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In many ways, there’s no better time to be an entrepreneur today. Industry faces the challenge of unprecedented technology disruption – indeed, the velocity of technology change is one of the highest in human history. Megatrends that were on the horizon just a few years ago – Mobile, E-commerce, Social...

From the outside looking in, the startup world is a game of chance. As the oft-circulated statistic tells us, nine out of ten new businesses fail. And while this finding may be stretching the truth, it does point to a clear fact: As an entrepreneur with a new venture, the...

As companies consider where to locate operations, especially R&D, Laza Kekic, writing for Financial Times | IE Business School Corporate Learning Alliance, considers the widening innovation gap between the US and the EU. There is strong evidence of a significant innovation gap between the US and the EU, with the...

Digital transformation is big business today, so much so that more than 90% of the C-Suite now ranks digital transformation as their #1 or #2 most important area of strategic investment. That’s great news. Or is it? The first wave of successful digital companies (Google, Netflix, and others) have gained...

CEOs and senior executives often find themselves in between jobs for various reasons. If this describes you, then you may be wondering what the best game plan would be for the time you spend between positions. One very useful idea that can be tailored to any situation is to try...

While appetite and demand for energy are increasing all over the world, not many nations can generate enough electricity. The world's largest producer of power is indeed China. China, the world's second-fastest growing major economy after India, produced a gigantic 6,015 terrawatt hour (TWh) of power. The United States is...

Whether you are after personal or professional development, you will always find something to improve about yourself in order to reach the next level. In this technology-driven age, you may have already encountered far too many options -- and articles -- that promise to help you achieve that. Here, you...

South Korea trumps Germany and Japan in robotics, with the United States also lagging behind in the top 10. South Korea has the biggest number of industrial robots per 10,000 employees in manufacturing, according to the IFR’s latest figures. South Korea boasts 631 robots per 10,000 employees, which is 8...

Finland is the happiest country in the world, according to the United Nation's 2018 World Happiness Report. Norway, last year's winner, came in second place in the 2018 report. It's followed by Denmark, Iceland, and Switzerland. So if you want to be happy, move to SCANDINAVIA! The Nordic countries have...

Most companies are in pursuit of growth, as they assume growth means success — but that’s not always the case. How do companies determine whether they are succeeding as they continue to scale?   When the Kauffman Foundation checked up on the 5,000 companies that made Inc. Magazine's fastest-growing list, it discovered...