The 6 Traits I Look for in Every Employee
Jobs change. Great people evolve with them. Here’s how to find the people who become invaluable.
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Better Branding Will Make More Money Than Having the Best Marketing — Lessons Learned From Real Estate
As consumers become overwhelmed with options, building trust before the first sale will become the obvious choice when it matters most.
This Franchise Did $4.94 Billion in Revenue Last Year. Here’s What Its New CEO Wants to Change.
The franchise insider took on nearly every job within the company before becoming CEO.
Here’s What It Takes to Become an Industry Leader — and Stay There
Are you ready to reach the top of the mountain in your industry?
LinkLoop.com turns the network's footer links into a metered placement market
LinkLoop.com launches a metered placement market for eCorp network's footer links
PayDirect.com: one payment link that settles in USDC, ETH, ADAO or cards
PayDirect.com offers a single payment link for multiple payment methods
AI Made Execution Easier. It Also Changed the Founder’s Most Important Job.
As execution becomes easier to automate, accountability, trust and discernment become even more valuable leadership skills.
A Crisis Expert Says the Company Caught in the Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Responded Right — 48 Hours Too Late. Here’s How to Avoid the Same Mistake.
When your company becomes the viral clip, you have hours, not days. A year after the scandal, a crisis communications expert explains how to be ready before it happens.
Why Getting Rid of an Inefficient Process Can Feel Riskier Than Keeping It
Temporary workarounds become permanent when many people absorb the cost of keeping them while the downside of removing them remains concentrated.
He Took a Pizza Delivery Job to Pay Off Student Loans. Forty Years Later, He Owns 160 Domino’s Stores.
Brian Bailey bought his first Domino's at 27, and has since helped six of his own employees become franchisees too.
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IBM Is Using The U.S. Open To Prove Sports Are the Perfect Playground for AI and more — today's ecom signal.
IBM Is Using The U.S. Open To Prove Sports Are the Perfect Playground for AI
IBM is using AI at the US Open to transform the fan experience, analyze billions of data points and showcase how sports can become a powerful testing ground for AI technology.
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You’ve Been Overlooking Your Best Idea People. AI Is About to Fix That.
For a century, work rewarded people who could package ideas neatly. AI makes packaging free, and that changes who gets ahead.
Retiring at 36 Didn’t Make Me Happy. Here’s What Did.
An eight-figure exit gave me endless free time and an identity crisis. Here is how to schedule joy, buy back your hours and choose where they go.
5 Things to Ask Your Credit Card Processor Before Signing a Contract
Your credit card processor hopes you never ask these five questions, from a former executive for the world's largest credit card processor.
She Grew Up on Food Stamps and Started a Hedge Fund at MIT. Now Her 8-Figure Startup Counts Nvidia and OpenAI as Clients.
Christina Qi recently raised $97 million in Series B financing for her data-driven startup.
I’ve Mentored People for 20 Years. I Use These 4 Steps to Help Them Advance
Use this four-step framework to turn mentoring into a two-way exchange that sharpens your leadership skills while you help someone else grow.
When Growth Stalls, I Don’t Increase the Marketing Budget. I Reset the Business — Here’s How
A plateau usually means your business has outgrown its operating model, and this four-week reset helps you find and fix the weak spots before you invest in growth again.
When Performance Dips, Leaders Often Blame Culture. Here’s What They Should Look at Instead.
A performance problem you're calling "culture" is usually a decision you haven't named yet.
Jeff Bezos Has a Vision for the Future — And It’s the Exact Opposite of What Other AI Leaders Predict
While some leaders warn of mass unemployment, Bezos predicts productivity gains could let people work less without sacrificing their ability to support a family.
I’m a Dad Who Grew My Company From $0 to $20 Million in Year 1. Now the Product’s Keeping Millions of Babies Safe.
Kurt Workman started a business to give parents peace of mind.
The Leadership Skill That Takes Breakthrough Technology Further
Great innovation doesn't happen in isolation. The right partnerships can take breakthrough technology further and help shape what comes next for an entire industry.
