Business Ideas
Don’t Be Afraid to Embrace Boring Ideas
Kikkerland's annual design competition results in an unexpected bestseller.
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Business News
Instagram, Admitting a War on Snapchat, Rolls Out Face Filters
Instagram's VP of product dishes on the app's Face Filters, Hashtag stickers, and Rewind button at TechCrunch Disrupt while fielding a barrage of questions about Snapchat.
By Rob Marvin
Building a Business
When Amazon Threatened Its Business, This Company Decided to Work With the Enemy — and Revenue Grew 500 Percent
What do you do when you realize your company faces near-unbeatable competition?
By Ken Ziegler
Business News
Nissan Fights Distracted Driving With Faraday Cage Armrest
The Smart Shield is a Faraday Cage armrest -- put your phone inside for distraction-free driving.
Online Presence
Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Excited About an Augmented Reality Future
The Facebook founder laid out the tech the company is working on during his F8 keynote address.
By Nina Zipkin
Business News
Netflix: Our Biggest Competitor Is Sleep
Amazon and HBO aren't the real competition as far as Reed Hastings is concerned.
Entrepreneurs
What One CEO Learned From His Old Coach, Tom Izzo
Former Michigan State University guard Mat Ishbia runs United Wholesale Mortgage like a basketball team.
By Tracy Byrnes
Online Presence
Ellen Degeneres Won’t Hand Her Twitter Crown to the 16-Year-Old Nugget Lover Without a Fight
All the kid wanted was a year of free chicken nuggets. Now he's got a rivalry.
By Rose Leadem
Thought Leaders
5 Ways to Promote Healthy Competition
Competition can be a catalyst for innovation for innovation and improvement. So, don't squelch it at your company.
Tech
What Tech Entrepreneurs Can Learn From the Startup That Beat Google
Facial-recognition experts at NTechLab kept a laser focus -- building credibility and buzz that allowed their company to expand across multiple industries.
By Ben Simkin
Online Presence
Wendy’s Trolls McDonald’s Over Its Fresh Beef Announcement
Wendy's has started a "beef" with McDonald's.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
How to Deal When a Tech Giant Tries to Take Over Your Sandbox
In this age of looming tech giants and super brands, your young-gun startup may seem an appealing morsel. Here's how to resist the giants and still keep your investors happy.
By Tony Tie
Human Resources
Warren Buffet’s March Madness Contest Will Award One Employee $1 Million for Life
There are 282 trillion possible Sweet 16 variations.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
4 Ways Small Businesses Can Compete Against the Major Competitors
For a small business to strive and win competitors in an industry, use these strategies.
By Pius Boachie
Business Operations & Logistics
Stand Toe to Toe With Legacy Giants by Investing in a Data Strategy
For companies looking to box with the heavyweights, a good data strategy is essential.
Business News
Etsy Takes on Craft Store Competitors
The Brooklyn-based home of crafting is sharpening its sales skills.
Business Operations & Logistics
The Secret to Outpacing Your Rival? Competitive Insights.
Entrepreneurs live to innovate and to stay a step ahead. Here's how to use data to keep competitors in your rearview mirror and make it happen.
By Jim Fowler
Business News
Who Is Jack Ma? Why the Billionaire Says Alibaba Isn’t the Chinese Amazon
The founder of the global eCommerce giant explained his business philosophy at the World Economic Forum.
By Nina Zipkin
Thought Leaders
New Movie ‘The Founder’ Explores Entrepreneurship’s Dark Side Through McDonald’s Origins
You've heard of Ray Kroc, who built the burger empire. But what do you know of his methods?
By Joan Oleck
Marketing
The Content Trap: Lessons for Entrepreneurs
Success comes from being different, not similar. That will always be the root of competitive advantage.
By Bharat Anand
Thought Leaders
This Founder Uses Uber As a Productivity Tool
Boxed CEO Chieh Huang says that there is no business that doesn't have it's own challenges and weaknesses to overcome.
By Nina Zipkin
Entrepreneurs
6 Timeless Strategies That Drive Successful Entrepreneurship
Adhere to these key principles to build a high-growth company amid changing circumstances.
Thought Leaders
Here’s a Strategy for This Year: Be Afraid
If you have no fear, you haven't been in business long enough to know better.
By Gene Marks
Online Presence
YouTube and Elton John Want Your Creative Vision
They are teaming up to find music video directors for three of the pop star's biggest hits.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
How to Compete with Big Corporations and Win
Ever hear of the "personal touch"? As a small business, you can practice it in many ways big competitors can't.
By Sujan Patel
Business News
Help Astronauts Poop in Space
Submit your ideas to NASA's crowdsourced competition for the chance to win $30,000.
Business Operations & Logistics
Beat the Marketing Competition With Data Analysis
Entrepreneurs mistakenly think, "The more data, the more insight." But diving into a sea of unexamined data can actually harm more than benefit an organization.
By Deren Baker