Crowdfunding occurs when people network through the internet to raise money to support other people’s ideas or interests. Crowdfunding became popular when Obama signed the JOBS Act bill in April. Since then, sites like Fundable and Kickstarter have garnered...
“Don’t Be Evil” is Google’s informal corporate slogan. The founders of Google claimed that this motto explained their culture that “prohibited conflicts of interest, and required objectivity and an absence of bias.” According to Google’s code of conduct page this...
The following list contains the most popular articles used as supplements in my entrepreneurial courses. Click on the title name to be directed to the article. Ten Entrepreneurs Who Hit It Big Before Turning 35 Top 10 Companies Code of Ethics and Conduct Top 10...
For those interested in researching some interesting ethical businesses cases, there are plenty from which to choose. Business leaders may feel squeezed by shareholders to produce profits. Some have made some ethical blunders in an attempt to remain competitive....
via google.com Go Daddy is in the news right now due to their consideration of global expansion. One of the ways they have become so successful is that they utilized a marketing technique where they offered a “loss leader”. For those who have not taken a business...
In a foresight class I teach, we compare Al Gore's and Glenn Beck's views on global warming. It brings up some interesting discussions. A student recently posted this link in class and I think it is very well done and explains the two sides and how we may need to...
I teach a lot of marketing classes where we talk about product placement. In a recent discussion we were talking about FedEx and the movie Castaway. I read that the company didn’t pay for that mention. I find that hard to believe but I guess it is possible. Product...
With the current state of the economy, many companies are barely making ends meet. They are low on funds and are finding unfortunate ways to stay afloat. One of those ways is through grinding their present and past employees. What is grinding? Think of the...
via sinsofgreenwashing.org A survey from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that was just released claims that 95% of those products that label themselves as green are misleading us. Many are making claims without the proof to back them up. What is greenwashing? If...
If you look at Rapleaf’s site (now Towerdata), they describe their business in the following manner: “Rapleaf is a San Francisco-based startup with an ambitious vision: we want every person to have a meaningful, personalized experience – whether online or offline....
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Discover the power of applied creativity, where intentional curiosity sparks innovation and propels leadership. In this episode, our guest is the one and only creativity strategist Natalie Nixon, the founder of Figure 8 Thinking, and "the creativity whisperer to the...