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Should You Be Friends With Your Investors?
It's an adage for some: never mix business with friendship. But savvy entrepreneurs have discovered that there's no one better to get into business with than friends. The same internal barometer you use to assess the quality of your friendshi...
AI is a Net Win for the Environment
AI and climate change are two of the biggest existential quandaries our generation has to face. As we grapple with how to manage the ever-growing impacts to the planet, artificial intelligence-despite its own risks and threats-may be our best...
So you're getting audited by the IRS. What should you do next?
The just-completed tax season is plunking another 160 million tax returns on the IRS's front doorstep. And if you reported more than $400,000 in income, the likelihood you're going to be audited will be increasing dramatically.
I...
Now Could Be Time for Private Investors to Make Their Mark
Despite a less-than-stellar inflation report in March, consumers are feeling bullish about the economy, pushing venture capital and private equity firms to ready themselves for a re-entry into the market. But before the coming AI wave hits and tr...
Will construction insurance costs kill Florida's real estate boom?
The cost of construction insurance in Florida is having developers second-guess their willingness to invest in the Sunshine State, while business leaders are growing concerned that higher insurance costs may slow Florida's booming real estate s...
As Inflation Bites, Loyalty Programs Are More Important Than Ever. Here's How to Create One That'll Stand the Test of Time.
Chances are your loyalty program is failing. While north of 80% of Americans are enrolled in them, most are used once or twice and then forgotten.
Customers are finding that what's intended as a perk has evolved into work. Points prog...
Climate Tantrums: Protests Need More Than Soup To Stir Change
Soup throwing has become the protest du jour of climate activists whose attacks on works like Da Vinci's Mona Lisa...
How to Extract Game-Changing Innovations from Your Team
As Apple shutters its plans for a self-driving car, investors (and certainly Apple leadership) are curious about where the company's next big bet will come from. With the speed of innovation rapidly increasing across the market, companies like...
As States Continue to Act on Data Privacy, Big Tech Should Play Its Role, Too
What Information about you lives in the deep recesses of Big Tech's massive data collection files? Most people have no idea, and what's even worse is many of them don't even have the right to know. That's because, despite an urgent need f...
Revolutionizing healthcare efficiency through automated coding solutions
As the world leaps into an AI-dominated future, automated coding solutions that save doctors time and offer greater convenience will bring about the next wave of medical technology advancement.
With healthcare administration, doctors...
Global Warming Movement Needs Its Own Sane, Donald Trump
With John Kerry stepping down from his role leading the USA's climate policy, it's time for a new guard to step into the spotlight. But, in the face of an increasingly dire climate outlook, the climate movement needs a leader who is unafraid to...
Navigating the Complexities of Data Privacy: Balancing Innovation and Protection
Love it or hate it, our lives have become intertwined with the digital realm. Even for those who actively avoid social media or take extreme measures to safeguard their online presence, it's nearly impossible to evade the pervasive influence of...
What a Patent Attorney Would Whisper In the Ears of Senators
In the era of AI and ever more dominant Big Tech, patents are a key protection for businesses and innovators. But judicial opinions and reforms passed over the last decade have severely disadvantaged small and medium sized businesses. The Patent...
How security leaders can prepare for emerging threats
How many security leaders can say they've fielded calls about risks posed by a balloon? A few months ago, probably almost zero - today, that number is probably much higher.
For an example of how quickly geopolitical risks can emer...
A perfect storm is coming to South Florida as maintenance fees threaten condo owners
A financial cliff may await Florida condo owners at the end of the year, as new r...
The IRS Is the Infection, Not the Cure For a Rotten Tax System
The U.S. tax system is suffering from deep and systemic rot and needs a ground-up rebuild. But with the IRS acting more as the infection than the cure, restoring effectiveness to America's tax system will require a revolutionary legislative ref...
Even if NFT Demand Returns, It's Best to Collect What You Love
Promising returns in the first few weeks of the new year have NFT watchers hoping for a comeback. But with demand from its 2021 peak largely evaporated, collect...
Unchecked AI Rollout Is a Privacy Rights Disaster
Imagine being held in a store under suspicion of shoplifting; now imagine that not only did you do nothing wrong, but you learn you're being detained because of a faulty algorithm.
Unfortunately, this humiliating scenario has unfol...
IRS Deserves Major Heat for Disastrous ERC Cost Overruns
Does the IRS deserve the heat it's taking for its lead role in the disastrously expensive and f...
Climate change will loom large in 2024 - here's what red states can do about it
As extreme and irregular weather events slam communities across the country, the subject of our changing climate will likely be a divisive issue in the upcoming election. Given political sensitivities, is it possible that government officials in more conservative areas can make smart investments in infrastructure preparation without triggering sensitive political tripwires?