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Business Legal

Seattle Artist Says She Lost Millions of Dollars, Sues ‘Angry Birds’ Maker

A U.S. judge approved the lawsuit, which claims that an artist was cheated out of possibly millions of dollars from the sale of the brand's pet toys she designed.

By Reuters

Building a Business

Mensch on a Bench: How This Toy Went from Kickstarter to ‘Shark Tank’ in Two Years

By Nina Zipkin

Building a Business

The ‘Paper’ Airplane to Rule Them All

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Business News

Hasbro Said to Be In Talks to Buy DreamWorks Animation

By Reuters

Building a Business

The Formula for a Thriving Product Business

There are four factors successful entrepreneurs have in common. The man behind a recent Kickstarter campaign for a new set of games provides a great example.

By Stephen Key

Business News

Toys ‘R’ Us Slammed for Selling ‘Breaking Bad’ Dolls With Faux Bags of Meth

Parents are outraged over the toy chain's bizarre decision to sell drug-dealing action figures.

By Laura Entis

Marketing

King of Kitsch: Meet the Company Behind Big Mouth Billy Bass and a Dozen Other Novelty Items From Your Childhood

Gemmy Industries' chief executive explains how the company continues to crank out the cheesy magic year after year.

By Laura Entis

Thought Leaders

4 Startup Founders Under 30 to Keep an Eye On

They're young and already changing the status quo. Discover and follow these four young entrepreneurs as they rise up.

By Matthew Toren

Marketing

Hello Kitty Bombshell: Kitty Is Not a Cat

Talk about a pivot. Sanrio received a boatload of publicity yesterday with the revelation that Hello Kitty is not, in fact, a cat.

By Kate Taylor

Business News

The Hidden Opportunity: Toys That Bridge the Gender Gap

As large corporations miss the clamoring for products that appeal to both girls and boys, forward-thinking entrepreneurs have the chance to fill the void.

By Peter Gasca

Building a Business

Vote Now to Help Us Pick Our ‘Emerging Entrepreneur of 2014’

Our finalists have created everything from the world's first Twitter-based advertising agency to a toy startup that purports to be the 'Netflix for Legos.'

By Geoff Weiss

Tech

Hasbro to Let Fans Design 3-D Printed My Little Pony Art

Hasbro and the online marketplace Shapeways said their team-up marks the first time that a major global company has opened up its intellectual property for fan-made products.

By Geoff Weiss

Building a Business

A Netflix for Legos – Building a Startup Brick by Brick

Toy rental is the latest entrant to the sharing economy. Pley shares its strategy for navigating this emerging – and fickle – industry.

By Neil Parmar

Building a Business

A Peek at the Startups in Disney’s First-Ever Accelerator Program

Running the gamut from products for children to houses of high-tech, each winner will receive $120,000 in investment capital and mentoring from top Disney execs.

By Geoff Weiss