What Investors Look for in a Founding Team
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Don Dodge, an investor and startup advocate, shares his experience to help new business entrepreneurs succeed at their startup. Having a well structured...
Healthcare Crowdfunding: 4 Reasons Why It Is Ridiculous
Medical expenses are being crowdfunded by many Americans today. Sometimes their goals are met and sometimes only a few dollars gets raised, but every...
Instant Runoff Voting Pros and Cons
What happens when multiple candidates are campaigning for a single elected position? A primary is usually held to select the two best candidates ...
Unlock Hidden Productivity
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Scooter Braun, the founder of SB Projects, takes some time to discuss the key ingredients of successful delegation. Getting comfortable with your position...
Do You Need to Get Involved With Equity Crowdfunding?
The SEC may be taking its time on developing the rules for non-accredited investors to get involved with equity crowdfunding, but that's a good...
Farm Subsidies Pros and Cons
Farming can be a tough business. One bad year of weather can wipe out a crop and thus destroy a farmer's earnings. That's what...
How Great Leaders Use Humor to Create Collaboration
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The CEO of Second City Works, Tom Yorton, takes some time to discuss how successful team leadership and collaboration are dependent upon humor...
The Benefits of Repeating a Crowdfunding Campaign
Think crowdfunding is a one and done option? Think again. Entrepreneurs today are finding out that it pays to come back to the crowdfunding...
Fairness Doctrine Pros and Cons
Created in 1949, the Fairness Doctrine was a policy that was set forth by the FCC of the United States. It is currently...
How to Maintain Accountability Within Your Company
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Jon Taffer, the host of Bar Rescue discusses how to maintain accountability of your management team. As a successful author, television personality, and...
The Funding Gap and How Crowdfunding Is Eliminating It
We've all heard of the wage gap when it comes to men and women in the business world, but did you know that there...
E85 Fuel Pros and Cons
The push to remove fossil fuels from the transportation matrix has led to the development of products like E85. Unlike regular gasoline in the...
Don’t Quit Without Trying a Pivot
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Leila Janah, a social entrepreneur and the founder of Sama Group discusses the importance of having someone that can filter your ideas through....
Medical Crowdfunding Isn’t Just About the Cash
A 4 year old girl struggles with the symptoms of leukemia. She doesn't run around and play like she used to do with the...
DNA Fingerprinting Pros and Cons
Fingerprinting has been a standard method of identification for generations. The fingerprints that people have are considered to be unique and a reliable method...
Don’t Be Afraid to Turn Away Nightmare Clients
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Brittany Hodak, the co-founder of ZinePak has dramatically experienced growth in the last five years. Hodak takes some time to discuss the importance...
The Copy and Paste Crowdfunding Problem
You've got a great idea and decide to take it to the world of crowdfunding. You pour your heart and soul into the campaign...
Cultural Relativism Pros and Cons
When it comes to moral issues, there may be several shades of gray, but there are generally defined lines of black and white where...
Kickstarter Failures: What Happens to Good Ideas Gone Bad?
Trigger Trap Ada seemed to be a photographer's dream. It was a high speed camera trigger designed to capture perfect moments. Backers contributed $425k...
Cryonics Pros and Cons
Can people preserve themselves when at or near death? The goal of cryonics is to create circumstances where people who are dying or have...