Building a Business
Is a Pivot Imminent? These 5 Signs Say ‘Yes.’
Remember: a pivot can be a good thing. Just ask Twitter, Groupon and Nintendo.
By Larry Alton
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Building a Business
The Huge Fallout This Entrepreneur Faced When He Put All His Eggs in One Basket
David Steinberg, co-founder and CEO of Zeta Interactive, had to redirect his company and find new assets after his clientele base nearly disappeared.
By Grace Reader
Building a Business
How ConsumerAffairs Survived Pivoting and Improved Profitability
Three key factors carried the company through the pivot process in order to slay the dragon.
By Zac Carman
Business Ideas
4 Steps to Making Ideas Actionable
You can't know if your idea is any good unless you start putting it in motion.
Building a Business
4 Tips for Setting Up a Successful Pivot Strategy
When it comes to refocusing your business, you need to be smart about changing course.
By David Chait
Building a Business
How Startups Can Bounce Back After a Failed First Launch
Bouncing back after you don't get the traction you need sounds so simple in hindsight. However, in the moment, it's an extraordinarily daunting task.
Thought Leaders
The Least Important Entrepreneurship Ingredient
The "bolt of lightning" idea is overvalued and overhyped when it comes to entrepreneurship.
By Amy Rosen
Building a Business
8 Ways To Pivot Your Business To Kickstart Growth
Quite the opposite of a move of desperation, a pivot can be an act of liberation, freeing your product or company from your own preconceptions.
Building a Business
4 Ways to Use New Revenue Streams to Grow Your Business (Plus a Pivoting Plan)
Change is inevitable, so why not choose to pivot so you can grow your business in the direction you want?
Building a Business
YouTube’s Co-Founder Just Made a $1.65 Billion Case for the Early Pivot
The company was originally going to be a dating site. Good thing co-founders Steve Chen, Jawed Karim and Chad Hurley listened to what their users had to say.
By Laura Entis
Business News
SurveyMonkey Lays Off 100 Employees, Says Focus Will Be on Businesses
This is the latest change after nearly a year of turmoil.
Building a Business
Do You Recognize the 8 Early Warning Signs of a Failed Startup?
If you don't know your customers and you're not 'executing,' you're in trouble.
By Neil Patel
Building a Business
A Startup That Promised Cash to Engaged Couples Breaks Hearts With an Abrupt Pivot
After originally offering $10,000 to couples who remained married, SwanLuv changed its model to a crowdfunding platform.
By Carly Okyle
Entrepreneurs
My Pregnancy Forced a Pivot to My Business That Could Actually Spur Growth
When you're the front 'man' and rainmaker of a small business, the happiest news in the world comes with a generous side of 'holy crap!'
Building a Business
4 Tips for Successfully Pivoting Your Startup
By taking these practices into consideration, entrepreneurs can continue to grow their businesses and stay ahead of the competition.
By Deepak Singh
Building a Business
Why SalesLoft’s Second Wind Is Going Strong
This software suite revamped itself, and now it's raking in funds.
Business News
With New Focus and Design, Can Google+ Survive?
The struggling social network may find its footing by focusing on shared interests.
Building a Business
3 Signs You Need to Pivot
Here are three surefire ways to recognize when you need to alter your course and determine how to make a successful change.
Business Branding
It’s Official: Pictures of Totally Naked Women Will No Longer Appear in Playboy
People won't be lying when they say 'I read it for the articles,' if they read it at all.
Thought Leaders
All in the Family: How This Father-Son Team Built a $3.5 Billion Cybersecurity Business
For many, mixing family and work is a fraught exercise. For David and Orion Hindawi, it's just smart business.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
So, Your Startup Is All Grown Up. Now What?
Running an established company brings its own set of challenges and opportunities.
By David Falter
Thought Leaders
Why You Need to Stop Trying to ‘Fail Fast’
Instead of worrying about failing, try focusing on making your business a success and see where it leads you.
Building a Business
Once an Unhappy 9-to-5er, This Entrepreneur Found a Happy and Lucrative Solution
Johnny FD grew a thriving dropshipping company after seeing the world and hearing from expats like himself.
By Libby Kane
Buying a Franchise
Bouncing Back From Failure, a Fitness Business Gets It Right
MaxOut Strength Systems went through a serious rough period.
By Jason Daley
Thought Leaders
It’s Never Too Late: At 78, This Former Physicist Is Starting a Hedge Fund
Another compelling argument that age is but a number.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
The Problem With Entrepreneurship’s Failure Fetish
Viewing failure as a coming of age and glamorizing the pivot has undervalued deep research and sound execution.
By Jan Verleur
Building a Business
How to Grow From Great Idea to Profitable Business in 3 Steps
Success doesn't require perfection or genius. A good idea and a lot of hard work executing the basics is usually enough.