Solving Problems: Page 3

Thought Leaders

Getting at the Real Why

The most successful entrepreneurs in history have been those acutely tuned to solving the most common problems.

Starting a Business

The 3 Major Roadblocks You Will Face While Starting A Business

The disciplining starts with development of an elaborate standard operating process for managing all the departmental and interdepartmental business processes

Science & Technology

How to Make an Unsexy Industry Sexier

Talking about your product will always bore people. Telling them how it solves their problem never will.

Entrepreneurs

How can Startups With Unique Products Create an Audience for Themselves

People are not accustomed to their idea, yet it is necessary for the product to exist to make lives simpler for many

Franchise

Father and Son Team Take On Greasy Fast Food With Simple, Healthy Meals

Less is more at Flame Broiler, a fast-casual restaurant that keeps its customers healthy and its franchisees happy.

Entrepreneurs

Are Indian Start-ups Creating Problems that Don't Exist?

There are start-ups that find a solution where one is not needed or are way ahead of their time and thus, fail to find users

Growth Strategies

#5 Things I Wish IIT Taught Me About Entrepreneurship

So ideas do not matter simply, what matters is quick execution

Innovation

These Are the 5 Questions All Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves If They Want to Create Real Change

Alexandra Amouyel is the executive director of MIT's Solve, which aims to assist innovators who are tackling the world's biggest problems.

Leadership

Be Like This Woman Who Moved a Shark With Her Bare Hands

If you see an obstacle in your path, don't panic.

Fundraising

Get To The Point! What Does Your Business Do?

To be successful, be succinct.

Growing a Business

Damage Control: 6 Ways to Respond to Negative Reviews

Entrepreneurs share what they do when customers tell the world they messed up.

Branding

HelloFresh Thought People Wanted Beautiful Food. They Didn't.

After realizing its brand positioning wasn't resonating with customers, the company decided to mess things up a bit.

Branding

How This Company Thrived by Ditching Most of Its Customers

By trying to create a luxe water bottle for the masses, Grayl built a product no audience wanted.

Science & Technology

Inside the Subtle Marketing Shift That Changed Roomba's Fortunes

How lowering expectations and downplaying its own technology helped a cutting-edge company reach a whole new customer.

Growing a Business

Why the Founder of This Once-Buzzy Salad Chain Had to Rethink Everything

The industry is at a place where you can't just excel at one or two things. You have to be good at everything.