Keep a close eye on this Bill. This will certainly change the way a lot of business is conducted and even perceived should it pass. - Dave The Marketplace Fairness Act, an internet sales tax measure that supporters say will help mom-and-pop retailers compete with online retailers, passed the U.S. Senate by a 69-27 margin on Monday and will soon go before the House.
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Read MoreFor many entrepreneurs, the process of launching a company begins with the lightbulb moment when they conceive of a breakthrough idea for a new product or service. Very often, they are so passionate about the idea that they believe its merits will be self-evident to prospective customers—that the innovation is so obviously superior it will sell itself.
Read MoreThis was taken from the Wall Street Journal article discussing different pricing methodologies. It is clear from these excerpts that pricing is very situation specific. One of the key elements in building a successful business is setting the right price for a product or service.
Read MoreHere is an interesting article that summarizes the way technology is changing the landscape for news/information delivery. Interestingly, it's more about the person and their needs and the technology that facilitates this rather than anything else.
Read MoreSimon Sinek has a simple but powerful model for inspirational leadership.
Read MoreIf Steve Blank and Eric Reis, two of the Founding Fathers of the Lean Startup Movement formed a band, they would produce music like the Kingsmen’s Louie, Louie.
Read MoreYour new product launch is on schedule. The CEO has promised the market a hit. In six months the market will react. Careers will be made or heads will roll. What happens in the next sixty days will make the difference. Your role as Chief Marketing Officer is crucial to success.
Read MoreClay Christensen literally wrote the book on disruption, so it’s worth paying attention to him when he talks about where the disruption fueled by the web is going to strike next.
Read MoreIf you walk into your doctor’s personal office, chances are you’ll see a stack of medical journals on the corner of their desk.
Read MoreOne of the things most small business struggle with mightily is differentiation. And yet, it’s probably the number one factor in the success of one business over another. If you can’t demonstrate how your business is significantly different than every other business that says it does what you do, you are doomed to compete on price.
Read MoreWhen rumors sprang up in January about the scientific journal publisher Elsevier (see disclosure) buying British reference manager and academic social networkMendeley, the reaction was negative in some quarters. Elsevier has a bad reputation among many academics over the amount it charges for access to its journals, which are generally populated by taxpayer-funded research.
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