How Gilt cofounder Alexandra Wilkis Wilson will grow Glamsquad

A lexandra Wilkis Wilson is a cofounder of Gilt Groupe, so some observers might have been surprised to learn that she left her day-to-day position at the fashion flash-sales pioneer in September to take the helm of a New York City beauty services startup called Glamsquad.

If you know Wilkis Wilson's business philosophy, though, you didn't blink.

"I love early-stage companies, and I love working  ...

Innovate or die: 6 tips for maintaining an innovator’s mindset as your startup grows

I nnovation is a grueling pursuit. You're trying to land on an idea that doesn't exist yet, but as new platforms and devices hit the market every day, it becomes a struggle to adapt and remain relevant.

I run an agency that helps companies anticipate new business opportunities and avoid stagnation, which means I'm constantly working to keep my own company cutting-edge. I'm always looking at  ...

How ‘Shark Tank’ spawned a Cincinnati franchise firm

T wo Cincinnati entrepreneurs have launched a firm that helps companies expand through franchising, and they got the idea from the popular TV show "Shark Tank."

Gary Green and Daniel Murphy launched Franchise Funding Group last month. They've run and expanded companies through franchising for years, and they decided to make their expertise available to other entrepreneurs.

"It was really the  ...

Throwback Thursday: Two vintage 1990s ads from when AOL and Yahoo ruled the Web

In a move that would surely shake the 1990s Internet to the core, powerful AOL and Yahoo shareholders are calling for a merger of the one-time digital pioneers. It makes sense in a lot of ways. Both Yahoo and AOL have long since ceded their position as gatekeepers to the Web to become what are essentially digital media companies focused on online advertising. But, if only for a moment, let us  ...

Meet the woman behind Fashionista's massive transformation from blog to news site

Just over a year ago, Fashionista was a fashion blog — one of many.

But Lauren Indvik thought it could be more than white noise in a crowded online space.

Indvik arrived at Fashionista just over a year ago to take over as editor-in-chief. From the jump, she had a mission in mind: She would transform Fashionista from blog to reputable news site, one that's now a well-respected guide to the  ...

WATCH: What is the Dark Web? And what does it have to do with Facebook?

F acebook raised eyebrows with its recent move to allow users to connect to the service via the so-called "Dark Web", a corner of the Internet where users can browse and interact anonymously. The Dark Web may be best known for shady dealings (see the infamous Silk Road black market), but that's not all there is to it. Here's a handy explainer from TestTube, a YouTube channel that's part of  ...

Alibaba just broke two Guinness records, so why is Jack Ma still so sad?

A libaba Group chairman Jack Ma is the richest man in China, and now with the Alibaba-led "11.11 Shopping Festival," held on China's Singles Day targeting unmarried shoppers, he's helped break two Guinness World Records, with $9.3 billion worth of merchandise from all over the world moving across the Alipay platform yesterday.

Alipay's China retail markets, including Alibaba's domestic sales in  ...