Sterling Cup

My life's daily grind, all poured into one spot for you to sip on.

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Mobeam, a start-up partnering with P&G on digital coupon scanning technology, made a big announcement. Maybe a little too big, in fact.

You can understand why tech companies use a fair amount...

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The going price for any worthwhile win is 10 setbacks. If you can handle that failure rate, you have what it takes to succeed.

Early in my career, when I was struggling to start my company,...

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As an investor, I see dozens of e-commerce companies each week. These four qualities separate the great ones from the flops.

It’s not enough just to sell stuff.

As a venture capitalist, I see...

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Joie de Vivre Hotels founder explains how your customers, your employees, and even your investors have the same five needs. Deliver on them and you cant lose.

Chip Conley spends a lot of time...

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Terracycle has been criticized for collecting--and recycling--the packaging for less-than-healthy products. Now how's that fair?

We live in a disposable, one-time-use, convenience-obsessed...

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Here's a look at the companies that provide the scoreboards, displays, shielding, and safety nets that make it possible for the Philadelphia Flyers to entertain fans at a hometown game.

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Too often company executives driven by expanding their empire or blinded by a "quick fix" for entering a new market end up in an overpriced deal.

An acquisition can provide a successful...

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The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet knows the importance of collaboration, performance, and productivity. Here we summarize key management tenets from his teachings--and tweets.

In...

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It may surprise you just how much each lost customer is costing your business.

Are you investing heavily to acquire new customers, while losing customers at an even faster rate? A recent...

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Main Street Connect is attempting to breathe life into an otherwise struggling business model.

View the video on Inc.com at: ...

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Your customers that is. If you're spending tons of money on attracting new customers, you're making a mistake.

If you’ve ever tried to explain the concept of "make new friends but keep your...

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Christa Pitts left her job at QVC to help her mother and sister create a book and toy that have become a holiday tradition.

In 2005, Christa Pitts left her job as a QVC host to help her...

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Getting too close to home. Adams County officials didn't even notify their residences/community! Efff you Halliburton and Adams County!

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The entrepreneur turned VC warns that there is too much money chasing too few marketable ideas. The crash, he says, is coming next year.

Outspoken entrepreneur-turned-VC Mark Suster last...

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How does Startup Weekend turn strangers into teams into companies in less than three days? A review of the new book that documents the process.

Can anyone really start a company and go from...

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It's been a rocky road to going public for Groupon, which has faced scrutiny from investors, analysts, and the SEC leading up to its October 24 IPO road show.

Scott Sweet, the senior managing...