Author archive for Steve Musselman
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YD Ventures Releases Potentiality Video
By Steve Musselman on May 27, 201400Milbrae, CA based YD Ventures (the venture capital wing of parent company, YD Industries) has just released their thrilling new inspirational video tone poem with an eye towards attracting elite entrepreneurial founders to their investment portfolio. Using the revolutionary concept of potentiality as the key, the video unlocks the inherent promise embodied by the DNA of each and every elite […] -
YD Ventures #Startupathoncubator – 4/15/2014 San Francisco
By Steve Musselman on April 30, 2014The YDV #Startupathoncubator launches two new startups! Tuesday April 15th, 2014 – San Francisco – Z Below Theater In this unique hybrid of a startup hackathon, incubator, and seminar, two teams of event participants used YD Ventures innovation techniques to develop apps and services to address mankind’s most pressing challenge: The End of The World. The evening began with a presentation from YD Ventures’ Steve […] -
“How to Fail” with YD Industries – 2/24/2014 San Francisco
By Steve Musselman on March 4, 2014How to Fail challenges daring innovators to face the darkness Monday February 24th, 2014 – San Francisco – Z Space In this unique workshop, a hardy group of innovators stared failure in the face, and came to the realization that not only could they survive, but they could thrive by falling on their metaphorical faces. The evening began with an multimedia […] -
YDI: Thanksgiving Thursday is the new Black Friday
By Steve Musselman on November 15, 2013As the hectic holiday shopping season kicks off, YD Industries is once again proud to be an industry pioneer in the annual Black Friday Thanksgiving weekend retail marketplace. For the first time ever, YDI’s popular line of “Calypso’s Discount Palace” superstores will be hosting an in-store Thanksgiving Thursday buffet and merchandise blowout. Thanksgiving Thursday is the new Black Friday at […] -
The 7 Tips That Could Change the Course of Your Next Speech
By Steve Musselman on November 11, 2013Does the thought of getting up in front of a room of people to speak make you want to run screaming into the pits of Drachmar? Well, you’re not alone. As a highly experienced public speaker, I thought it would be useful to share seven of my presentation tips for those of you who find yourselves faced with the challenge […] -
Job Interview DOs and DON”Ts
By Steve Musselman on October 3, 2013YD Industries is infamous for rigorous hiring practices and a challenging, multi-tiered job interview process. Since I’m often asked, “How do I succeed in my YD Industries interviews?”, I thought I’d put together a list of pointers for the average job seeker. While some of these strategies apply exclusively to YDI, anyone going through a job search will find these […] -
Where does Innovation come from?
By Steve Musselman on August 22, 2013Business leaders may argue about the best ways to grow a company, but many of us in the exclusive circle of knowledge know the real truth: explosive growth comes from launching new products or services to waiting markets. This requires INNOVATION! (Notice the use of all caps and an exclamation point. That was important.) At YD Industries, we are pleased […] -
Innovative Innovation Thursday – 8/15/2013 San Francisco
By Steve Musselman on August 19, 2013Innovation Thursday invigorates another sterling collection of innovators Thursday August 15th, 2013 – San Francisco – Z Space YD Industries Steve Musselman was joined by YDI guest speakers Rafe Carraway and Dan “Daniel” St. Bernard as they worked with a group of close to 40 local innovators on a beautiful Thursday evening in San Francisco. This was the second YD […] -
Executive Team-Building: Ropes Course Report
By Steve Musselman on July 22, 2013At YD Industries we frequently take the opportunity to venture out of the office for invaluable off-campus executive team-building. That’s exactly what happened on a recent Tuesday when a group of twenty three regional sales managers woke up early, loaded up with coffee, and piled into a company passenger van. A short hour and a half later, the team disembarked […] -
Innovative Innovation Monday – 7/15/2013 San Francisco
By Steve Musselman on July 16, 2013Innovation Monday releases it’s first batch of Innovator Graduates Monday July 15th, 2013 – San Francisco – Z Below Theater On a seasonably foggy June night in San Francisco, an intrepid group of free-thinkers gathered to learn the secrets of applying the YD Industries Innovation methodologies in their own lives. After check-in, YDI’s Steve Musselman led the group in a […] -
YDI Space Ventures Closing on Uranus
By Steve Musselman on June 19, 2013A Deep Space Voyage to Uranus Exploration of the many planetary neighbors in our solar system was a longtime fantasy of our ancestors, including the cave dwelling ancients. Incredibly, with the advent of high technology, humans endowed with money, slide rules and shiny spacecrafts have suddenly made many of these long-held fantasies realities. We have sent men to the moon […] -
Next Event: August 15th Innovation Thursday
By Steve Musselman on May 22, 2013Ignite Your Inner Innovator! When: Thursday August 15th, 8pm Where: Z Space, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 How: Reserve your seat here! About Innovation Thursday: On August 15th, forward leaning individuals are invited to join for a Thursday evening filled with innovation, disruption, game-changing, revolutionizing, focus grouping, creativity insourcing, product development acceleration, net casting, bootstrapping, design sprinting, networking, […]
More About YD Industries
YD Industries dedicates itself to pushing the envelope of innovation to improve the lives of humankind, and forge a stronger America. The company spans countless business units (Biotech, Food Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Web Services, Venture Capital, etc.) and was recently awarded a record 38th Gold Diamond by Hapsa Quarterly.