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George Bousis' Raise Creates Cash System For Gift CardsGeorge Bousis, Founder and CEO, Raise A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: George Bousis, Founder and CEO, Raise. If you were to open up your wallet right now, chances are you would stumble across one or two of these: Gift cards. Perhaps you’d forgotten about [...]Bruce Rogers, Forbes StaffBruce Rogers, Forbes Staffhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/574f46d664aaf9337ca86bbfWed, 1 Jun 2016 16:55:00 -04002016-06-01T16:55:00-04:00George Bousis, Founder and CEO, Raise A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: George Bousis, Founder and CEO, Raise. If you were to open up your wallet right now, chances are you would stumble across one or two of these: Gift cards. Perhaps you’d forgotten about [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/2016/06/01/pirch-could-top-apple-for-retail-experience/
PIRCH Could Top Apple For Retail Experience“Where a Home Depot leaves off, that’s where we start,” Jeffery Sears, PIRCH’s CEO.Tom Ryan, ContributorTom Ryan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/retailwire/people/tomryan/574e084264aaf9337ca8639fWed, 1 Jun 2016 08:03:00 -04002016-06-01T08:03:00-04:00“Where a Home Depot leaves off, that’s where we start,” Jeffery Sears, PIRCH’s CEO.NASDAQ:AAPLNYSE:HDhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/2016/05/31/noubar-afeyan-outlines-the-formula-for-modernas-3-5b-valuation/
Noubar Afeyan Has Had 38 Biotech Wins. Here's How His Formula Challenges Silicon Valley DogmaNoubar Afeyan, an Armenian immigrant born in Lebanon, is one of the most successful biotech entrepreneurs at work. Here, he outlines his startup process.Elizabeth MacBride, ContributorElizabeth MacBride, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/574b5cd564aaf9337ca854bcTue, 31 May 2016 13:18:00 -04002016-05-31T13:18:00-04:00Noubar Afeyan, an Armenian immigrant born in Lebanon, is one of the most successful biotech entrepreneurs at work. Here, he outlines his startup process.http://www.forbes.com/pictures/geji45fdke/1-robert-nelsen/
Top Biotech Investors On The 2016 Midas ListElizabeth MacBride, ContributorElizabeth MacBride, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/elizabethmacbride/574c0ce664aaf9337ca8565cTue, 31 May 2016 13:18:00 -04002016-05-31T13:18:00-04:001. Robert Nelsen&lt;p&gt;ARCH Venture Partners&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas rank: 16&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Ikaria, Juno Therapeutics, Agios Pharmaceuticals&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;2. Carl Gordon&lt;p&gt;OrbiMed Advisors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas Rank: 20&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Acerta Pharma, Inhibitex, Seragon Pharmaceuticals&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Forbes image3. Bryan Roberts&lt;p&gt;Venrock&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas rank: 48&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Intarcia Therapeutics, Ikaria, Juno Therapeutics&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Forbes image4. Jim Tananbaum&lt;p&gt;Foresite Ventures&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas rank: 54&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Puma Biotechnology, Juno Therapeutics, Intarcia Therapeutics&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;5. Jonathan Silverstein&lt;p&gt;OrbiMed Advisors&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas rank: 63&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Seres Therapeutics, Ascendis Pharma&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Forbes image6. James Topper&lt;p&gt;Frazier Healthcare Ventures&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas rank: 91&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Acerta Pharma, Portola Pharmaceuticals, Calistoga Pharmaceuticals&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Forbes image7. Beth Seidenberg&lt;p&gt;Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2016 Midas rank: 98&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Companies: Flexus Biosciences, iPierian, Epizyme&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Forbes imagehttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2016/05/26/will-cars-add-400-billion-to-apples-top-line/
Will Cars Add $400 Billion To Apple's Top Line?Apple has a growth problem. Can cars solve it? No way. But that has not stopped Morgan Stanley from predicting that cars will add $400 billion to Apple's top line by 2030. For all that, Morgan Stanley expects Apple stock to rise a mere 20%to $120. Before getting into why anyone who [...]Peter Cohan, ContributorPeter Cohan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/5746da5964aaf9445c917d1bThu, 26 May 2016 08:36:00 -04002016-05-26T08:36:00-04:00Apple has a growth problem. Can cars solve it? No way. But that has not stopped Morgan Stanley from predicting that cars will add $400 billion to Apple's top line by 2030. For all that, Morgan Stanley expects Apple stock to rise a mere 20%to $120. Before getting into why anyone who [...]NASDAQ:AAPLNYSE:MSNYSE:GMNYSE:FNYSE:Thttp://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancaldbeck/2016/05/25/why-amazon-private-label-is-great-for-entrepreneurs/
Why Amazon Private Label Is Great For EntrepreneursMoves by heavyweights such as Amazon should push consumer giants to invest more in emerging brands to try to find the next big thing.Ryan Caldbeck, ContributorRyan Caldbeck, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancaldbeck/5745f47064aaf9445c917999Wed, 25 May 2016 16:30:00 -04002016-05-25T16:30:00-04:00Moves by heavyweights such as Amazon should push consumer giants to invest more in emerging brands to try to find the next big thing.http://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/2016/05/24/how-the-government-is-killing-wall-st-innovation/
How The Government Is Killing Wall Street InnovationRegulation and fear of risk means Wall Street is no longer the center of innovation it once was, says Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at professional services firm RSM. He explains to Forbes contributor Simon Constable.Simon Constable, ContributorSimon Constable, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/simonconstable/57447cc264aaf97a2531cbf7Tue, 24 May 2016 14:23:00 -04002016-05-24T14:23:00-04:00Regulation and fear of risk means Wall Street is no longer the center of innovation it once was, says Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at professional services firm RSM. He explains to Forbes contributor Simon Constable.NYSE:JPMNYSE:BACNASDAQ:AAPLNASDAQ:FBNYSE:CMGhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/willyfoote/2016/05/23/to-invest-in-the-future-of-coffee-starbucks-turns-to-the-capital-markets/
To Invest In The Future Of Coffee, Starbucks Turns To The Capital MarketsBy raising capital on Wall Street to support greater financial inclusion in remote coffee-growing communities, Starbucks is demonstrating a unique way to create shared value throughout the entire coffee supply chain.Willy Foote, ContributorWilly Foote, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/willyfoote/5743436b64aaf97a2531c5fcMon, 23 May 2016 14:22:00 -04002016-05-23T14:22:00-04:00By raising capital on Wall Street to support greater financial inclusion in remote coffee-growing communities, Starbucks is demonstrating a unique way to create shared value throughout the entire coffee supply chain.NASDAQ:SBUXhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2016/05/23/growth-guru-likes-facebook-microsoft/
Growth Guru Likes Facebook, MicrosoftFacebook and Microsoft are doing what it takes to grow faster than their rivals, says a leading expert on corporate growth. Both companies -- founded by Harvard dropouts -- are growing faster than rivals in different industries for different reasons. But if you believe that they have a chance to grow faster [...]Peter Cohan, ContributorPeter Cohan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/5742f43364aaf97a2531c233Mon, 23 May 2016 09:41:00 -04002016-05-23T09:41:00-04:00Facebook and Microsoft are doing what it takes to grow faster than their rivals, says a leading expert on corporate growth. Both companies -- founded by Harvard dropouts -- are growing faster than rivals in different industries for different reasons. But if you believe that they have a chance to grow faster [...]NASDAQ:MSFTNASDAQ:FBNASDAQ:AAPLhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2016/05/22/this-weeks-tech-news-for-business-owners-a-better-twitter-and-instagram-videos/
This Week's Tech News for Business Owners: A Better Twitter And Instagram VideosHere are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?Gene Marks, ContributorGene Marks, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/573f0c2864aaf97a2531b556Sun, 22 May 2016 07:00:00 -04002016-05-22T07:00:00-04:00Here are five things in technology that happened this past week and how they affect your business. Did you miss them?NYSE:LNKDNYSE:TWTRNASDAQ:GOOGLhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/andyswan/2016/05/19/6-critical-steps-to-eliminating-emotion-from-your-investment-process/
6 Critical Steps To Eliminating Emotion From Your Investment ProcessEmotional decision-making is the enemy of traders. Here are a few of the ways I’ve learned to eliminate emotion from my processes and become a more profitable (and productive!) investor. 1. Have a data-backed thesis When you enter a trade based on a “feeling,” you’ll likely exit it based on a “feeling” [...]Andy Swan, ContributorAndy Swan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/andyswan/573df3fce4b0902e54d49382Thu, 19 May 2016 13:24:00 -04002016-05-19T13:24:00-04:00Emotional decision-making is the enemy of traders. Here are a few of the ways I’ve learned to eliminate emotion from my processes and become a more profitable (and productive!) investor. 1. Have a data-backed thesis When you enter a trade based on a “feeling,” you’ll likely exit it based on a “feeling” [...]http://www.forbes.com/pictures/hgih45he/pay-attention/
12 Warning Signs An Investment Is A ScamAndy Swan, ContributorAndy Swan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/andyswan/573e1180e4b0902e54d49496Thu, 19 May 2016 13:24:00 -04002016-05-19T13:24:00-04:00Pay attention.In both good times and bad, any investment can
falter for legitimate business reasons. But no one likes to discover they have
become the victim of a scam. Here are some warning signs that that enticing
opportunity you are considering warrants extreme caution. /Bruce Ayres/Getty ImagesHigh returns are "guaranteed."Run--don't just walk away from any pitch that
uses words like &quot;guaranteed,&quot; &quot;sure thing&quot; or &quot;no risk&quot; while claiming a
sustained return much in excess of what you can get with T-bills or a bank CD
(admittedly, not much these days). Big returns come only with big risk. If it's
a sure thing, why isn't the promoter on the Forbes 400 list with Berkshire
Hathaway's Warren Buffett./Getty ImagesA fellow Baptist is pitching you.Or a fellow Lithuanian, African American, Mason,
Orthodox Jew, Rotarian or whatever. Beware any appeal that seeks to leverage a
shared characteristic with you such as race, religion or social membership.
That can be a tip-off to affinity fraud, premised on your letting down your
guard because you&rsquo;re with a spirit you think is kindred. /Getty Images/HemeraA stock went public in a reverse merger.It's perfectly legal for a private company to
become public by merging with a dormant public company. The problem is this
circumvents many protections of a traditional initial public offering, such as
an underwriter on the hook if factual promotional statements should prove
false. The current wave of collapsing Chinese stocks is being led by fallen
reverse mergers. /Getty Images/Blend ImagesThere's a claim of "breakthrough technology."Game-changing inventions do come along. But they
are not likely to emanate from that small, unknown company you are pondering.
Look to see if that new technology is just licensed from another firm and still
unproven./20th Century Fox/Archive Photos/Getty ImagesNumbers are hard to come by.A surprising number of supposedly public
companies don&rsquo;t file extensive financial statements regularly with regulators.
Many of them are are listed on sketchy exchanges like the Pink Sheets. Are such
companies really where you want to invest your retirement or college money?/Sami Suni/iStockphotoInvestment methodology makes no sense or is unexplained.Ponzi-man Bernard Madoff fleeced investors of
billions after refusing to explain how he was able to generate excellent steady
returns in both good and bad times. Don&rsquo;t accept silence for an answer. This
applies more to investments with money managers./Stephen Chernin/Getty ImagesWho's that auditor?Despite managing $65 billion (on paper), Madoff
was audited for years by a three-person accounting firm headquartered in a
strip shopping mall. A big, well-known auditor is certainly no guarantee that
an investment will work out, but it does reduce the chance of outright fraud. /Getty ImagesA long-running offer isn't registered.State and federal law permits sale of certain
securities that haven't been registered, or subject to extensive disclosures,
so long as the number of investors is below a certain number. But that's
probably not the case if the promoter has been running his campaign for years./Getty Images/PhotoAltoAct now or else!Beware any investment in which you are pressured
to hand over money immediately. It's often a ploy to keep you from doing
research or consulting with others who may be knowledgeable. If you are looking
at the long run, timing isn't that important./Getty Images/Brand XYour money is going overseas.&lt;p&gt;Investing
internationally makes a lot of sense. But sending your cash to some foreign
address you know nothing about does not. It's an added level of unneeded risk. &lt;/p&gt;/ThinkstockSolid third-party skinny is elusive.&lt;p&gt;In this era of Google and other search engines, it's easier than ever to research an
investment opportunity. But stop if all you're finding is favorable information
put out by its promoters--who likely are getting a cut of whatever comes in.&lt;/p&gt;/Bettmann/CORBISIt sounds too good to be true.It's an old
standard, but one still very valid. To put it another way, use some common
sense. /Everett Collection / Everett Colhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2016/05/19/why-growth-gurus-love-amazon-and-starbucks/
Why Growth Gurus Love Amazon And StarbucksAmazon and Starbucks -- in which I have no financial interest --are models ofwhat it takes to grow faster than rivals, according toleading experts. How so? I recently interviewed Northwestern Kellogg School of Management associate professor of strategy, Mike Mazzeo; Stanford Business School professor of economics, Paul Oyer; and Yale School [...]Peter Cohan, ContributorPeter Cohan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/573da369e4b0902e54d490eeThu, 19 May 2016 09:23:00 -04002016-05-19T09:23:00-04:00Amazon and Starbucks -- in which I have no financial interest --are models ofwhat it takes to grow faster than rivals, according toleading experts. How so? I recently interviewed Northwestern Kellogg School of Management associate professor of strategy, Mike Mazzeo; Stanford Business School professor of economics, Paul Oyer; and Yale School [...]NASDAQ:SBUXNASDAQ:AMZNhttp://www.forbes.com/pictures/ehjl45fjljh/15-best-income-and-growt/
15 Best Income And Growth Stocks For 2016Peter Cohan, ContributorPeter Cohan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/573e2082e4b0902e54d494feThu, 19 May 2016 09:23:00 -04002016-05-19T09:23:00-04:00NASDAQ:SBUXNASDAQ:AMZN15 Best Income And Growth Stocks For 2016&lt;p&gt;The Fed decided to postpone an expected interest rate hike. Most institutional investors and financial advisors breathed a sigh of relief, and now savvy stock pickers are getting back to the business of ferreting out whatever bargains remain in this aging bull market. Here are the best ideas for the next 12 months from top investment newsletter editors and portfolio managers.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;IMAX Corp. (IMAX)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;IMAX Corp. (IMAX)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Entertainment technology company specializing in motion picture technologies and presentations&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Market cap: $2.4 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $332.6 million&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forward P/E: 24.8&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended byJim Oberweis, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=OW&quot;&gt;the Oberweis Report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click to read full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Arista Networks (ANET)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arista Networks (ANET)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supplier of cloud networking solutions&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Market cap: $4.4 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $703.6 million&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 48.2&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Jim Oberweis, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=OW&quot;&gt;the Oberweis Report&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click to read full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;National Oilwell Varco (NOV)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;National Oilwell Varco (NOV)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Designs, manufactures and sells oil and gas drilling equipment and components&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yield: 4.3%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $14.5 billion &lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $20.0 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 8.2&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by:John Buckingham, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://theprudentspeculator.com/&quot;&gt;the Prudent Speculator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click to read full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Stage Stores (SSI)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stage Stores (SSI)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Bealls, Goody&rsquo;s, Palais Royal, Peebles and Stage specialty department stores&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yield: 5.6%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $330.6 million&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $1.6 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 10.6&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by: John Buckingham, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://theprudentspeculator.com/&quot;&gt;the Prudent Speculator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click to read full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Physicians Realty Trust (DOC)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Physicians Realty Trust (DOC)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Self-managed health care real estate company&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yield: 6.2%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $1.1 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $87.9 million&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by:Richard Lehmann, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=FL&quot;&gt;Forbes/Lehmann Income Securities Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click to read full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Geo Group (GEO)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Geo Group (GEO)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Provides correctional, detention and community reentry services &lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Yield: 8.0%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $2.3 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $1.8 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 16.9&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by: Richard Lehmann, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=FL&quot;&gt;Forbes/Lehmann Income Securities Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click to read full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Douglas Dynamics (PLOW)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Douglas Dynamics (PLOW)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yield: 4.2%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $465.1 million&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $339.9 million&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 12.6&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Recommended by John Dobosz, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=FV&quot;&gt;&lt;a&gt;Forbes Dividend Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/http://&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Orchids Paper Products (TIS)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Orchids Paper Products (TIS)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yield: 5.7%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $254.0 million&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $165.5 million&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 20.4&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by John Dobosz, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=FV&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a&gt;Forbes Dividend Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;McKesson (MCK)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;McKesson (MCK)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yield: 0.6%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $46.2 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $183.1 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 28.4&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Taesik Yoon, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=FI&quot;&gt;Forbes Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Supervalu (SVU)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Supervalu (SVU)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $2.1 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $18.0 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 9.8&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Taesik Yoon, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=FI&quot;&gt;Forbes Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Lannett (LCI)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Lannett (LCI)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $1.9 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $406.8 million&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 13.1&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Richard Moroney, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=UD&quot;&gt;Upside&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;On Assignment (ASGN)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;On Assignment (ASGN)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $2.0 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $1.9 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 20.8&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Richard Moroney, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=UD&quot;&gt;Upside&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Wabash National (WNC)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Wabash National (WNC)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $739.7 million&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $2.0 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 10.4&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Richard Moroney, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=UD&quot;&gt;Upside&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Baxalta (BXLT)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Baxalta (BXLT)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $23.8 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $6.0 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 15.2&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Charles Carlson, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=DR&quot;&gt;DRIP Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Columbia Pipeline Group (CPGX)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Columbia Pipeline Group (CPGX)&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Yield: 1.9%&lt;br/&gt;Market cap: $6.6 billion&lt;br/&gt;Revenue (ttm): $1.3 billion&lt;br/&gt;P/E (ttm): 25.8&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Recommended by Charles Carlson, Editor, &lt;a href=&quot;https://esp.forbes.com/subscribe?PC=DR&quot;&gt;DRIP Investor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/schifrin/2015/09/21/best-investment-ideas-for-2016-8-dividend-greats-7-growth-stocks/&quot;&gt;Click for full story&lt;a&gt;.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;http://www.forbes.com/sites/bhaskarchakravorti/2016/05/19/10-questions-to-ask-before-trusting-the-nabobs-of-the-net-apple-facebook-google-amazon-uber/
10 Questions To Ask Before Trusting The Nabobs Of The Net: Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, UberThe reigning nabobs know that it is essential that we trust them and maintain some equilibrium between the Hamiltonian reality and Jeffersonian ideal.Bhaskar Chakravorti, ContributorBhaskar Chakravorti, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bhaskarchakravorti/573cb874e4b0902e54d48d6eThu, 19 May 2016 06:00:00 -04002016-05-19T06:00:00-04:00The reigning nabobs know that it is essential that we trust them and maintain some equilibrium between the Hamiltonian reality and Jeffersonian ideal.http://www.forbes.com/pictures/hhdh45fj/a-look-inside-silicon-va/
The Five Hidden Heavyweights Of Silicon ValleyBhaskar Chakravorti, ContributorBhaskar Chakravorti, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/bhaskarchakravorti/573cbab6e4b0902e54d48d9aThu, 19 May 2016 06:00:00 -04002016-05-19T06:00:00-04:00A look inside Silicon Valley's biggest stocks&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;forbes_entity&quot; display=&quot;Google&quot; type=&quot;organization&quot;&gt;Google&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;has&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;rebranded as&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Alphabet,&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;forbes_entity&quot; display=&quot;Microsoft&quot; type=&quot;organization&quot;&gt;Microsoft&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;is changing the way it is reporting earnings to investors,&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;forbes_entity&quot; display=&quot;eBay&quot; type=&quot;organization&quot;&gt;eBay&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;spun its&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;forbes_entity&quot; display=&quot;PayPal&quot; type=&quot;organization&quot;&gt;PayPal&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;division earlier in the year and Hewlett-Packard in the process of a similar split.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;span&gt;And yet even with all of the shape shifting in Silicon Valley, there&rsquo;s still a lot investors don&rsquo;t know about the tech industry&rsquo;s biggest companies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Here&rsquo;s a list of the five major businesses hidden inside big&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;forbes_entity&quot; display=&quot;tech&quot; type=&quot;channel&quot;&gt;tech&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;that should be better disclosed to investors.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;ASSOCIATED PRESSHow Brilliant Was Zuck’s Instagram Deal?&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;As Facebook was putting the final touches on its IPO, CEO Mark Zuckerberg swooped in with an audacious $1 billion deal for Instagram.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Zuck paid $300 million in cash and $700 million in stock for Instagram, turning founder Kevin Systrom into a&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenbertoni/2012/08/01/instagrams-kevin-systrom-the-stanford-millionaire-machine-strikes-again/&quot;&gt;billionaire&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Last month, Instagram reached 400 million members and it's now on track to generate nearly $3 billion in revenues, according to estimates from eMarketer.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;But Facebook discloses virtually nothing about Instagram&rsquo;s finances, or it contribution to the wider social network.
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;W&lt;span&gt;hen Facebook reports quarterly earnings, its accounts of daily active users, mobile DAUs and ARPU don't include Instagram.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Photographer: David Paul Morris/BloombergIs StubHub eBay’s Next Crown Jewel?&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;In the annals of tech M&amp;A steals, John Donahoe&rsquo;s $310 million purchase of StubHubin 2007 may rank high.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Since the deal, StubHub has emerged as a giant in second hand ticket sales.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Its fat margins likely generate significant revenue for eBay&rsquo;s Marketplace unit, but the company never has disclosed any earnings figures for StubHub.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Is StubHub propping up eBay, is it the type of asset that private equity buyers would fight over? Investors are left to guess.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;There's A Difference Between YouTube And Search&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;When Google bought YouTube for $1.65 billion in 2006 many scratched their heads. A decade later, the deal is seen in Silicon Valley as a cautionary tale on selling out too early. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Last quarter, recently appointed Google CFO Ruth Porat told investors the billion member video network was a key driver of growth for the company.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Separately,YouTube says its partner revenue is up 50% year-over-year and has grown at that rate for years. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;But Google doesn&rsquo;t distinguish between its search revenue and YouTube. Last quarter it reported $12.4 billion in revenue from Google websites. Analysts are frustrated with the lack of disclosure.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Credit Suisse estimated YouTube revenue would reach $6 billion by year-end and $16 billion by 2020.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Getty Images (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images for Dubai Lynx)WhatsApp With Facebook's $19 Billion Purchase?&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;If Mark Zuckerberg showed M&amp;A prowess with Instagram, the jury is still out on his biggest-ever deal, a $19 billion deal for messaging app WhatsApp. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Although the deal ranks among the biggest-ever in the internet space, Facebook says virtually nothing about it when reporting quarterly earnings. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;About WhatsApp, Facebook said in its annual report the unit generated $12.4 million in sales and a profit of $1.7 million&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Photograph by Robert Gallagher/The Forbes CollectionMicrosoft’s Mega Deal For Skype&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Steve Ballmer&rsquo;s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype is largely seen as a dud for the software giant and one of M&amp;A misfires for the former CEO.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;While investors have likely moved on from Ballmer&rsquo;s Skype bet, perhaps Microsoft would benefit from putting the video chat service&rsquo;s finances on full display.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Presently, Skype is grouped into Microsoft&rsquo;s $93 billion Commercial Licensing division, and drowned out by Windows 365 and other businesses.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Two areas where Skype does have meaningful value: It accounts for a significant portion of the $16 billion in goodwill Microsoft carries on its balance sheet.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Microsoft also retains $1.8 billion of foreign net operating loss carryforwards from its Skype buy. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Feb. 28. Photographer: Angel Navarrete/Bloomberghttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2016/05/17/why-tim-cook-cant-make-buffetts-1-1-billion-apple-bet-pay-off/
Why Tim Cook Can't Make Buffett's $1.1 Billion Apple Bet Pay OffShould you follow Warren Buffett into Apple? I suppose you could ask the same question about his bet on IBM. And the answer to both is No! (I have no financial interest in the companies mentioned in this post). Before getting into the reasons for that conclusion, let's review Buffett's views on investing [...]Peter Cohan, ContributorPeter Cohan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/573b02a8e4b0902e54d48230Tue, 17 May 2016 09:02:00 -04002016-05-17T09:02:00-04:00Should you follow Warren Buffett into Apple? I suppose you could ask the same question about his bet on IBM. And the answer to both is No! (I have no financial interest in the companies mentioned in this post). Before getting into the reasons for that conclusion, let's review Buffett's views on investing [...]NASDAQ:AAPLNYSE:IBMhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2016/05/16/former-sun-microsystems-ceo-scott-mcnealys-new-focus-on-social-media-innovation/
Former Sun Microsystems CEO Scott McNealy's New Focus On Social Media InnovationWhen one thinks about the companies that laid the foundation of the commercial internet, one thinks of companies like Cisco, AOL, IBM, and Sun Microsystems, among others. Sunwas co-founded by Scott McNealy, who did not have a technical background, and yet ran one of the most successful tech-centric companies of [...]Peter High, ContributorPeter High, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/5739b93be4b0902e54d47b5bMon, 16 May 2016 08:30:00 -04002016-05-16T08:30:00-04:00When one thinks about the companies that laid the foundation of the commercial internet, one thinks of companies like Cisco, AOL, IBM, and Sun Microsystems, among others. Sunwas co-founded by Scott McNealy, who did not have a technical background, and yet ran one of the most successful tech-centric companies of [...]NASDAQ:FBNYSE:ORCLNASDAQ:GOOGLNYSE:IBMNYSE:EMChttp://www.forbes.com/sites/martinrivers/2016/05/13/alaska-air-jetblue-still-americas-favorite-airlines-j-d-power-2016-survey/
Alaska Air, JetBlue Still America's Favorite Airlines: J.D. Power 2016 SurveyThe latest annual J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Survey has crowned Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways the most popular full-service and low-cost carriers in America - extending their decade-long run at the top.Martin Rivers, ContributorMartin Rivers, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/martinrivers/57360643e4b0902e54d471f9Fri, 13 May 2016 13:07:00 -04002016-05-13T13:07:00-04:00The latest annual J.D. Power Customer Satisfaction Survey has crowned Alaska Airlines and JetBlue Airways the most popular full-service and low-cost carriers in America - extending their decade-long run at the top.NYSE:ALKNASDAQ:JBLUNYSE:UALFRNT:UShttp://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinready/2016/05/12/uber-vs-austin-a-public-battle-to-control-the-future-of-transportation/
Uber Vs. Austin - A Public Battle To Control The Future Of TransportationThe fight between ride-share companies and city officials in Austin and many other cities about exerting control over the future of transportation.Kevin Ready, ContributorKevin Ready, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinready/5733bea0e4b0a2d2d65a1c4dThu, 12 May 2016 08:55:00 -04002016-05-12T08:55:00-04:00The fight between ride-share companies and city officials in Austin and many other cities about exerting control over the future of transportation.http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2016/05/12/how-qstream-uses-neuroscience-data-and-mobile-to-improve-sales-productivity/
How Qstream Uses Neuroscience, Data And Mobile To Improve Sales ProductivityDuncan Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO, Qstream A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Business Leaders Changing the Business landscape: Duncan Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO, Qstream Recent research reveals that56% of sales teams are expected to hit growth goalsthat are at least 20% higher than last year. No wonder organizations are continuing to [...]Bruce Rogers, Forbes StaffBruce Rogers, Forbes Staffhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/57346e58e4b0a2d2d65a3580Thu, 12 May 2016 07:59:00 -04002016-05-12T07:59:00-04:00Duncan Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO, Qstream A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Business Leaders Changing the Business landscape: Duncan Lennox, Co-Founder and CEO, Qstream Recent research reveals that56% of sales teams are expected to hit growth goalsthat are at least 20% higher than last year. No wonder organizations are continuing to [...]NASDAQ:AAPLhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/navigant/2016/05/10/the-power-of-customer-choice/
The Power Of Customer Choice And Changing Demands: Take Control Of Your Future, Part IIBy Jan Vrins Inmy last post, I discussed seven mega trends that are fundamentally changing how we produce and use power. In this blog, I discuss how customer choice and changing customer demands have become the leading drivers of industry transformation. Move from “Big Power to Small Energy” Customer choice is driving a [...]Navigant Research, ContributorNavigant Research, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/pikeresearch/people/richardmartin/5731fd8ce4b0e82c53359da1Tue, 10 May 2016 11:49:00 -04002016-05-10T11:49:00-04:00By Jan Vrins Inmy last post, I discussed seven mega trends that are fundamentally changing how we produce and use power. In this blog, I discuss how customer choice and changing customer demands have become the leading drivers of industry transformation. Move from “Big Power to Small Energy” Customer choice is driving a [...]NYSE:EIXNYSE:DUKNYSE:GENYSE:NCIhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/2016/05/05/happy-mothers-day-shark-tank-mompreneurs-how-they-made-it-and-their-advice-for-doing-it-all/
Happy Mother's Day Shark Tank Mompreneurs! How These 22 Made It, Their Advice For Doing It All&nbsp; The challenges entrepreneurs face rival that of giving birth without an epidural. Starting and growing a business is as difficult as pushing out a human being from one’s body and raising said human for 18 years to become a functional member of society. Each isa full-time jobin and of themselves, [...]Ky Trang Ho, ContributorKy Trang Ho, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/572ba39de4b00967528a87c7Thu, 5 May 2016 16:25:00 -04002016-05-05T16:25:00-04:00&nbsp; The challenges entrepreneurs face rival that of giving birth without an epidural. Starting and growing a business is as difficult as pushing out a human being from one’s body and raising said human for 18 years to become a functional member of society. Each isa full-time jobin and of themselves, [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/2016/05/05/kochava-a-star-is-born-with-mobile-measuring-software/
Kochava: A Star Is Born With Mobile Measuring SoftwareCharles Manning, Founder and CEO, Kochava A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Charles Manning, Founder and CEO, Kochava. When app creator and mobile gamer Charles Manning started mobile engagement measuring company Kochava four years ago, critics said he was going after a niche market, one [...]Bruce Rogers, Forbes StaffBruce Rogers, Forbes Staffhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/brucerogers/572b7a6be4b00967528a8622Thu, 5 May 2016 13:11:00 -04002016-05-05T13:11:00-04:00Charles Manning, Founder and CEO, Kochava A Series of Forbes Insights Profiles of Thought Leaders Changing the Business Landscape: Charles Manning, Founder and CEO, Kochava. When app creator and mobile gamer Charles Manning started mobile engagement measuring company Kochava four years ago, critics said he was going after a niche market, one [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/strategyand/2016/05/05/meeting-the-fintech-challenge/
Meeting The Fintech Challengeby Steve Davies, Manoj Kashyap, and Joerg Ruetschi A few years ago, a group of seemingly modest startups began offering consumers limited online lending or retail-payment services. Called fintechs, they operated in the margins and didn’t pose an obvious threat to established financial-services companies. But today, fintechs are rapidly entering the [...]Strategy&, part of the PwC network, ContributorStrategy&, part of the PwC network, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/strategyand/people/charitydelich2/571587afe4b0876fd0e51e7aThu, 5 May 2016 11:00:00 -04002016-05-05T11:00:00-04:00by Steve Davies, Manoj Kashyap, and Joerg Ruetschi A few years ago, a group of seemingly modest startups began offering consumers limited online lending or retail-payment services. Called fintechs, they operated in the margins and didn’t pose an obvious threat to established financial-services companies. But today, fintechs are rapidly entering the [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/2016/05/04/hot-shark-tank-product-rescued-4-people-from-death/
Hot Shark Tank Product Rescued 4 People From DeathHeaven forbids you're ever stranded in a blizzard. Starting afire under such extraordinary conditions is the difference between life and death. It would not only keep you warm but also help rescuers find you. The joy of getting emails from four people who swear InstaFire, an innovative fire starter, saved [...]Ky Trang Ho, ContributorKy Trang Ho, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/57294637e4b00967528a7adaWed, 4 May 2016 10:01:00 -04002016-05-04T10:01:00-04:00Heaven forbids you're ever stranded in a blizzard. Starting afire under such extraordinary conditions is the difference between life and death. It would not only keep you warm but also help rescuers find you. The joy of getting emails from four people who swear InstaFire, an innovative fire starter, saved [...]http://www.forbes.com/pictures/gjjk45fkji/what-makes-a-great-innov/
Advice From The Most Innovative LeadersKy Trang Ho, ContributorKy Trang Ho, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/trangho/57294df3e4b00967528a7af3Wed, 4 May 2016 10:01:00 -04002016-05-04T10:01:00-04:00What Makes A Great Innovative CEO?&lt;p&gt;Anyone can change his or her behavior to improve creative impact in a company. According to the authors of the Innovators DNA, the five skills of disruptive innovators are questioning, observing, networking, experimenting and associational thinking (drawing connections among unrelated fields). These chiefs that follow make one or more of these habits a daily event.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com&lt;p&gt;&ldquo;My job is to guide Salesforce. I can&rsquo;t sit in headquarters and pretend I&rsquo;m in touch. Odds are, what we&rsquo;re using today will be obsolete in a few years. The past is never the future. But it&rsquo;s easy to get caught up in the continuum.&rdquo;&lt;/p&gt;AP Photo/Chris Stewart/FR64731 APNitin Paranjpe, Hindustan Unilever&lt;p&gt;&quot;Typically, in an entrepreneur, ambition outstrips resources and that inequality forces the entrepreneur to think differently. We've learned to innovate by raising our ambitions and constraining our resources.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;/Pankaj Nangia/BloombergVictor Fernandes, Natura Cosmeticos, S.A.&lt;p&gt;Victor Fernandes is the director of science and technology concepts in innovation for Brazil's largest direct-sales cosmetics maker. &quot;We do not innovate around products, but around a flow or well-being experiences...Our department of innovation is made up of almost 300 people here in Brazil...biologists, pharmacists, engineers, sociologists, psychologists..We launch more than 100 new products a year.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Robert Kotick, Activision Blizzard&lt;p&gt;&quot;The most important thing we do to encourage innovation is give people the freedom to fail...We really spend a lot of time upfront with our audiences...to really try and draw out from that what it is they would like to play...And if we disappoint their expectation, I think we are a very good learning organization, really digging deep into understanding why it didn't work.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Jeffrey Bezos, Amazon&lt;p&gt;Bezos on what he asks all job candidates: &quot;Tell me about something that you have invented. Their invention could be on a small scale--say, a new product feature or a process that improves the customer experience, or even a new way to load the dishwasher. But I want to know that they will try new things.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPradeep Sindhu, Juniper Networks&lt;p&gt;Pradeep Sindhu is a cofounder and chief technology officer of Juniper. &quot;Most R&amp;D innovation at Juniper happens because someone looks two to five years out and notices a potential disruption. Our culture promotes vigorous debate based on a survival-of-the-fittest philosophy--regardless of the source. QFabric is a good example. It began as a what if conversation between two engineers debating ways to solve the data center connectivity problem at a massive scale. We formally launched it to the world earlier this year.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Howard Schultz, Starbucks&lt;p&gt;&quot;When I returned as CEO in 2008, Starbucks had forgotten that meaningful innovations balance an organization's heritage with modern-day relevance and market differentiation, so we had to reorient. In one brainstorming session, we visited and observed great retailers, then asked ourselves, 'If Starbucks did not exist, what type of coffee experience would we create?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;/Tomohiro Ohsumi/BloombergJohn Freund, Inuitive Surgical&lt;p&gt;&quot;The manufacturing cost to make the set of instruments required [for a mechanical wrist] was going to be much higher than minimally invasive surgical instruments...That was one of the many things that made the business unpalatable to VCs...So we came up with this idea of &quot;limited reuse disposables&quot;..[and] we figured out a way to control the number of times an instrument could be reused..That became key to our business plan.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Robert McDonald, Procter & Gamble&lt;p&gt;&quot;Our vision is to be the most digitally-enabled company in the world...To achieve t his we are innovating...across all major business processes: from 'molecule to shelf'...and from 'ideation to consumption.' We're getting flatter, faster and simpler. We're creating a technology-enabled culture through which consumers, employees and business partners seamlessly collaborate and interact from anywhere and at any time. And we're learning to operate on a demand-driven real-time, forward-looking basis every day.&quot; &lt;/p&gt;Rakesh Kapoor, Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC&lt;p&gt;&quot;Innovation is not a process; it is more of a way of delivering on our purpose and how we do business. This means we put our customers at the center of our business and constantly ask, 'How can we make a real difference to them at those crucial moments when our products are being put to use to clean their dishes or remove the tough stain on their favorite garment?&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Jean-Paul Agon, L'Oreal&lt;p&gt;&quot;Year by year, we increase our [R&amp;D] budgets, often significantly faster than our sales...[We have a] permanent dialogue between research teams, who invent products which consumers have never dreamed of, and marketing teams, who listen to them and constantly analyze their needs. It is the richness of this exchange that drives innovation.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;/David Levenson/BloombergEric Schmidt, Google&lt;p&gt;Schmidt is executive chairman of Google. &quot;Google+ is a 500-person project inside Google, but that includes everything, like apps and photos. The teams were five to ten people building on each others' work on common platforms. At the launch, the trick is not to get expectations too high. What you don't want to see is the headline, 'Facebook Killer Fails.' We're really trying to define [social software] in a new way.&quot;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;/Scott Olson/Getty Imageshttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/2016/04/29/jeff-bezos-should-you-invest-in-americas-greatest-ceo/
Jeff Bezos: Should You Invest In America's Greatest CEO?Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos drove to Seattle about 22 years ago to start an online bookstore. Bezos is still running Amazon today as if it were a startup -- and its first quarter results revealhis exceptional ability to keep a huge public company growing fast -- with a unique blend of [...]Peter Cohan, ContributorPeter Cohan, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/petercohan/572325f7e4b0876fd0e56025Fri, 29 Apr 2016 09:02:00 -04002016-04-29T09:02:00-04:00Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos drove to Seattle about 22 years ago to start an online bookstore. Bezos is still running Amazon today as if it were a startup -- and its first quarter results revealhis exceptional ability to keep a huge public company growing fast -- with a unique blend of [...]NASDAQ:AMZNNYSE:IBMNASDAQ:MSFTNASDAQ:GOOGLhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewyang/2016/04/28/investing-in-opportunity/
How The Investing In Opportunity Act Could Help Distressed CommunitiesMoney often moves around like a high school kid with no personality – it goes with the crowd. It could only benefit from encouragement to try something new.Andrew Yang, ContributorAndrew Yang, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewyang/57222cede4b0876fd0e55ab5Thu, 28 Apr 2016 11:42:00 -04002016-04-28T11:42:00-04:00Money often moves around like a high school kid with no personality – it goes with the crowd. It could only benefit from encouragement to try something new.