Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Melissa Houston covers financial issues that affect women in business. Not all businesses are built to last. In a world where ...

Starting a business sounds sexy. Though there’s a facet of it that every entrepreneur dreads, many face it—business failure. It’s a daunting reality with far-reaching implications. However, the end of ...

Spirit was doomed to fail because of mismanagement, deep financial problems, and – crucially – its reputation for poor ...

It happened again: yet another cascading failure of technology. In recent years we’ve had internet blackouts, aviation-system debacles, and now a widespread outage due to an issue affecting Microsoft ...

We’ve all heard the U.S. Bureau of Labor stats: 20% of small businesses fail in the first twelve months, and 50% in the first five years. They’re real numbers, but the commonly cited reasons are not ...

If you’ve talked to an engineering nerd or a tech bro recently, you’ve probably heard the phrase “fail fast, fail often” a lot. The idea is simple: Value trying and learning from failure rather than ...

Breakthrough solutions aren’t enough. New ideas can’t flourish without “bridgers”—leaders who excel at collaborating across boundaries. by Linda A. Hill, Emily Tedards and Jason Wild Innovation ...

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. It requires relentless focus, grit, and the ability to withstand challenges that would make most people throw in the towel. Many founders start their ...