California and Its Diaspora Have Fueled a Western Boom
18 Dec 2019
Which states had the best 2010s, economically speaking? Those with lots of Californians or former Californians.
The geography of U.S. economic activity has gotten a lot of attention over the past few years, with journalists, think tanks and others getting increasingly creative in sorting out the differing trajectories of Republican-leaning areas versus Democratic-leaning areas, more-populous cities/metropolitan areas/counties versus less-populous ones, and rural versus urban.
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As an advisor to several starting entrepreneurs launching a startup app idea, I find it interesting how entrepreneurs come up with ideas and plans. Most of the time, our decisions are influenced by behavioral biases that, contrary to popular beliefs, can be beneficial as much as they can negatively affect startu...
How to Position Your Product in a Niche Market
Dec 14 2019When you have a niche product -- something that positions a unique value proposition to a customer -- it can be hard to figure out your place in the product landscape and market competitively to your target customer. And despite the specificity of your business, you're still likely to have some competition...
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion.
Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community colleg...
