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August 24, 2015
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Are Exchange-Traded Funds Dumbing Down the Markets?
These investments, now more popular than hedge funds, come with a down side.
August 21, 2015
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An Organization Builds a Technological Bridge Between Parents and Teachers
An innovator looks outside the classroom to reduce the educational achievement gap.
August 20, 2015
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Dennis Yang: “Learn to Manage Your Own Psychology”
The founder of educational technology firm Udemy discusses the importance of focus, support networks, and a strong company culture.
August 20, 2015
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Susan Akbarpour: “I Want to Change the Way People Shop”
The founder of online tool Mavatar discusses consumer behavior, persistence, and the value of transparency.
August 19, 2015
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Andrew Meade: “A Firm With Great Teamwork Will Eventually Outrun Its Competition”
The founder of a U.S. construction company spent a year coaching West African business leaders. Here’s what he taught them.
August 17, 2015
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Five Strategies for Making a Career Pivot
Business Talent Group CEO Jody Greenstone Miller explains how to build your knowledge and leverage your strengths.
August 14, 2015
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Where Does Your Product Fit in the Market?
The best entrepreneurs marry conviction with adaptability.
August 13, 2015
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Exploring the Ethics Behind Self-Driving Cars
How do you code ethics into autonomous automobiles? And who is responsible when things go awry?
August 11, 2015
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Shai Bernstein: Does Face Time with Investors Make a Startup More Successful?
Having investors you can easily interact with can help a business grow.
August 07, 2015
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People Challenges Can Sink Startups
The best company culture is not where everyone gets a hug.
August 07, 2015
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Working Across Genres Can Dilute Your Brand
Combining categories makes it harder for people to understand what you are doing.
August 04, 2015
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Is the Responsible Food Trend Sustainable?
The organic food movement has momentum, explains an owner of San Francisco grocer Bi-Rite Market.
July 30, 2015
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Shai Bernstein: What Really Matters to Early-Stage Investors?
The team behind a business concept can be more important than the idea itself.
July 29, 2015
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How to Tell the Story of Your Brand
Aim for “subtle” product pitches, and find ways to bring your brand loyalists face-to-face with each other.
July 28, 2015
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Are Big Drug Companies Too Slow to Report Patient Deaths to the FDA?
A new analysis shows that some pharmaceutical companies may be dragging their feet on disclosing critical data.
July 28, 2015
Video
Design Thinking is About Doing
Stefanos Zenios describes an action plan for entrepreneurs.
July 28, 2015
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How Fear of Contagious Diseases Fuels Xenophobia
Fear of contagion makes people irrational.
July 28, 2015
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Yossi Feinberg: Lessons from the Real Silicon Valley
An economist says that beneath the region’s veneer, there are business principles entrepreneurs can all learn from.
July 24, 2015
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Building a Startup Ecosystem: One Entrepreneur’s Playbook
The founder of Start-Up Chile explains what countries can do to build a Silicon Valley on their home turf.
July 24, 2015
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Great Literature for Great Leaders
Scotty McLennan explains why studying the classics can give you new perspective in life and work.
July 23, 2015
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Victor Koo: Venture Capital Firms are Proliferating in China
Youku Tudou CEO on micro movies and other ways Chinese directors are leveraging the internet.
July 21, 2015
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A Nonprofit Group Helps Struggling Indian Craftspeople
Innovation fellow creates an artisan’s business-to-business matching platform.
July 21, 2015
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What Makes Third Parties Intervene in a Conflict?
The motivation of mediators is not solely altruistic.
July 16, 2015
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Margaret Neale: Five Steps to Better Negotiating
Winning can mean more than dollar signs.