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Building the $700 Million Workout

When the infomercial company Beachbody introduced a set of fitness DVDs called P90X in 2005, the product bombed. Carl Daikeler explains how he turned it into $700m in sales

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Building the $700 Million Workout

When the infomercial company Beachbody introduced a set of fitness DVDs called P90X in 2005, the product bombed. Carl Daikeler explains how he turned it into $700m in sales. When the infomercial company Beachbody introduced a $120 set of home fitness DVDs called P90X in 2005, the product bombed.

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How To Win The Talent War

I once hired a developer who had more experience in his field than I did in mine. His resume touted roles at companies I one day hope to emulate, and his Rolodex read like a who’s who of tech startups.

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Why Better Products Don’t Always Win

You may have superior technology or a great feature set, but if your product doesn't create value for the customer, its chance of success is slim. We've heard a number of CEOs say, "Our product is more advanced than anything else on the market.

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Expert Advice: 11 Clever Ways to Boost Your Sales

Stop giving it away! We asked successful young entrepreneurs to brainstorm creative ways that small businesses can spread word and boost sales without resorting to the likes of daily deals sites. The Young Entrepreneur Council asked 11 successful young entrepreneurs to share a creative way to market a business without resorting to daily deal sites

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How to Get Everything Done. Really

How can you get your employees whipped into a state of maximized productivity? Follow these 4 tips. In Start-up Land, the phrase, "it's not my job" is like a four-letter word.

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Don’t Discount: Here’s Why

Emphasize the virtues of your product or service, rather than the price. It will keep your competitors at bay, and your customers close. As business owners, we are often tempted to discount our product or service, thinking it will somehow win us customers and drive growth.

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Hot Spring Yields New Hybrid Viral Genome

In the hostile environment of a bubbling volcanic hot spring, a team of researchers at Portland State University in Oregon has discovered a new viral genome that seems to be the product of recombination between a DNA virus and an RNA virus -- a natural chimaera not seen before. Their findings

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4 Ways to Make Your Start-up Stand Out

Here's how to be seen as a one-of-a-kind true original. Even if you're not. Here's a dirty little secret about entrepreneurship: Almost everything has been done before—and if it hasn't, and you come up with an awesome, unique new venture idea, chances are you'll quickly find me-too competitors nipping at your heels.

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How to Find a Chief Marketing Officer

The role of the CMO has expanded dramatically, making it almost impossible to find the right one for your company. As you have probably learned by now, finding C-level executives for a young company is pretty hard

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