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A few months ago I posted about research which suggested that making well-timed threats is a highly successful negotiation strategy, because it demonstrates poise and control. Indeed, business wisdom dictates that we sho...

The enormous, and often very public, liquidity event generated by an IPO can be a cautionary tale for all business owners, even for those who never intend to take their companies public. It reminds business owners that t...

People often question my investment savvy when I discuss purchasing Detroit property, investing in Detroit companies, and backing Detroit-bred entrepreneurs. These naysayers always bring up the "uncertainty" factor. How ...

One of the biggest shifts in modern business is how technology is changing sales and marketing.

In hindsight, I probably should have thought things through a bit before I packed David Eggers' new book 'The Circle' as a beach read for my trip to the Hawaiian Island of Lanai last week.

All Isabella "Bella" Weems really wanted was a used car. That desire set in motion a chain of events that led to the Arizona teenager spearheading what is now a multi-million dollar enterprise that she may someday contro...

I've talked a lot about economic contingency plans--what you'll do if a recession hits, for example. Let's now talk about goals for those contingency plans.

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I recently had a conversation with Mark Pastin, an award-winning ethics thought leader, ethics consultant, and keynote speaker, to find out how his world of ethical problem solving for organizations and governments in...

Anyone who has been around Wall Street long enough cannot help but be concerned about the blowing of a new bubble. The S&P500 (NYSE:SPY) is hitting one new high after another; NASDAQ (NASDAQ:QQQ)  is racing towards the ...

Stress is the very impetus for productivity, the reason we set and meet deadlines, the push we need to think and grow bigger, even when times are tough. But while some stress is vital, too much is toxic. And, left unchec...

As a business professor, I'm often asked about what it means to lead right now. The first thing that comes to mind is that leadership now means dealing with many stakeholders in the business: with NGOs that are becoming ...

Making the transition to mobile is fraught with risks. Just look at the implosion at Zynga. The company's shares are off 60% from its IPO, which hit the market back in December 2011.

Attributed to the rapid adoption of mobile and other technologies, the number of always-connected, never-in-one-place customers, which Forrester refers to as the 'always-addressable' customer, will account for 50 percent...

If you want to improve the treatment of millions of animals in our food supply chain, chickens are the low hanging fruit. For Josh Tetrick, CEO and Founder of Hampton Creek Foods, "obliterating" the caged-egg industry wi...

Boston Venture Capitalist Jeff McCormick, who's been investing in startups since 1994, has filed to run for Governor in Massachusetts.

A new report from the OECD says government policies on innovation need innovation.

You know many of the reasons you should work for a nonprofit organization:

Flexibility is key when running your own business.

Written by Josh Manchester

Last year when we decided to head down a little earlier than we traditionally do for SXSWi, we were quite surprised at what we saw with LAUNCHedu and SXSWedu. For those unaware, SXSW hosts an entire conference a week ear...

What's it like to live through 10 failed startups and still come out with a 3 million dollar company? Meet Kurt Theobald, Co-Founder and CEO of Classy Llama. He started 10 businesses over the span of 5 years. Each one a ...