As I type, Pokémon GO is drawing flocks of smartphone-wielding teens and young adults to unconventional locations across the country. The app-based augmented reality game is being hailed as everything from a fitness breakthrough to a sign of the end times, and has even…
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Picture this: you’re in a busy restaurant having a quiet meal with a friend. Suddenly, one of the patrons, obviously drunk, starts getting loud and obnoxious, going from table to table insulting the other diners. Within a minute or two, all of the other…
What does the future hold for American innovation? Ask someone who’s spent a little time in a makerspace, and you’re liable to get a very optimistic answer.
As the business environment has become increasingly influenced in recent years by technology in general and data in particular, the sales rep’s role has changed dramatically.
A CEO and CMO working together can be one of the most powerful forces for positive change and growth in an organization today. Just listen to the CMO of Philips Healthcare talk to McKinsey about what he and the Philips CEO accomplished together, or read about how…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling against the Alice Corporation, which rendered the company’s software patents invalid, left many startups wondering what that decision would mean for their own businesses. Opinions have been divided, with some concluding the case pretty much ends the patent…
Who will your startup rely on in 2016 to do all the everyday jobs that keep the business running? Interns? Skilled workers? How about robots? While you’re no doubt familiar with the concept of robots taking over tasks humans may not particularly want to…
This week is your last chance to get all your holiday shopping taken care of, and I’m here to make it a little easier. Or a lot, depending on how many entrepreneurs are on your list. As CEO of a high-growth startup, I’m part of that…
Sales and marketing want the same thing: better business results for the company. I think the difference often lies in how to get there. A little healthy tension between the two groups’ views isn’t a bad thing. But based on my experience leading a growing startup, I…
Quick, name your top priorities as CEO of a growing startup. Funding? Sure, of course. That’s huge. Hiring? Yes, especially in the beginning, when getting the right team in place is so important. Product development? Check. Managing growth? You bet — and what a great problem…