Commentary
A Commentary provides thoughtful and insightful opinions or perspectives on events, policies or situations of interest to business owners, startups, educators, investors and policymakers. These should be short, readable, timely, interesting pieces that address current topics of interest, discussion or dispute.
Length: <1,000 words
Reviewed by Senior Editors
Colleges and universities everywhere are grappling with how to teach in fall of 2020. Courses are being offered in online, in-person, and hybrid formats, and many instructors find themselves having Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Daniel Forbes , Kimberly Eddleston and David Deeds
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an updated version of an article that we first published in 2017. The author has updated it because it is especially relevant for the post-Covid-19 workforce. Today’s Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Sara Cochran
Zoom’s first quarter of fiscal 2021, ending April 30, was characterized by an analyst as “the best quarter in the history of enterprise software.” Reported revenue of $328 million Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Eapen Chacko
Entrepreneurs are accustomed to making decisions amid uncertainty. But sometimes that uncertainty can be compounded by prolonged, disruptive changes in the business environment. In this blog post I Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Daniel Forbes
These are turbulent times. Battered from the pandemic’s economic hardship, and following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, citizens of all races, ages and other Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Claudia Binz Astrachan , Angelo Perryman , Torsten Pieper and Howard Stevenson
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in many respects, a historical perspective can teach us what happens when societies are faced with - and respond to - a grand challenge of this kind. Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Mahka Moeen
Entrepreneurs often face critical decisions for their firms in the midst of considerable uncertainty and great risk. Effective crisis management requires that decision makers make choices even when Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Jamie D. Collins
While the pandemic has created economic turmoil, family and business disruption, and challenges that could last a lifetime, it also presents a unique opportunity to learn and improve family business Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: Kimberly Eddleston
Since March 2020 we’ve published many articles about how small businesses, family businesses and startups can survive this pandemic, build resilience and get ready for what comes next. Here Read More...
Category: Commentary
Author: David Deeds
EDITOR'S NOTE: This very popular article, published in 2020 during the height of the pandemic, includes timeless advice for helping startups, small businesses and family firms learn from adversity Read More...
Category: Commentary
Authors: Dave Ketchen and Christopher Craighead