The Micro-Multinational: Getting Started in Foreign Markets
Even though TerraCycle is a small business with just under $20 million in revenue and just more than 100 employees, we are operating in more than 21 countries and we have plans to open in five more in the coming months all with local staff, operations, bank accounts, incorporations and headaches. All in all, about [...]
Senate seen taking up House bill on startups
WASHINGTON – The Senate will vote this month on a bipartisan measure already passed by the House of Representatives to make it easier for small firms to raise capital, according to a Senate Democratic aide. The move by the Democratic-led Senate to take up the version from the Republican-led House is a rare spot of [...]
Why we must not confuse the market with too much choice
There is a great talk on TED by Sheena Iyengar that shows how businesses can improve the experience of choosing and I highly recommend a listen. It is very tempting to offer the world everything – but I hate to say less really is more. I commented in a previous blog how websites that have [...]
New Facebook Privacy Violations Add to the Network’s Woes
Common logic dictates that when you have the world’s eyes upon you and the FTC breathing down the back of your neck you do not A. Blatantly violate the personal privacy of your users and B. Sound nonchalant about the implications when you’re caught and have to explain it. Facebook, of course, has never been [...]