Small businesses account for nearly two-thirds of net new job creation. And they innovate more than large businesses do, generating 13 times more patents per employee. That’s according to AOL founder Steve Case in a recent interview about...Read More

When you ask someone to do something, be sure to include the statement that they are free to choose to do it or not.  Adding this phrase doublesthe likelihood they will do it. A detailed analysis of more than 22K subjects in 42 separate...Read More

Just as the democratization of content empowers individuals, so does it impact companies. New technologies are allowing businesses of all kinds to reinvent themselves. Consider the entertainment industry. In the earliest days of movie-making...Read More

Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer used data analytics to justify her company’s ban last week on telecommuting, according to Business Insider. It seems Mayer doesn’t do much without lots of data backing her up. VPN records allegedly indicated...Read More

Recently, my team had our first on-site meeting of this year, and I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to fly 1,500 km from Vancouver to Palo Alto and meet them in-person. What got me excited wasn’t just that I’ve never been...Read More

Nebraska Book Company uses cloud technology to successfully swim against the current of failing bookstores. “Barnes & Noble is in trouble,” a headline in The Washington Post stated last week, “but bookstores aren’t...Read More

Most brands struggle to get appropriate attention for their new ideas.  Typically, new products have a highly orchestrated PR strategy, calling in favors from influencers and media, and drawing crowds by having The Black Eyed Peas ...Read More

What was the first fast food company? What was the first credit card company? If you’re like most people, you probably didn’t know the answers were White Castle and Diners’ Club. While both companies still exist, they now have...Read More

The telecommunications industry has come a long way since Lily Tomlin’s iconic skit of telephone operator Ernestine accurately captured the frustrating experience of most customers. Savvy communications service providers (CSPs) have long...Read More

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology has been around for years. Industries like oil and gas, transportation and logistics management rely on it to keep us safe. Medical device manufactures use it to keep us healthy. You and I use it to get to...Read More