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Growth comes from new products, new markets...or does it? Before you take on the risks of developing new products or markets, consider that you may already have the great business you want. It's hidden inside the one you...

The shareholders of Little Salt were not alone in being caught by double taxation from a corporate asset sale. It seems that people not paying attention or thinking ahead in 1986 were legion. I shake my head and feel sad...

Over the past several years I've been talking a lot about how our take on luxury is changing. Label and price tag no longer define it. Consumers willing to pay for qualitywant something handmade, rare, beautiful--and a s...

GUEST: Six years ago, during a tense job interview, an executive asked me what the most important trait was for a product leader. I responded, discerned the frustration in his movements, and then responded again. He cut ...

VB LIVE: Ignoring offline marketing ROI isn't just hampering your marketing team, it's impacting your sales team and your company's growth. Catch up on this free VB Live roundtable for insight into what cross channel rea...

Airbnb has often talked about looking beyond the home, and this week it moved closer to that goal with a platform launch that consolidates all your trip needs into a single app. With this step, company chief executive Br...

GUEST: Most companies start out innovative. They have a good idea, put a team in place, and if the stars align they'll make it through the first year without running out of cash. Getting this far isn't as hard as you mig...

GUEST: When I first caught wind of the trend of companies building "growth teams," I probably had a similar reaction to a lot of people: "Wait a second, isn't everyone on the sales and marketing teams at a company alread...

On November 10-11, 2016, MSI held their semi-annual Board of Trustees Meeting, bringing together leading academics and representatives from member companies (largely Fortune 500 firms) to discuss "Marketing in the Real-T...

It’s been eight months since Microsoft shipped Quantum Break on the Xbox One and PC, and more than five years since Remedy Entertainment started working on the ambitious time travel game. The title was a groundbreaking...

GUEST: For software entrepreneurs looking to redefine age-old industries like Manufacturing, Legal, or Transportation industries, the opportunities remain enormous. Since 2014 our firm has released a point of view on 10 ...

The ability to support one's family is a driving factor in the decision to relocate for work, but getting money home can be an arduous process.

Adam and Ryan Goldston are accomplished inventors, Co-Founders of Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL), and identical twins. At the age of 23, Adam and Ryan founded APL with the hope of combining design and performance to crea...

One thing that some of the biggest games in esports share in common is that they don’t change that much. Sure, they have updates and new characters, but the basic gameplay stays the same, and that allows for the cultiv...

Speaking today in Lima, Peru at an economic forum, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg vowed that his company would do its part to help fight the growing tide of hate speech and fake news that has engulfed his an...

As President, Trump will no longer qualify to claim the special tax deal for real estate professionals.

Once, Best Buy's (NYSE:BBY) superstores were ruling the 'bricks and mortar' consumer electronics retail world. Its revenues, profits and stock soared, drawing the attention of business strategists and stock analysts. The...

The wild success of ABC's hit business reality show, Shark Tank, spawned a shoal of knockoffs, hunting for the next Spanx or Popchips. Hatched, now in its second season, focuses on young entrepreneurs peddling consumer p...

Wanona Satcher wants to build "plug-in-pods" for housing and she's forming a nonprofit and a for-profit to do so.

Holiday shopping is rapidly approaching. Black Friday is less than a week away, followed by Cyber Monday just three days after that. Here are this year's holiday stats and facts that are impacting the shopping experience...

California attorneys show those in the pot biz how to get rid of excess cash

All these years later, and the Wii is still making headlines unintentionally funny. On November 19, 2006, Nintendo released its Wii console. The system was a stark departure for the Japanese company with processing hardw...