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A recently published report by the Euromonitor indicates that the world’s biggest beer market in terms of volume sales, china, will overtake the United States in terms of value sale by 2017. China, a nominally socialist country, is poised to become the world’s biggest economy by GDP within the next...

It’s one thing to create a grand plan to grow your company, it is a whole other thing to get your team consistently executing. The most essential “in the trenches” key to execution is to raise the accountability bar inside your company so that each team member feels like what...

In the course of giving keynotes to large entrepreneurial conferences I often get asked, “David, what’s it really like to sell your company? What do you wish you would have known before you sold that no one told you?” I still remember the sale of my first company roughly 10...

Whether it’s a formal business partnership, a joint venture, or a significant strategic relationship, partnerships can be an incredible source of business leverage. Like all forms of leverage, a partnership’s power can magnify good or bad. Over the years I’ve moved into and out of literally dozens of joint ventures...

Over the past decade, CEO communication has evolved from a convenient skill to a critical business asset. According to a new study from Domo and CEO.com, A 360 Degree View of the CEO, only 65 percent of employees and executives feel they can count on their CEO to keep them...

Twitter isn’t advertising or marketing platform, it’s a conversation. The best Ad Execs on Twitter don't try to sell to their customers, they try to engage and re-engage them in a personal way. Here is a list of Advertising Executives that have mastered Twitter. How Do They Describe Themselves? "Digital...

Over 277 million people actively use LinkedIn, a network of professionals supporting and sharing with other professionals, what you need is a carefully curated list of wholly decent people to follow, Let me help. This is an entirely subjective list, and in no particular order, and with a focus only...

Ask yourself do you want to join the ranks of the effective and successful corporate executives (CEO, COO, CFO, CTO, CFO, GM, CIO, MD etc.)? Based on our survey analysis, here are some habits you might want to adopt. These habits may also be key to becoming a CEO. 1)...

Under the clock face of Old St. Mary's Cathedral near where I live in San Francisco is an admonishment from Ecclesiastes, "Son, Observe the Time and Fly from Evil," aimed at the men who frequented the surrounding brothels in the 1850s. In our modern, meeting-filled society, most people consider business...

The Evolution of Platform Pricing Strategies in Technology - In technology platforms, we also commonly see companies other than the platform maker providing content. This is an interesting departure from the single-company razors and blades model, because pricing is no longer a function of a single decision maker.