Building a Business
5 Secrets to Recognizing an Industry Ripe for Disruption
The two biggest advantages a startup can have are complacent competitors and their customers resigned to the status quo.
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Building a Business
Sharing Economy Sets Sights on Business Travelers — But Will They Bite?
By Geoff Weiss
Business Funding
Report: Snapchat Value Could Reach $10 Billion With Alibaba Investment
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Will Virtual Marketplaces Disrupt Your Industry Next?
Uber, Airbnb and TaskRabbit are growing in popularity and should continue to rise. Now's the time to look at your business and see if you can follow those companies' paths.
Business Branding
Love It or Hate It? Airbnb’s New Logo Receives Mixed Reactions.
Amid some iffy publicity and legal issues, accommodation-rental start up startup Airbnb rolls out a rebrand and receives a less than stellar response.
By Nina Zipkin
Marketing
Airbnb, Why the New Logo?
The accommodation-rental site relaunched its website and rolled out a new logo. The logo, in particular, has been met with some pretty vitriolic feedback.
Building a Business
The Sharing Economy is Misnamed But Deserves Celebration Anyway
Technology and the profit motive are creating more opportunity for entrepreneurs and better prices for consumers.
By Andrew Geant
Tech
Finland’s Capital Wants to Do Away With Car Ownership
By 2025, Helsinki aims to have residents get around on trains, bikes, and with car-sharing rides. Nobody will own their own car.
Business News
San Francisco Puts the Brakes on a Parking App Startup
The City Attorney says that MonkeyParking – an app that allow users to pay for information about available spots – is selling the use of public parking spaces, not information.
By Laura Entis
Tech
A Look at the Economy of the Future (Motiongraphic)
The digital revolution means that marginal costs of production are approaching zero in many industries. Here's what it means going forward.
Building a Business
On-Demand Grocery Startup Instacart Raises $44 Million From Big-Name Investors
A cross between Peapod and Uber, Instacart allows customers to select items online from their favorite grocery stores and have them picked up and delivered by locals.
By Laura Entis
Tech
The Future of the Sharing Economy Is a World Built Like Bitcoin
Airbnb and Uber may seem revolutionary now, but they're just the beginning of a much larger movement, says venture capitalist Fred Wilson.
Building a Business
Airbnb Co-Founder: If Rejection Slows You Down, Entrepreneurship Isn’t For You
The apartment-rental platform is no stranger to controversy and criticism, but its founders say determination is everything.
Thought Leaders
Airbnb Piloting Dinner Party Program for Complete Strangers
While the initiative marks a brand new foray for Airbnb, it is not the first company to the communal dining party.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
New York Takes Another Stab at Getting Airbnb User Info
A day after a New York judge stalled a subpoena seeking data on Airbnb users, the state attorney general has filed a revised subpoena.
Building a Business
Airbnb Wins in New York, For Now
A New York State Supreme Court judge threw out the subpoena requesting Airbnb user records.
Building a Business
Like Airbnb, Birchbox Jumps to TV with First Commercial
Digitally-minded startups are taking to TV to raise their profiles and reach new users.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Business Travelers Take to Airbnb-Style Accommodations
Sharing economy travel companies like Airbnb and Time & Place are gaining recognition among business and luxury travelers.
Building a Business
6 Great Business Models to Consider for a Startup
Be sure to describe the consumer pain to be relieved by the enterprise and how big a wedge can be driven between what customers are willing to pay and the costs.
Business News
Ashton Kutcher: What Matters Is Entrepreneurial ‘Grit’
Big-name Silicon Valley investors and leaders participated in panel discussion on entrepreneurship -- as well as a 'Shark Tank' of sorts -- at Colgate University this weekend.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
In the Face of Ruinous Online Reviews, Businesses Today Are Turning the Tables
If the internet has created a space where consumers are free to sound off at will on sites like Yelp, to what extent do business owners have the right to respond?
By Geoff Weiss
Business Accounting
Airbnb Could Be Joining the $10 Billion Valuation Club
The online home rental startup is reportedly in advanced talks to raise funding that would make it more valuable than some large hotel operators.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Want to Thrive Like AirBnB and Uber? Build Growth Into Your Company’s DNA.
The companies that win big are those that believe that everything they do is to support and drive growth.
By Sean Ellis
Tech
4 Hot Tech Startups to Watch in 2014
These promising tenderfoots are steamrolling ahead on the rocky road to making it big in business.
Online Presence
Finding Growth By Changing Your Mindset
No one wins with traditional marketing. With the right mindset and approach, you too can hack your business's growth.
By Sean Ellis
Marketing
Airbnb Renters Open Their Homes to the Enemy: NY Mayor Bill de Blasio
Airbnb is embroiled in a legal battle in New York City, where short-term rental laws forbid its business. In a new video, Airbnb hosts give the city's incoming mayor a unique offer.
Building a Business
How Your Business Can Get in on the Sharing Economy
The 'sharing economy' is more than just a buzzword. An entire economy has emerged around the exchange of goods and services between individuals. Here's how to adapt your business.
By Andrew Reid
Business Accounting
From Renting Bedrooms on Airbnb to $1.5 Million in Venture Capital: Lessons in Resourceful Startup Funding
Tracy DiNunzio, the founder of online fashion marketplace Tradesy, shares her best advice for accessing startup funding when you are a statistical outlier.
Business Accounting
Airbnb: From Scrounging for Rent to a $1 Billion Valuation
A business born of a need to find a way to pay the rent receives funding that values the company at more than $1 billion.
By Laura Lorber