This Billion-Dollar Brand’s Covid Strategy: Act Like a Startup Again Austin-based jewelry and home decor seller Kendra Scott reminds herself that there are lessons in every challenge and that the customer is always the boss. Kendra Scott had 2020 planned out for her eponymous jewelry and home decor company when all of her plans–along with those of […]
Innovating In The Middle Of A Pandemic: How Working With Startups Can Help Larger Corporations Pivot Faster Businesses of all sizes across the world have had the rug pulled out from under them as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. It’s no secret that businesses of all sizes across the world have had the […]
Small Business Week Has Been Postponed. That’s Why Celebrating Now Is More Important Than Ever The pandemic has reinforced the unique value and vulnerability of small businesses. We don’t need an official event to call out their hopeful stories. Caution plus creativity. For small businesses during the pandemic, that’s a pretty good survival formula. Andrew Dana […]
Is This the End for Open Offices? Let’s Remember Who Invented Them It was more than 25 years ago, and they were calling it the office of the future. Let’s take a moment to say farewell to the open-office plan, and remember who brought them to us in the first place. If there is one possible […]
10 Entrepreneur Character Traits Investors Look For Your product idea may get you in the door, but strength of character is required to close the deal. As I was watching the investor show Shark Tank on TV the other night, I was struck by how quickly and how extensively the Sharks focused on the background and character of the […]
