Innovation
Lights-Out Manufacturing: Future Fantasy or Good Business?
“Naturally, Man should want to stand on his own two feet … but how can he when his own machines cut the ground out from under him?” So states the teaser for Philip K. Dick’s…
How to Grow Your Business While Making a Difference
This year, the media has unearthed a lot of unscrupulous and unethical business tactics by large corporate entities and household names many of us know. This is alarming, and it also raises the question: is…
7 Tricks to Transform Yourself from a Local Merchant into an International Marketer
A great example of a local merchant who started from the bottom in online merchandising is Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, which has transformed into the biggest e-commerce website in the world today. Jeff started Amazon in…
How the Leapfrog Effect May Affect Your Business
The “leapfrog effect” has become a global development buzzword, and it’s easy to see why. It’s an appealingly optimistic concept: the term refers to the phenomenon, in fast-growing emerging economies, of technological advances permitting shortcuts…
How to Succeed in a Crowded Market
As entrepreneurs, we often look for an untapped market or “blue ocean” opportunity to make our mark. The path less traveled, right? But if your passion and experience direct you right into the middle of…
The Next Wave of Manufacturing Industry Trends
Time and technology wait for no one, especially when you’re talking about the ever-evolving, fast-paced world of hardware manufacturing. Not only are advances being made in materials and connectivity capabilities, but hardware VC firms and…
Is It Still Possible to Be Original?
Entrepreneurs and potential small business owners are faced with a difficult challenge in modern society: is it still possible to be entirely original with our thoughts and creations? Are we all just stealing, copying and…
3 Signs It Is Time to Grow
Growth is a funny thing. Too much too fast is not good, but not growing when the time is right is not a smart move either. Growth usually requires money on the front end, but…
5 Ways to Use Periscope for Your Business
Periscope is a way to use mobile live-streaming to market your business. The app is proving to be a powerful tool—it allows you to ‘go live’ via your smartphone from any location for real-time engagement….
How to Become a Product Designer
Casey Kerrigan, MD, isn’t a product designer. And yet, that’s exactly what she is. What sounds like a contradiction isn’t at all. Rather, it’s the axiom of a new era in product design—an era in…
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