Startup News
BMW Asks, Does It Take a Genius to Sell a Car?
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 03:11
BMW AG is rolling out a new model for its retail sales to "future-proof" its distribution. Translation: Make sure its dealerships don't become obsolescent, says Peter Miles, executive vice president of the company's Nor...
3 Major Web Design Trends For 2014
Forbes - 15 Jan 2014 01:15
Web design trends come and go every year, and it's important for designers and business owners to keep up with them in order to stay up-to-date and avoid having an outdated website. Although minor trends pop up all the t...
New 15-Minute At-Home Test May Detect Alzheimer's, Goes Viral
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 23:43
A new 15-minute at-home test for Alzheimer's found that 28 percent of those 50 and older had cognitive impairment. Take it yourself to find out where you stand.
IRS Gets Hammered in the 2014 Budget Agreement
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 23:07
The Internal Revenue Service is one of the biggest losers in the 2014 budget deal agreed to last night by House and Senate negotiators. Under the agreement, the service would get just $11.3 billion, which is $526 million...
Success Story: Turning Baking Into Business - Eight Hints From Award-Winning Camilla Stephens
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 22:53
How do you turn a talent for baking into a business? Camilla Stephens, award-winning founder of the hugely successful Higgidy pie company, tells how she started with one oven and now produces 150 miles of made-from-scrat...
What Suntory-Beam Can Learn From Craft Beer Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 22:46
Japanese spirits giant Suntory has acquired American bourbon whiskey company Jim Bean for a deal valued at some $16 billion. The horizon for the spirits industry shows promising developments on the opposite side of the s...
Google's Nest Deal Vindicates Patent King Nathan Myhrvold
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 22:46
Google's decision to buy Nest for $3.2 billion is fascinating to intellectual-property experts, who see indirect gains here for patent king Nathan Myhrvold and his firm, Intellectual Ventures.
Are We Sending The Wrong Message to Small Business?
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 22:29
You gotta walk the walk if you're gonna talk the talk.
Ro-buddy Bridges the Gap Between Raspberry Pi and All Out Hacking
Nibletz - 14 Jan 2014 21:55
Getting kids interested in robots isn't the hard part. Providing them a way to explore the field is getting easier, too.
Redefining Failure
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 20:15
Failure, as defined by the folks at Oxford, means to omit an expected action. The question I ask is, to whose expectation does this refer? I'd say too often to the wrong person.
10 Power Tips For CEOs To Kick Start 2014
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 20:13
A lot of businesses experience the January doldrums during the first few weeks of the year. Not only do sales slow down after an active holiday season, but most employees are still in vacation mode, which diminishes prod...
Why Even North Korea Outpaces The U.S. In Credit Card Security
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 20:06
The ever-worsening news from Target's breach of credit card and customer data highlights the need to implement a more secure U.S. system to process our card payments.
Estate Tax Portability - Date DSUE Amount May Be Taken Into Account
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 20:00
Just when is the DSUE amount available to a surviving spouse or the estate of a surviving spouse for use in determining the surviving spouse's applicable exclusion amount?
How To Build Your Startup Team From Scratch
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 19:59
How do you build a team from scratch? That's what I'm doing right now in Hong Kong, and here's how I'm doing it.
3 Myths About Successful Startup Cultures
Nibletz - 14 Jan 2014 19:55
A culture of performance is not always a culture that seems catchy.
Charity Begins At 50? Codswallop!
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 19:41
By the time he died this past December, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Robert W. Wilson had done many notable things. In the '70s, he'd survived what Forbes called "the most catastrophic short play in modern times...
The Six Flags Minimum Wage Exemption Is A Lesson For Democrats
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 19:36
Many are stunned to learn that it is a Democratic Member of the City Council in Maryland's Prince George's County proposing an exemption from a minimum wage increase. But the move comes as no surprise to anyone who under...
10 Rules To Build A Wildly Successful Business
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 19:33
Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff built Honest Tea from scratch into a $100 million enterprise. In my recent article on Forbes, you get a few lessons and a compelling story of their journey. But wait, because there's one m...
Reaping The Benefits Of Diversity For Modern Business Innovation
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 19:28
Diversity is critical for organization's ability to innovate and adapt in a fast-changing environment. Take a look at how Progressive Insurance invites and nurtures diversity to build an inclusive culture.
Make Your Book A Bestseller: Platform Building Tips From Michael Hyatt
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 19:20
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Entrepreneurs Should Check Out This Gathering
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 18:44
I recommend that entrepreneurs - regardless of where they live - check out the New York Tech Meetup (NYTM).
Why 23andme Deserves A Second Chance
Forbes - 14 Jan 2014 18:12
When word came out that the FDA was shutting down the popular Silicon-valley based genetic testing service 23andme, public sentiment was on the side of the company. With that said, proponents of shutting down 23andme wer...