5 Ways Data-Driven Program Management Helps Your Business
Typical program management in a small business is a cascade of tasks—a flood of assignments, shrinking budgets, and…
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The Right Partners Will Limit Risks During All Stages of Product Development
Any business leader knows that the success or failure of your organization largely depends on the value your…
A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing a Killer Business Plan
A business plan is as important to a new business as a map is to a ship, or…
Building a Mobile App? Here’s Why an MVP Will Benefit Your Business in the Long Run
If you’re an entrepreneur with a fantastic new product or service, there’s often nothing more tempting than wanting…
5 Common Obstacles to Overcome When Launching a New Product
Launching a new, physical product is definitely challenging. You probably know there are a lot of obstacles to…
Former CMO of Chick-fil-A on Innovating to Maintain Brand Relevance
The following excerpt is from “Covert Cows and Chick-fil-A: How Faith, Cows, and Chicken Built an Iconic Brand”…
How to Protect Your Products in a Competitive Market
Startups thrive on innovation and disruption, finding new ways to tackle challenges and devise solutions. However, many new…
3 Ways to Build Marketing Into Your Startup’s Product
We’ve all heard of product development. When it comes to making an awesome product, there are numerous things…
Developing a New Product? Get an Outsider’s Opinion First
Startups and entrepreneurs creating innovative technologies are understandably protective of their processes and soon-to-be-released products. Giving away their…
The 5 Costs You’re Most Likely to Underestimate in Your Business Plan
One of the most important purposes of a business plan is to give you a clear understanding of…
Dos and Don’ts for Successful Millennial Entrepreneurs
Building a business from the ground up is no easy task. As an entrepreneur, you have multiple hats…
Make it Minimal and Marketable: How Startups Can Build Better Products
We’ve all heard the saying: faster, better or cheaper – pick two. It’s an unfortunate reality of every…
Activating on Ideas to Build Your Startup’s Products and Ventures
The following is excerpted from “Born to Build: How to Build a Thriving Startup, A Winning Team, New…
Treating Content Marketing Like a Product for Higher Conversions and More Sales
The landscape of content marketing is changing. While it still can be a cost-effective way to generate leads…
Entrepreneurs, is Your Product Fit For the Market?
As an entrepreneur, you may think that some of your ideas are pure gold. In these scenarios, it’s…
5 User Testing Mistakes That Even Experienced Startups Make
“We had a big idea and we freaking went for it,” Kash Shaikh, Besomebody CEO, wistfully told the company’s community earlier…
Selling to Wal-Mart: The Do’s and the Dont’s
After returning from Bentonville last week, I realized what I had just done was the most exciting thing…
Specialty Retail Entrepreneur Expo & Conference, You gotta go!
Want to start your specialty product business this year? Then you MUST attend the (SPREE) Specialty Retail Entrepreneur…
Powerful Partnerships!
As a retail product expert, and working with the industry leaders in the field of placing products on retailer’s…
How to Tell if Your Product is Great
Product development is a crucial step in building a company that will produce top sales. Through the years,…