;sz=1000x1\u0026#038;cust_params=tags%3Daarontask%2Candrewnusca%2Canonymous%2Capple%2Cappleprivacy%2Cdata%2Cfortunelive%2Cisis%2Cleighgallagher%2Cparisattacks%2Cprivacy%2Csecurity%2Ctimcook%2Cyoutube%26ch%3Dinternational%26topic%3Dfortunelive\u0026#038;unviewed_position_start=1\u0026#038;correlator=%5Btimestamp%5D\u0022\/\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003C\/div\u003E\n\t\t\t\u003Cscript type=\u0022text\/javascript\u0022\u003E\n\t\t\t\tbrightcove.createExperiences();\n\t\t\t\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERogers\u0026#8217; posturing calls to mind other statements he\u0026#8217;s made on the national stage. \u201cStrong encryption is in our nation\u2019s best interest,\u201d he said at a \u003Cem\u003EWall Street Journal\u003C\/em\u003E conference last fall, as \u003Cem\u003EFortune\u0026#8217;s\u003C\/em\u003E Kia Kokalitcheva \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/10\/20\/tim-cook-against-backdoor\/\u0022\u003Ereported\u003C\/a\u003E. He then clarified, as my colleague paraphrased, that \u0026#8220;he means \u003Ci\u003Estrong\u003C\/i\u003E, not full encryption of email and online files. The nuance is that strong encryption would still give his agency access to user information while full encryption would make the data unreadable.\u0026#8221; \u003Cem\u003EStrong\u003C\/em\u003E versus \u003Cem\u003Efull\u003C\/em\u003E, huh?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed-twitter\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\u0022twitter-tweet\u0022 data-width=\u0022500\u0022\u003E\n\u003Cp lang=\u0022en\u0022 dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe NSA director says strong encryption is great\u0026#8230;but not \u0026quot;full encryption\u0026quot;. Got that? \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/YqWSXMyVPL\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/t.co\/YqWSXMyVPL\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/t.co\/oC42AvVyv6\u0022\u003Epic.twitter.com\/oC42AvVyv6\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026mdash; Christopher Soghoian (@csoghoian) \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/twitter.com\/csoghoian\/status\/656617064174477312\u0022\u003EOctober 20, 2015\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cscript async src=\u0022\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\u0022 charset=\u0022utf-8\u0022\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EActually, no policy change has taken place. The government top dogs still seek entr\u00e9e into encrypted data\u2014even as other countries, such as \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/05\/dutch-government-encryption-no-backdoors\/\u0022\u003Ethe Netherlands\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/13\/france-encryption\/\u0022\u003EFrance\u003C\/a\u003E, have scrapped plans to mandate that \u0026#8220;backdoor\u0026#8221; vulnerabilities be built into tech products. The only difference is that the Feds have begun to refine their talking points in such a way as not to cause a stir, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.justsecurity.org\/20304\/transcript-nsa-director-mike-rogers-vs-yahoo-encryption-doors\/\u0022\u003Eas happened almost a year ago\u003C\/a\u003E at a New America Foundation conference on cybersecurity, in which \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/40-under-40\/alex-stamos-21\/\u0022\u003EAlex Stamos\u003C\/a\u003E, Facebook\u0026#8217;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/fortune.com\/2015\/08\/08\/alex-stamos-facebook-security\/\u0022\u003Esecurity chief\u003C\/a\u003E (then Yahoo\u0026#8217;s chief information security officer), went toe to toe with the admiral. (Not to mention Apple CEO Tim Cook\u0026#8217;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2016\/01\/12\/apples-tim-cook-lashes-out-at-white-house-officials-for-being-wishy-washy-on-encryption\/\u0022\u003Erelentless criticism\u003C\/a\u003E of the pro-crypto-cracking cohort.)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENo, the NSA has remained on message. It is just getting better, perhaps, at encoding its intent.\u003C\/p\u003E\n","time":{"pretty":"January 23, 2016","published":"2016-01-23 03:26:19","updated":"2016-01-23 03:26:19","minute":"3:26 PM EST","is_same_day":true,"is_home_pop":true},"comment_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/nsa-rogers-encryption-stance\/","absolute_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/nsa-rogers-encryption-stance\/","redirect_url":"","partner":"","outbrain_url":"http:\/\/fortune.com\/2016\/01\/23\/nsa-rogers-encryption-stance\/","outbrain_footer":true,"outbrain_right_rail":true,"short_title":"No, NSA Has Not Changed Stance on Encryption"}]}