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We're Supposed To Think Of Blueberries As 'Little Blue Dynamos' Now
The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council isn't satisfied with how people view blueberries, reports Lori Zanteson at QSR Magazine. So, it's "modernizing" blueberries, and rebranding them in an effort to...
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Why It's A Bad Idea For Startups To 'Buy' Facebook And Twitter Followers
This article originally appeared on American Express Open Forum. If you type "Buy likes and followers" into the google search bar, you'll get dozens of resulting featuring companies that specialize in...
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STUDY: Flirting Is A Great Strategy For Women During Negotiations
How are “Mad Men”’s Joan Holloway and former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright alike? You might not think they have much in common. But, according to a new study, these women both successfully...
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Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries Blames His Problems On The European...
Abercrombie & Fitch got battered in the second quarter, reporting that net income had tumbled to half of what it was last year. And CEO Mike Jeffries doesn't plan to change much about the customer...
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The 'Matthew Effect' Explains How Companies Like eBay Left Competitors In The...
Success is a lot more random than we'd like to admit. In fact, if we went back in time and changed even the most seemingly minor details — the moment a company started trading, whether or not someone...
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Two Behavioral Biases That Keep You From Taking Risks
The "lean startup movement" is all about failing fast. It's based on the idea that in order to create more successes, you've got to encounter more losses. It's simply a game of statistics. In theory,...
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Thrillist Founder Ben Lerer On Raising $13 Million: It's A Pretty Terrible...
Ben Lerer is an active startup investor at Lerer Ventures. He's also the cofounder of Thrillist, a media and e-commerce company for men. Lerer decided to raise a Series A round to scale the company and...
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How This Founder Won 25 Of 27 Startup Competitions She Entered
Candace Klein is an impressive individual. That much was clear when she walked on stage at Business Insider's startup competition in May and took home the $75,000 cash and other prizes. Klein was witty...
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Here's What A Facebook 'Want' Button Would Really Be Worth To Brands
This article originally appeared on American Express Open Forum. When blogger Tom Waddington revealed that he'd discovered the code for a potential 'want' button in Facebook's Javascript SDK, word...
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Former JCPenney CEO Allen Questrom Is 'Shocked' By What Ron Johnson Is Doing...
Former JCPenney CEO Allen Questrom went on CNBC's Fast Money Halftime Report today to talk about the retail world, and he had some strong words to say about what Ron Johnson is doing at JCPenney....
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23 Business Cliches Every MBA Should Know
In the business world, knowing how to effectively communicate with your superiors is essential. You've got to talk their language in order for them to respect you. Ironfire Capital Founder Eric...
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Marissa Mayer And Yahoo Are Headed For A Rough Few First Months Together (YHOO)
It's hard to find anyone in the industry who is not excited about Yahoo naming Marissa Mayer its CEO. But! A source plugged-into Yahoo's ad sales operation tells us that the company is headed for some...
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Progressive Settles With Comedian Who Said The Company Defended His Sister's...
Progressive Insurance has agreed to pay "tens of thousands" more in addition to the court-mandated $75,000 in a bid to end the public relations nightmare that was created when a comedian accused the...
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SETH GODIN: Progressive Is Proof That Corporations Are NOT People
Marketing guru and author Seth Godin has taken to his much-read blog to write about Progressive's recent scandal. The huge insurance company has been pummeled by a relentless wave of criticism from the...
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Meet The Recruiter Silicon Valley's Hottest Startups All Use
There's one name that's been coming up again and again when we talk to tech CEOs about the talent they've brought on board: Daversa Partners. That's the firm run by Paul Daversa, who's arguably the...
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DAVID BIANCO: There Are Plenty Of Reasons Why High Corporate Profit Margins...
Unlike many analysts, Deutsche Bank's David Bianco believes historically high corporate profit margins are sustainable. "For the past 50 years margins have been very cyclical, but not mean reverting,"...
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What 20 Top Companies' Logos Looked Like Before They Were Famous
A company logo is often considered the most critical element of a corporate brand. Stocklogos.com, an identity design community that offers high-quality logos, has compiled a list of before-and-after...
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5 Weird Things You Need To Know About Doing Business In China
If modern China was a person, it wouldn’t have reached its midlife crisis. In fact, it might not have even entered the workforce, since modern China is only 20 years old. Until Deng Xiaoping, the...
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Zappos CEO's New Startup Will Give Sports Fans A Taste Of VIP Access At Games
Tony Hsieh is trying to get sports fans out of the stands and into the action. The Zappos founder has joined forces with several other Zappos alumni for a sporty new Las Vegas start-up, Fandeavor. The...
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Actually, 'Soft Landings' And 'Acquihires' Are Different
Most startups don't have wildly successful exits. Lately, SVAngel's David Lee says his firm has spent a good chunk of time helping entrepreneurs with soft landings and acquihires. Yesterday he wrote...
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