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Even the best business ideas need to pivot once they start engaging with the market. Although our startup is just getting started, we have already made two critical pivots to our business model.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times on Friday, musician Joanna Newsom had some harsh words for Spotify. While discussing her new album, the eccentric singer-composer-harpist laid out her complaints with the music ...

Influence has always been a commodity. It is for sale. “Influence peddling,” the illegal practice of using one’s influence to obtain favors or preferential treatment, has been around for ages.

Google has acquired Digisfera, a startup focused on working with panoramic images. Digisfera’s employees will be joining the Street View team at Google “to continue building great experiences using 360° photography....

GUEST: Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently dismissed media speculation that Apple had been hiring away some of his most important engineers, with his usual aplomb. "Important engineers?" Musk scoffed, in an interview with Hande...

There are a lot of things that can (and frequently do) go wrong inside of a business. Sales fall through, products don't work, team members get frustrated, and clients get upset. While some of these scenarios play out as...

Small to mid-sized companies across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa report that their ability to manage working capital is not supported effectively by their banks, according to a new survey conducted b...

Improvements to United's in-flight catering continue.

Are you being drained daily by high stress, high distrust and chaos in your team? Learn 4 brain-based tools that will get your team to trust you and your company.

Social enterprise MPACT Project's approach: First, pinpoint what poor villagers most urgently need, then pay for it through crowdfunding.

In the U.S. more than 10,000 people a day turn 65. Not only can the current system barely keep up with the healthcare needs of today's aging population, but radical changes are essential to managing the massive demand fo...

A new report finds that ride sharing, having already surpassed taxis is multiple markets, has overtaken rental cars in Boston and San Francisco, with more cities likely.

Instagram has stopped working for some users today. For many hours, the service was simply not loading, though only on mobile devices. Those browsing Instagram.com did not report any problems. Users are taking to Twitter...

From snagging snowbird deals at car rental companies to avoiding luggage check fees, these ideas will help your fall travel budget.

Giving up on your goals doesn't have to be a bad thing. In fact, there are plenty of times that walking away is the best choice you could make.

A handy guide to the French region.

While entrepreneurship today is more often seen through the lens of disruptive ideas and extreme valuations, at a basic level it is the ability to turn an idea into a profitable, cash flow positive business that creates ...

With all the hype about venture capital, it seems to have become an unquestioned belief that you cannot grow your venture without venture capital. Even academics, who believe in the sanctity of research believe that thei...

Sad about the end of US Airways? Jewell Griffin, a 33-year employee, says not really.

There are certain commercial practices that annoy me - a lot.  Worst are car rental companies.  Besides trying to intimidate you into buying overpriced insurance, they play this game with the gas.  You can opt to comm...

Howard Rogers, CEO of BrightClaim shares how his company jumped from a growth rate of fifteen percent to fifty-five percent in one year. There are three keys to their success that provide valuable lessons for anyone look...

I was telling my "innovation by accident" story, to a group of CFOs. It comes from my time as CFO of The Company Which Should Not Have Existed.