Strategy and Planning


Recent Strategy and Planning Articles

Best Advice I Ever Got: Evan Kirkpatrick

By Young Entrepreneur Council |  Apr 16, 2012

Evan Kirkpatrick, founder and CEO of Wendell Charles Financial, shares three key pieces of advice that shaped his development as a leader.  Read more


Why Your Why Doesn’t Matter

By Kevin Daum |  Apr 16, 2012

Most entrepreneurs have their inspirational Why for why they do what they do, but actually, it's not your why that brings in customers.  Read more


Why I Have Sex With My Co-founder

By Michael Lazerow |  Apr 16, 2012

Your relationship with your founding partner is as intense and consuming as a marriage. My advice: choose your partner as carefully as you chose your spouse.  Read more


Instagram-Shminstagram: How do I sell my brick and mortar products over the internet?

By Lewis Schiff |  Apr 16, 2012

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Steve Forbes on Economic Cycles & Job Creation

By Lewis Schiff |  Apr 15, 2012

The Forbes Media chairman explains how entrepreneurs are impacted by and can respond to market disruption and financial crisis.  Watch video


Get the Most Out of Sales: 3 Smart Ways

By Vanessa Merit Nornberg |  Apr 13, 2012

Sales is not about you or your pitch. It's about listening and responding to what your customer is asking for. Here's how.  Read more


Save a Struggling Business: 8 Tips

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 13, 2012

Starting a company from scratch has its appeal, but fixing a broken company can be more profitable... and satisfying.  Read more


By the Numbers: Instagram's Growth, Funding, and Biggest Fans

Apr 12, 2012

Chart alert! With revenue flat, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger managed to raise three rounds of funding and amass 30 million users. Here's how.  Read more


The Photo App Facebook Didn't Buy: Hipstamatic

By Nicole Carter and Andrew Maclean |  Apr 12, 2012

Facebook may not have paid $1 billion for the Hipstamatic photo app this week, but it has had a profitable business model for years.  Read more


How Instagram Grew From Foursquare Knock-Off to $1 Billion Photo Empire

By Eric Markowitz |  Apr 10, 2012

How do you make a billion dollars in two years? Here's a narrative look through the brief, hectic, (and lucky), 14 months of Kevin Systrom's life growing Ins...  Read more


Who's The Next Hot Deal?

By Burt Helm |  Apr 10, 2012

After Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, it's natural to wonder who's next. Hint: The next deal -- not necessarily this one -- is the one to watch.  Read more


The Team Facebook Bought for $1 Billion

By Maeghan Ouimet |  Apr 10, 2012

Facebook acquired some indisputable talent with Instagram. Will they use it?  View slideshow


There's No Way Instagram Is Worth $1 Billion

By Erik Sherman |  Apr 10, 2012

The start-up may have pulled down a billion-dollar payday, but that doesn't mean it was worth it.  Read more


3 Simple Reasons Instagram Is Worth $1 Billion to Facebook

By Nicole Carter |  Apr 10, 2012

There's plenty of reasons Facebook would want to buy the photo-sharing app. But the most important of them boil down to one thing: User experience.  Read more


Facebook-Instagram Deal: How Google Should Respond

By Jon Burgstone and Bill Murphy, Jr. |  Apr 10, 2012

Google needs to do something bold now that Facebook has a killer photo app. Here's one suggestion.  Read more


How to Build the Next Instagram

By Amy Buckner Chowdhry |  Apr 10, 2012

To make sure your mobile app is a hit, you must focus on these three aspects of user experience.  Read more


Facebook & Instagram: Why You Should Care

By Phil Simon |  Apr 10, 2012

What does the $1 billion acquisition have to do with you? A look at the dangers of hitching your company to one particular platform.  Read more


You're Not Ready for a Sales Hire: 4 Reasons

By Matthew Bellows |  Apr 9, 2012

Hiring a salesperson too early is a good way to distract your team and waste money. But there are three signs when it is time.  Read more


Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Founders of Instagram

By Christine Lagorio |  Apr 9, 2012

Two Stanford fellows built a pared-down photo app into a $1 billion idea. Here's the original story on Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's early struggles.  Read more


Deal of the Year: Facebook Buys Instagram

By Nicole Carter and Eric Markowitz |  Apr 9, 2012

The scrappy San Francisco-based photo-sharing app company just raised a $50 million round, but now it's been acquired for $1 billion.  Read more


The Free Money Business Model

By Jon Burgstone and Bill Murphy, Jr. |  Apr 9, 2012

The Magic Mailbox may be a fairytale but it can teach you a lot about your business model and if you need a change.  Read more


Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Why Can't You?

By Jessica Stillman |  Apr 9, 2012

Facebook's COO comes out as a proud believer in leaving the office on time, and creating balance in your life.  Read more


3 Ways to Grow Your Business on a Budget

By Vanessa Merit Nornberg |  Apr 6, 2012

You don't have to spend a lot to spread the word about your company. You just have to get creative.  Read more


How Travis Kalanick Decided to Take On the Taxi Industry

By Nicole Carter and Tim Rice |  Apr 6, 2012

Travis Kalanick, the founder of Uber, talks about the day he knew his luxury cab service was a disruptive technology company that needed a fearless leader.  Watch video


What Really Makes Apple Sexy

By Curt Richardson |  Apr 6, 2012

Some elements of running a business seem downright dull ... until you see the payoff.  Read more