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A step-by-step guide to agile growth experiments
Venture Beat - 20 Sep 2015 20:00
GUEST: After driving growth for the world's largest companies, building automated trading systems like SearchForce and managing over $1 billion media spend while studying high growth companies like AirBnB, Uber and Zenef...
JPMorgan Head: CEOs Don't Have All It Takes to Be President
ABC News - 20 Sep 2015 16:20
JPMorgan CEO says CEOs have some attributes presidents need, but not other skills
Why Business Is Booming In The Baltics
Forbes - 20 Sep 2015 15:25
Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, a triumvirate of strong startup ecosystems
Retailers' push for early holiday shopping has its benefits
New York Post - 20 Sep 2015 01:25
Whether dangling Black Friday-style discounts while folks are still in their summer beach rentals or serving up pumpkin-flavored lattes before the kids are back in school, retailers have succeeded in...
Bank of America's vote a 'hornet's nest'
USA Today - 20 Sep 2015 16:26
If BofA wins a vote to keep his job as chairman, shareholders may press for other changes on the board
AB InBev & SABMiller Risk Differentiation Without A Difference
Forbes - 20 Sep 2015 15:45
The possible $122 billion merger between the world’s two largest beer conglomerates might yield significant economies of scale, but in doing so put at risk the consumer brands upon which its businesses are premised. Th...
Horrified By Johnson & Johnson's Tactics, A Sales Rep Wears A Wire
The Huffington Post - 20 Sep 2015 14:07
Allen Jones had had an uneventful career working as an investigator for the Office of Inspector General in Pennsylvania. But in July 2002, he noticed that a new account had been set up to receive payments from the Jansse...
This Is The Worst Thing A Salesperson Can Say To A Customer
inc - 20 Sep 2015 14:00
It seems like such a helpful thing to say. But is it?
Obamacare Helps Slow Employer Health Costs Heading Into 2016
Forbes - 20 Sep 2015 14:00
Employer health care costs have yet to fall, but the rate of growth continues to slow thanks in part to cost management strategies, the move away from fee-for-service medicine and a larger pool of insured patients under ...
McDonald's turnaround strategy is in overdrive
Business Insider - 20 Sep 2015 04:22
McDonald's has been making huge changes to its menu over the past several months. The fast-food chain has added some new items — like the premium sirloin burger — while altering others, like the Quarter Pounder, and ...
A Divided Fed Pits World's Woes Against Domestic Growth
IBTimes - 20 Sep 2015 03:54
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A Big Strategic Mistake First Time Entrepreneurs Make
Forbes - 20 Sep 2015 03:25
There is a big strategic mistake first time entrepreneurs make--and, no it isn't the choice of the right partners. Partners become important once the right business idea has been identified and the question becomes wh...
3 Reasons Why Executives Should Use Twitter to Strengthen Their Own (Personal) Brands
Forbes - 20 Sep 2015 02:45
With social media now a commonplace element of most business' marketing plans, research indicates that three out of four CMOs believe it is an effective tool to help build their business and 82% indicate it has helped in...
Living on a budget is a top worry for the wealthy
New York Post - 20 Sep 2015 01:10
It's tough if your annual salary is $100,000 or more -- or so they say. Sticking to a personal financial budget is the No. 1 money challenge for well-off Americans...
Jamaica prime minister touts record of 9 passed IMF tests
Miami Herald - 20 Sep 2015 23:42
Jamaica's prime minister has told supporters that her administration passed every test of the International Monetary Fund during the island's latest loan agreement. …
Jamaica prime minister touts record of 9 passed IMF tests
News Observer - 20 Sep 2015 23:42
Jamaica's prime minister has told supporters that her administration passed every test of the International Monetary Fund during the island's latest loan agreement. …
HKEx Chief Was Involved in Controversial Hiring Moves When at J.P. Morgan
Wall Street Journal - 20 Sep 2015 23:27
Charles Li, when he worked at J.P. Morgan, recommended the bank's hiring of children of Chinese officials, clients and potential clients.
Here's what happens when you eat Olive Garden pasta for 7 weeks straight
Business Insider - 20 Sep 2015 23:20
Olive Garden's "Never Ending Pasta Pass" is back. For $100, the pass offers seven weeks straight of unlimited pasta, breadsticks, salad, and Coca-Cola beverages. The restaurant is selling 2,000 passes, including 1,000 th...
Fed Reins In the Dollar
Wall Street Journal - 20 Sep 2015 23:17
The Federal Reserve's decision to hold short-term interest rates steady in the face of deteriorating global economic growth is expected to limit gains this year in the U.S. dollar. That is good news for exporters and eme...
Lawmakers: Make Stonewall Inn A National Park To Honor LGBT History
TPM - 20 Sep 2015 23:17
NEW YORK (AP) -- Two New York legislators are leading a campaign to designate Stonewall Inn as the first national park honoring LGBT history.
GoPro shares could fall due strong competition: Barron's
Reuters - 20 Sep 2015 23:17
(Reuters) - U.S. video camera maker GoPro Inc shares could plunge to $25 from a recent $35 as its latest product launch underwhelms consumers and competition comes on strong, Barron's said in a report on Sunday.
EndoChoice -- Guts, Glory & A $100M IPO
Forbes - 20 Sep 2015 23:09
There was a time when going public was all the rage. It still is for serial entrepreneurs who expect to hit major scale and want a lower cost of capital to continue feeding that scale. For some people an IPO isn't in the...