When it comes to product-development in today’s hi-tech, fast-eat-the-slow economy, “speed” has become the only “size” that really matters. Successful companies/brands often grow until reaching a point when systemic inefficiencies begin to choke the entrepreneurial spirit responsible for its original success. If left unchecked, its once-feared “size” becomes a liability – especially when butting heads […]

A copyright is the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.

A patent is a legal mechanism for describing and protecting an invention by excluding others from making, using or selling it for a certain period of time.

Are you listening to your customers? “Mail” travels at the speed of light these days. And nearly everyone in the developed world has a phone in their pocket. Given all the ways technology facilitates business communication today, listening to customers should be easier than ever. However, this is not always the case. Communication seems to […]

Most retail pundits assume victory in the chain wars, will be determined by e-com apps and delivery speed. And while making that consumer-to-product connection in the fewest number of keystrokes may be the holy grail of retail tech, often absent in this conversation is any mention of “merchandise.”   So how did this happen? How […]

A few years back, Randy Haley and his wife Tawni, of Bryant Arkansas were having dinner with friends who had just spent a frustrating afternoon shopping for a baby stroller for their twins. Between the local mall, big box stores and the internet, their friends had looked at hundreds of strollers. Unfortunately, none offered “all” […]