Here’s why the future looks bright for small businesses. In his book, Zero to One, iconic Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel famously argued that “Competition is for losers.” Thiel argued, “If you want…

When Napoleon was deposed as emperor of France in 1814, his European rivals wanted to cut him off from the world. They banded together and exiled him to Elba Island in the Mediterranean…

Twitter may have pushed just a tad too hard this time. Yes, Tweets are subject to its terms of use. But publicly scrapping with the President of the United States over a hot-button political issue? Really? Trump’s response came in the form of an executive order taking...

I knew right then things had gotten ridiculous. It wasn’t when notorious trolls like Milo Yiannopoulos, or wild conspiracists like Alex Jones…

There’s a scene in Shakespeare’s Henry IV where a band of thugs plans to take over the kingdom. Their leader, Cade, shares a grand scheme - a new utopia where money will no longer exist, and where everyone will have access to a life of luxury. His...

In today’s hyper-speed, image-obsessed culture, fame is an overwhelming force. Measured in clicks, views, follows, likes and detailed influencer metrics, fame can now be quantified in raw numbers that brands, advertisers and content producers love. Celebrities can...

AI has already started to reshape entire industries. Tech giants like IBM and Microsoft are banking on it big. It already provides more accurate word choices than human translators. Many major corporations are using it to extract actionable insights from their big...

For some established bands, like Nine Inch Nails and Radiohead, freedom from the grasp of the labels is a choice. But for most unsigned artists, it’s not. Most unsigned bands today didn’t choose to be free…

Changes in private company valuations can be a bit like government debt. Throw around a few zeros on the right side and, soon enough, people stop keeping…