August 7, 2018December 30, 2020 by bbpodcast

OBG: b&b16: Getting By Without a College Degree

This week's oldie-but-goodie: We all know student loan debt is out of control. The average college student graduated in 2014 with $33,000 in student loans. Student loan debt crossed the $1 trillion…
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May 7, 2018December 30, 2020 by bbpodcast

OBG b&b60 Take Your Brand to the Next Level

This week's Oldie-but-Goodie (no longer live): ON AIR SPECIAL! Lilit does a live critique of Brunch & Budget’s website. If you want your website critiqued live on a future show, email me…
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February 20, 2018December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b190 What Net Neutrality is and why you should care

Net Neutrality has recently been repealed on the federal level, and several states and organizations are fighting to keep it in place, but what is it? Sarah Aoun, data activist, operational security…
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November 27, 2017December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b180 Equifax Equifiction Equif*ckry: What you can do to protect your credit after the Equifax Breach

Equifax is one of the three large credit reporting agencies, and in July they had a security breach in which the data of 145 million adult Americans was stolen (they notified the…
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September 26, 2017December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b174 The Real Secrets to a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign

Crowdfunding is super popular nowadays. If you’re not too familiar with it, that’s okay. This is the basic concept: You have an idea for a product or creative project you want to…
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June 14, 2017December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b159 RAD doxes Dyalekt (and how to make sure you don’t get doxed)

Remember Bex and Sarah from RAD? (in case you don't, check this episode out: bnb150) We brought them back to explore what they know best: doxing. Doxing is—according to the internet—searching for…
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May 10, 2017December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b153 The Cost of Convenience

We see convenience not only as a nicety but an expectation, an entitlement. Has paying for convenience been taken too far? (Amazon, food delivery, Uber/Lyft, dry cleaning, resume writing, etc.,) Our love…
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April 20, 2017December 31, 2020 by bbpodcast

b&b 150 How to protect your digital financial footprint

We're back with new episodes for spring! To start us off this week we had a conversation with Bex Hurwitz and Sarah Auon of Research Action Design (RAD) about how to protect…
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August 24, 2016January 3, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b116 How to use platform businesses to grow your business

Platform businesses are all about bridging the gap between consumer and producer. They're the middlemen (or middlewomen). Uber/Lyft, Airbnb, Etsy, Ebay, even Spreaker where we upload our show, are all platform businesses.…
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May 29, 2016January 3, 2021 by bbpodcast

b&b104 What is peer to peer lending?

Peer to Peer (or p2p) lending is a site that has sprung up since the meltdown. Banks are much more careful about who they give loans to, but people still need them.…
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