Three Big Questions on the Job Market, and How January’s Numbers Answer Them
BusinessArticle Featured on The New York Times | By Neil Irwin
Get used to jobs numbers like those newly reported for the United States Friday morning — if we’re lucky.
It’s not that the new data blew the lid off expectations or pointed to…
What’s Eating Silicon Valley
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Like most people, I look up to and admire the heroes of Silicon Valley (the real ones, not the ones from the TV show). They’ve given rise to services (e.g., Google, Facebook, Uber,…
Intergalactic Finance: Why The Star Wars Franchise Is Worth Nearly $10 Billion To Disney
BusinessArticle by Aswath Damodaran | Featured on Forbes.com | Featured Image Credit: pio3 / Shutterstock.com
I saw the newest Star Wars movie recently and it brought back memories that stretch back almost four decades. Watching Harrison Ford…
Intangibles make up the top 9 value drivers in the digital age
BusinessArticle by Samantha White | Featured on CGMA
In today’s digital economy, intangibles are more important than ever to the success of a business. New CGMA research found that the top nine drivers of value in the digital age are intangibles,…
Clay Christensen says everyone misunderstands his theory of disruption — here's what it really means
BusinessArticle Featured on Business Insider | By Richard Feloni
The terms "disruptive innovation" and "disruptive technology" are at risk of becoming meaningless buzzwords, according to Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen, who…
The Missing Boom in Small-Business Sales
BusinessPhoto: Gary Morrison, 60 years old, wants his Skokie, Ill., printing company to hit certain growth and sales goals before selling it. PHOTO: Taylor Glascock for Wall Street Journal
By RUTH SIMON | Featured on WSJ
An expected rush in…
And Then There Were Fresh Hops
BusinessArticle by Jeff Alworth | Featured on Willamette Week | Photos by Willamette Week
Why Oregon is central to the most important beer trend of the last decade.
Editor's note: Last month, internationally known Portland beer writer Jeff…
7 Ways to Network Like a Millionaire
BusinessArticle by DANIEL ALLY | Featured on Entrepreneur.com
As I was giving a speech in Washington, D.C., a well-dressed man approached me to ask a question. After our interesting discussion, he reached deeply into his pockets and pulled out…
How This Company Is Revolutionizing the Way Farmers Do Their Job
BusinessArticle by Jodi Helmer | Featured on Entrepreneur
Image credit: Tom Mckenzie
Growing up in rural Michigan, Jesse Vollmar watched as technology transformed the world around him, while life on the farm remained labor-intensive and…
Millennials drive demand for craft beer, wine and spirits
BusinessArticle by Janet Forgrieve | Featured on SmartBlogs
Descriptions including “craft”, “small batch,” “custom,” “limited edition” and “artisan/artisanal” are more likely to influence the purchasing decisions of millennials…