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Christina DesMarais


Customer Service Victim Turned Entrepreneur

Remember the guy who created the "United breaks guitars" YouTube video? Now he's turned his experience into a start-up.  Read story

3 Cloud Services That Make Work Easier

Protect yourself against data loss, security blunders, and--that real productivity killer--inefficiency.  Read story

The Dangers of Marketing Half-Baked Products

Should you show the world your technology before it's fully baked? Google did with Project Glass--but that doesn't mean you should.  Read story

17 Game-Changing Health Start-ups

Unfit citizens. Underinformed doctors. Inefficient processes. Meet the brave start-ups that are taking on healthcare's biggest challenges.  View slideshow

Are You an Oversharer Online? How to Tell

A new tool scans all of your online activity and lets you know if it's in danger of tainting your reputation.  Read story

How to Land an Amazing Mentor: 5 Tips

Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe on how he found two mentors who taught him most of what he knows now about running a $130 million company.  Read story

5 Ways to Make Your App Take Off

Want your app to be the next Angry Birds or Pinterest? Try these expert strategies for getting it downloaded by the masses.  Read story

PayPal Here Takes Aim at Square

Who will win? Doesn't matter--small businesses stand to gain as these mobile payment platforms try to out-innovate each other.  Read story

Will Clean Tech Be Bigger Than Web 2.0?

Why the start-up community remains bullish on the industry--despite its Solyndra-sized failures.  Read story

Kony 2012: How to Make a Video Go Viral

Almost overnight, millions of people watched and shared this 30-minute video. Here are five things it got right.  Read story

The Beauty of Epic Failures

They're painful. They're humiliating. And sometimes they're exactly what you need.  Read story

Why South America Is a Hot Spot for Exporting

If you've ever thought about going overseas, now's the time to look south. And this New Jersey company wants to be your tour guide.  Read story

Arab Spring... for High-Tech Teens?

A U.S. government-backed plan to spread the Silicon Valley vibe east--25 Arabic-speaking girls at a time.  Read story

Inside Chicago's Start-up High School

How an unusual inner-city charter school plans to groom the next generation of tech entrepreneurs.  Read story

Where to Snag Hot Start-up Talent?

Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley both have incredible talent, but they’re two very different ponds for fishing.  Read story

Will 2012 Be the Year of the Health Tech Start-up?

Healthcare in America is in shambles. Can tech start-ups come to the rescue?  Read story

3 Ways to Shrink Your Start-up Legal Costs

The average legal bill even before VC financing can run more than $20,000. Why pay that when DIY options abound?  Read story

Accelerator vs. Incubator: What’s the Difference?

The terms sometimes get used interchangeably, but they're not the same thing. And that matters if you're thinking of applying.  Read story

How to Be the Most Memorable Person in the Room

How will people remember you long after you've found success? You can only hope it goes something like this.  Read story

15 Women to Watch in Tech

Collectively, these talented start-up founders are leaving their mark on everything from healthcare and online video to Web security and e-Commerce. Based on...  View slideshow

Still Ignoring Your Seatmates? Big Mistake

To some, it's a nightmare scenario: a cramped space & no way to escape. But it's still one of the best networking spots you'll find.  Read story

DIY Publicity: 13 Things to Do Now

If promoting your company is your task and yours alone, here's your to-do list.  Read story

16 Cool Coworking Spaces

They're affordable, full of start-up geeks like you, and way cooler than any office you could afford.  View slideshow

Get a Life Outside Your Start-up: 22 Tips

Work-life balance a little out of whack? We asked busy entrepreneurs to give us their best tricks for coping with the daily grind.  Read story

Zappos' Security Breach: Are You Next?

The hackers didn't get credit card information but what they did get is potentially more dangerous. Don't let it happen to your business.  Read story

Behind the Basis Band's Pre-Launch Hype

It's not even shipping yet, but this little bracelet-like health monitor is a darling of CES.  Read story

5 Ways to Think Like a Venture Capitalist

Tips from a Silicon Valley titan who has thrived as both an entrepreneur and investor.  Read story

Why LA Is the New, Hot Place to Launch

A boom in new incubators is helping to fuel a boom in new tech start-ups.  Read story

Why You Can't Get Funding: It's Not Because You're a Woman

It’s a debate that won’t die, but one female tech entrepreneur says, forget gender. If you can't get money, you're making one of these four mistakes.  Read story

6 Reasons to Build Your Start-up in a Coworking Space

The idea isn't new, but what you get for the money just keeps getting better.  Read story

Ness: An App That’s Smarter Than Google & Yelp?

Now it gives you personalized recommendations on where to eat. Eventually it aims to give you tailored suggestions for just about everything.  Read story

So You Want to Move to Silicon Valley…

A recent transplant from Minneapolis dishes on what you need to know if you want to live in the start-up capital of the world.  Read story

The Goldman Sachs IPO Prospects List: Reality Check!

Some of the start-ups that made the list are no-brainers. Others might have you scratching your head.  Read story

Confessions from a Silicon Prairie Start-up Founder

You're far from VCs and surrounded by people who don't like risks. Then again, the potential to be a big fish in a small pond is huge.  Read story

A Different Kind of Valley for Tech Start-ups

For a number of tech start-ups, it’s the Gallatin Valley--not the Silicon Valley--that offers the best environment for growth.  Read story

Cyber Monday: 10 Sweet Tech Deals

Forget holiday shopping; the online version of Black Friday is a great opportunity to score great deals on wares for your business.  Read story

Small Business Saturday: What's Your Digital Strategy?

It's not a question of which website or app to use to promote your business; it's about using as many methods as you can. Here are some ideas.  Read story

The Top Tech Investment of 2011

It wasn't apps or cloud computing, if that's what you’re thinking. Here’s where CIOs spent their money, and why it matters to your business.  Read story

3D Printing: Now Cheaper and Easier to Use Than Ever

Someday, 3D printers may become as common as inkjet printers. Until then, there are affordable and easy ways to try them out.  Read story

How a 14-Year-Old Kid Shot This Start-up into Stardom

One junior high schooler and his mobile game totally changed the fate of this app development platform.  Read story