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The Newtown massacre.  Boston Marathon.  9-11.  The US Airways Hudson River crash.  The list of such disasters is legion.

You trust a brand until the day something happens. When we lived in Manhattan, the nearest Costco was in Long Island City, across the East River. Quite a schlep but usually worth it.

Nevertheless, as any debater or philosopher knows, in capitalist jurisprudence, the very idea of paid service is inextricably tied up with self-serving gain. For that reason, law, like debate, is, in the end, about sophi...

If the president cracks under the pressure, lawmakers of both parties will learn a simple lesson: You get what you want by forcing a government shutdown. It will happen again and again. And most of us will come to regret...

Can the "lean startup" approach used by DropBox and Intuit translate into "lean regulation" and financial innovation? Two examples say it can: Kenya's M-Pesa and GCash in the Philippines.

On Friday, September 20 the cardiology website TheHeart.Org died. It lost its separate and unique identity and became a part of Medscape (which is owned by WebMD). I played a part in the founding and development of TheHe...

A new international study, the Intrapreneur Index, will help leaders promote creativity, innovation, and change through strategically aligned Employee Engagement. Organizations can participate in this research at no cost...

Increasingly, limited government is illegal in America. What are you going to do about it?

The Tesla fire could be a case-study in public relations - and Tesla isn't doing it right.

By Richard Harroch and Richard N. Frasch

"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome." Whether in business or life, we often walk a fine line between success and failure. Booker T...

The IRS is a well-greased tax-machine and politicians have voluntarily decided to shut it down to "play chicken" with our livelihoods.  This is a good-news and bad-news situation, so let's go over the IRS' shutdown plan...

My wife told me this common rule of thumb in fashion: before you walk out the door, take off the last accessory that you put on. That extra bracelet or ring or necklace that you added to your outfit is probably not neces...

For many years, I used to run away from my farm-life upbringing because I thought it had no place in business or in the Big Apple, but lately I've come to embrace my farm-boy ways as a competitive advantage. Here are fiv...

For women- and minority-owned small businesses, the shutdown of the federal government could create amplified delays. As the country weathers closure, these entrepreneurs should plan--so that when the dust settles they h...

Is the US financial system in better shape today than it was five years ago? Harvard Business School finance professors Victoria Ivashina, David Scharfstein, and Arthur Segel see real progress--but also missed opportunit...

Question: What process do you use to spur creativity — in yourself and your team — especially when you’re feeling blocked? Mindmapping Works Like a Champ “Start with a topic or question, and mindmap your way arou...

The apparel industry is changing. Harvard Business Review calls sustainability an emerging megatrend.  A longtime Ashoka partner, the clothing company Nau is standing at the edge of this industry transformation. I sat d...

ff Venture Capital just invested in Tackk, a new platform which allows you to creatively share anything on the web with no barriers to creation. The editing experience is amazingly simple.  Despite the robust capabiliti...

Heads up: Here is something that so far has received scant coverage in the ongoing debacle that is the partial government shutdown; our rights as taxpayers have taken a serious hit. The entire National Taxpayer Advocate ...

a>m ventures' Patrick Woods gives thought provoking talk at Everywhere Else Cincinnati based on soap, drinks and food.

Marketer Maren Hogan shares a few tips for business owners diving into social for the first time.