The inverted pyramid structure isn’t a new invention, but businesses that haven’t yet taken advantage of this way of thinking might not realize what they’re missing.

The founders of a supposed marketing company that was revealed to be an illegal pyramid scheme that swindled $23.5 million from members have been sentenced to prison.

Three men, including one from Colorado, were sentenced on Dec. 16 for creating what federal prosecutors claimed to be an illegal pyramid scheme that took more than $23 million from consumers ...