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YouTube Takes It All: Why On-demand Content Is Winning
Gone are the days when big media companies molded the next celebrity, whether an actor, musician, model or chef. The democratizing power...
Jul 13, 2018


The Disney-Fox Deal: Why It’s About Going Directly to the Consumer
The Simpsons may be headed to Disneyland. Last month, the U.S. Justice Department gave its blessing — some said fairly quickly — to...
Jul 11, 2018


What Are Early-stage VCs Looking for? Founders with Grit
If it’s lonely at the top, it’s even lonelier at the start. Josh Kopelman knows firsthand the struggle and isolation of starting a...
Jun 22, 2018


How Cadillac’s CMO Is Steering an Iconic American Brand
When she was the chief marketing officer of McDonald’s USA in 2015, Deborah Wahl came up with the idea of serving breakfast all day. She...
Jun 19, 2018


Can Barnes & Noble Survive?
Barnes & Noble once played the role of disruptor, leading to the demise of many an independent bookseller. But now the big box book chain...
Jun 8, 2018


Uncovering the Secrets of Successful Work Cultures
Some companies are so dysfunctional that employees fantasize about quitting in a huff, dreaming of utopian workplaces where everyone...
Jun 5, 2018


How Smaller Colleges Are Disrupting Higher Education
Higher education is under attack for saddling students with crippling debt that compromises their future success. But lesser known...
Jun 1, 2018


How Businesses Can Get Inside the Minds of Their Competitors
Every business would love to know the minds of its competitors, and what they are likely to do next. Strategy analysts have thus far used...
May 31, 2018


Never Give Up: What an Entrepreneur Learned from Failure
Ethan Senturia thought he had it all. He graduated with honors, landed a job at Lehman Brothers, then struck out on his own when that...
May 26, 2018


Why Creating a Business Plan Is a ‘Waste of Time’
A finely crafted, tightly defined, highly detailed business plan seems like a perfectly rational tool for getting your entrepreneurial...
May 25, 2018
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