I admit I just love these things. What's in a name? Well for many, a brand. And in the case of the huge rock duo Hall & Oates, they just can't seem to "go for that" as a Brooklyn company is peddling hipster granola called...
We have just launched a YouTube channel called The Entrepreneur's Advocate, featuring short videos covering topics of interest to entrepreneurs at all stages of development, bringing the best tips and latest news to today's entrepreneur. Featuring your humble blogger, the series offers essential "how-to"s in concise...
Real lawyers take enough heat. What do you call 500 lawyers at the bottom of the ocean? A good start. Why did the shark choose not to eat the lawyer? Professional courtesy. And on and on. We are used to it. Well now it turns...
Samsung recently had to warn its "smart TV" customers that they should be careful what they say in front of the TV. Apparently anything you say is recorded and retained and could be forwarded to third parties. It is still recorded even if you turn...
Two good friends and clients of mine run a rapidly growing social media agency. They work mostly with companies with consumer-driven products but also a number who sell business to business. There are still some in my worlds of law and finance who believe it...
Wikipedia says a "listicle" is a "short-form of writing that uses a list as its thematic structure, but fleshed out with sufficient copy to be published as an article." Wiki also says that some suggest that it sounds a lot like "popsicle," which is appropriate...
Smoking was cool. Even after the Surgeon General said it is clearly deadly and causes cancer, etc. in 1964, it was still cool. At least back in the 70s and even some of the 80s. Why? Who knows. It was grown up. It seemed sophisticated....
The guys in hip hop group The Beastie Boys are mad. It seems that Monster Energy, the billion dollar drink company, stole four of their songs in an online promotional video for the energy drinks. Monster, which talks about pride in its "gorilla marketing," fought...
For decades the focus of those who invest in growing companies is whether the potential portfolio company is the right fit for the investor's size, industry, stage of development and the like. As I noted in my recent book, more and more entrepreneurs these days...
After a little political battle earlier in the month, the House of Representatives has now passed HR 37, which includes a voluntary exemption for "emerging growth companies" (mostly under $1 billion in revenues) to choose not to utilize Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for financial...