Fixed Costs: The Enemy of Success Guest Posts
The following is a guest post by Kyle James. Online companies that have high fixed costs, especially when those fixed costs are associated with→
On this day in 1951 trains ran on the world’s first heritage railway. The Talyllyn Railway in Wales was the railway in the world→
Hangers Report Popularity of Clothes Inventions
The numbers on these hangers in a retail store in Brazil show in real-time the number of “likes” an outfit has received on the→
Thomas Friedman writing in the NY Times: Poring through Harvard philosopher Michael Sandel’s new book, What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets,→
Interview with a (Legal) Safecracker Interviews
McSweeney’s: Q: How did you learn to be a safecracker? A: In 1978 I took a correspondence course to learn the basics of locksmithing.→
Glass Gem Corn Inventions
Seeds Trust: Seedsman Greg Schoen got the seed from Carl Barnes, a part-Cherokee man, now in his 80’s, in Oklahoma. He was Greg’s “corn-teacher”.→
Need some place unique to store your loved one’s remains? How about an urn that actually looks like them? Cremation Solutions offers just that:→
A Mouthwash to Rid the World of Dentists? Inventions
A microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry has developed a mouthwash that successfully destroys the harmful bacteria that is the principal cause tooth→
Raffi Amit,a professor of management at Wharton,offers insights into how entrepreneurs can identify new business opportunities and evaluate their potential and their risks in→
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Building an Indestructible Soccer Ball Inventions
NY Times: Tim Jahnigen has always followed his heart, whether as a carpenter, a chef, a lyricist or now as an entrepreneur. So in→
If people are willing to counterfeit, people are willing to pay: The best sign the market is getting hotter? Counterfeiters. There are whispers of→
MidlandsConnect.com: “Some people ask, well where do you work? I say I work at Just Cakes by Renee, they say oh where’s that? Oh→
You might think that cotton candy is only something that you can find at your local fair; but if you’ve got a craving for→
Though this article deals with excess wine, the concept could be applied in any industry. Find companies with excess inventory that you can rebrand→
For small brewers around the world, bottling a beer is something that must typically be done manually on a very small scale or—with commercial→
Business Lessons from James Bond Featured
Since 1953 and the release of the novel Casino Royale by Ian Fleming, the spy with a license to kill has been inspiring wardrobes,→
Rolling Jubilee of Debt Ideas
Rolling Jubilee is a non-profit that takes donations to buy debt for pennies on the dollar, and then abolishes it. Banks sell debt for→
It looks like banner ads might not be long for this world: Even if you’re not familiar with the terms, chances are that you’ve→
A Bend, Oregon policeman had a perfect spot to watch for speeders, but wasn’t getting many. Then he discovered the problem — a 12-year-old→
