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2017’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business
Melissa Bradley, professor of the practice: “Entrepreneurship is a complex sport. For entrepreneurs to be successful, there are so many diverse factors that must align at the…
July 5, 2017
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Business School Deans Confess Their ‘Favorite’ Mistakes
“Trained as an engineer, I used to think the answer was all that mattered and did not think about how things were presented. At the Chrysler Corporation, I worked for a guy who…
July 3, 2017
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Blue Apron’s Stock Falls Below IPO Price, But All Isn’t Lost
Typically, the underwriters on an offering work to stabilize the stock price, keeping it above or at least around its issue price. The underwriters tend to do this for a couple…
July 1, 2017
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Why We Need to Kick Incivility Out of the Office
When left unchecked, not only does rampant incivility make our days more tense, it also leads to a loss of focus, a loss of productivity, a deliberate slacking off among…
June 30, 2017
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This 22-Year-Old Instagrammer Is One of the Most Powerful New Players in the DC Restaurant Scene
Welcome to Food Instagram, the corner of the internet where “yolk porn” is an entire genre and burgers topped with mac and cheese are so common they’re cliché. It’s the…
June 29, 2017
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Lawmakers Pushing Legislation to Relieve Craft Beverage Industry of Tax Burdens
“The average person, they would say, ‘I want to pay less taxes.’ But that same person wants better roads, better airports, better air, better water. These are things that…
June 27, 2017
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Experts: Uber Faces Daunting Challenge Without Travis Kalanick
“There had to be a sacrificial lamb,” said Robert Bies, a professor of management at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. “This is an organization that…
June 22, 2017
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What’s Next For Uber?
Jeff Reid, a professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business and the founding director of the school’s entrepreneurship initiative, said success will flow…
June 21, 2017
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Uber IPO Prospects May be Helped by Resignation of CEO Travis Kalanick
While operating without most of an executive team seems frightening, Uber now has a chance to build a completely new, and likely more experienced, senior management group, which…
June 21, 2017
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Uber’s CEO Steps Down Amid Shareholder Pressure After Multiple Scandals
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick resigned as CEO after shareholders revolted over the string of scandals that rocked the company, including claims of sexual harassment and…
June 21, 2017