Product Launch

Growing a Business

8 Steps for the Perfect Product Launch

Heighten your visibility, avoid costly mistakes and build buzz with these strategies.

Thought Leaders

How to License Your Hit Idea to a Market Leader

How a California inventor got fed up with available gift-wrapping options and created something better, getting into big-box stores in just two years.

Growing a Business

From Backers to Buyers: How Kickstarter Helped Me Launch a Product the Traditional Way

Here are five things I learned from crowdfunding that prepared me to take the leap.

Marketing

4 Strategies for a Strong Early Marketing Plan

Start marketing before your launch, and customize your approach to the product and its target market.

Starting a Business

Want to Be Great? Embrace Embarrassment. Advice on Imperfection from Reid Hoffman, Sheryl Sandberg and Mark Zuckerberg.

Top leaders in the tech world explain why it is so imperative to launch your startup sooner, rather than later.

Marketing

4 Great Tips for Planning a (Nearly) Perfect Product Launch Party

Whether you're going to have a small soiree for angel investors or a full-out bash, you'll need to create a plan and go from there.

Thought Leaders

From Prototype to Production: 3 Things You Must Do

There's no substitute for research. Your success depends on knowing what it costs to create your product and finding the best way to build it.

Growing a Business

Why You Should Take a 'Wait-and-See' Approach to New-Product Launches

Instead of being first to the marketplace, being last may actually present more opportunities.

Social Media

Why Mark Zuckerberg Runs 10,000 Facebook Versions a Day

In a rare interview on the podcast 'Masters of Scale,' the Facebook CEO shares how his obsession with testing everything has helped his company scale.

Marketing

How to Build Buzz and Launch Your Company

Don't launch with a whisper; launch with a roar. Here's how.

Growing a Business

6 Tangible Steps to Launch an MVP Product

A lackluster response from potential customers doesn't mean you've failed -- it just means you've succeeded at understanding what the market doesn't want.

Growing a Business

3 Road-Mapping Sins That Could Kill Your Next Product

The road map is a vital part of product development. But only if it's done correctly will it save your company from a rude awakening at launch time.

Growing a Business

从蛋糕to Muffins: How Baked by Melissa Plans to Find Sweet Success Once Again

On top of cupcakes and macarons, the New York bakery chain just added muffins to its offerings.

Growing a Business

Be Prepared for the Startup J-Curve

Don't abandon your plan the first time things don't go as expected.

Thought Leaders

The Art of Failing Well

Admitting mistakes is how we stretch and grow. Make the most of these critical learning opportunities.