Blue Sky Partners – Page 49

What three small businesses learned from big data

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Business data has existed for ages. But mostly it just sat hopelessly trapped in handwritten ledgers, filing cabinets and floppy disks, a precious resource untapped. Software from past decades helped...

Eight tips for keeping sales steady during slower months

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Question: What's your best tip for keeping sales steady throughout slower seasons? Promote during the slow season "Often businesses only think about promotions as a volume versus pricing discount analysis....

The RockaRoo, a redesigned baby swing, by 4moms

The team that plays together, innovates together

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Rob Daley, a former VC, and Henry Thorne, a robotics expert with three startups under his belt, launched a company in 2005 to use powerful, low-cost robotics technology to revolutionize...

Seven tips for improving your remote meetings

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

The way teams work and collaborate is changing. Consulting, remote workforces and outsourcing are all on the rise. Even if you operate a team that is technically based in the...

Sir Richard Branson shows off a model of the LauncherOne rocket from the window of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo at the 2012 Farnborough International Air Show in Farnborough, England.

Richard Branson on his love/hate relationship with government

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Sir Richard Branson repeatedly tops the list of the Inc. 500's most admired entrepreneurs. Unsure about a decision, founders ask themselves: What would Branson do? The answer is usually "the...

How to pick the right accelerator

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

In the summer of 2012, Efrem Weiss, the CEO of YouGift, a social-media site for gift giving, relocated his startup team from New York City to upstate New York to...

What owners need to know before rebuilding a website or app

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

It's never fun to spend money and get less than you expected. Consider a business owner with a website or app that either needs emergency updates or long-due feature enhancements....

The art of successful networking

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

Your network is your net worth. It is a source of knowledge, job opportunities, potential business partnerships, future hires and so much more. Networking won't only help you find your...

The revolution will not be monetized

May 13, 2019 at 3:19 p.m.

There's a lot you won't learn about Nico Sell in the course of this story. You won't learn how to follow her on Twitter or Instagram or Vine. You won't...

It’s your data, it’s your life

May 13, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

Use your data. That's the message from author and editor Patrick Tucker, who appeared this week on a radio show to tout the benefits of a new era in which...

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