Feeling Guilty? That Could Make You a Better Leader
Great leaders are usually defined by their triumphs. But new research suggests a person't ability to lead may have more to do with dealing with mistakes. Read story
Will Investors Say 'I Do' to This Wedding Start-up?
WeddingLovely cuts the stress out of wedding planning for couples. Now it's trying to make investors fall in love with its vision. Read story
Keeping Your Mobile Phone Safe From Hackers
Lookout Mobile Security got its big break by identifying hackable celebrity phones at the Academy Awards. Read story
Jess3 Couple Figures Out the Big Picture
Life and business partners Jesse Thomas and Leslie Bradshaw use stop-motion animation, infographics, and puppetry (yes, puppetry) to make big data pop for bi... Read story
Why I Told Anonymous to Kiss My Ass
Dana White, President of Ultimate Fighting Championship, decided to fight back when hacker group Anonymous attacked his company. Read story
Big Win for Omgpop; 2 Very Different Stories
Charles Forman founded Omgpop, and left in 2011. CEO Dan Porter ran the company through producing its big hit, Draw Something, and sale to Zynga for $180 mil... Read story
Don't Shoot! I'm Getting Funded!
Yaron Galai was a reserve naval officer in Israel when he founded his fourth company, Outbrain. That's why he found himself negotiating from the trenches. Read story
Facebook Launches App Center
Developers and gaming companies see the social-networking giant's new app-discovery platform as a boon for business. Read story
Powerful Leadership Lessons From a Veteran
There are few leadership training methods as proven as is serving in the miltary. Dawn Halfaker, founder and CEO of Halfaker and Associates, is a shining exa... Read story
Lesson Plan: Making Money & Music
Elevator Pitch: Bandhappy connects music teachers with students seeking lessons. Will investors get in tune for $350,000? Read story
Must Have: 15Five, Best Way to Keep Track of Employees
To keep tabs on his employees more than 500 miles away, Chuck Longanecker, CEO of Digital Telepathy, uses a Web app called 15Five. Here's how it works. Read story
Big Data Saved My Company (and Gave Me a Second Shot at Google)
Using data, Turn is revolutionizing the way marketers advertise. In the process, it has to head off Google. Read story
Business Opportunities in Big Data
This burgeoning market crosses all industries and sectors and aims to organize, analyze, and strategize using the terabytes of data we create each day. Read story
Best Industries 2012: Big Data | 5 Markets Making Waves
There's no doubt about it: We are living in the age of big data. It's a $3.2 billion industry with enormous growth potential. From mining information to data... View slideshow
Best Tools for an iPad Presentation
Need to nail a presentation? Here are a few tools you should know about. Read story
Will Customers Buy Cocoa-Based Toothpaste?
A fancy new product argues that cocoa is better at rebuilding tooth enamel. Whole Foods bought--but will consumers? Read story
Research Corner: Laying Down the Law
New research shows that when organizational policies have wiggle room, more people rebel. Read story
My Favorite Tool for Managing Online Forums
Must haves: Laura Downs, owner of a computer-repair service explains how she consolidates all her forum accounts when on the go. Read story
Comic-book Publisher Transforms Logo
Devil in the details? A comic-book publisher trades its horns for a logo with wings. Read story
Elevator Pitch: Can Poshbrood Earn $500,000?
Poshbrood helps parents plan upscale getaways, with kids in tow. Will investors tag along for a $500,000 ride? Read story
A Good Kind of Mob
Forget flash mobs. This new kind of group supports local shops. Meet the cash mob. Read story
My Favorite Tool for Making Travel Plans
Jake Kloberdanz, founder and CEO of OneHope, a California winery with a social mission, explains how he uses Trippy. Read story
Can a Smartphone-Based Ultrasound Raise $4 Million?
Elevator Pitch: Mobisante created a hand-held, affordable, cloud-based ultrasound system. Will it be able to raise the money it wants to develop a tablet-bas... Read story
How to Bag a Hacker
The latest tactic in the tech talent hunt: Get your techies to blog about how smart they are. Read story
Be Kind to Your Co-workers, Or Else
Squabbling and sniping can erode a team. But new research shows that when employees fight, customers get angry. Read story
Need Help Handling Invoices? Try Pancake Payments
Co-founder of CXXVI Clothing Jon Contino reveals how this Web app helps him manage client invoices. Read story
Dear Future Entrepreneur: The Inc 500s' Messages to the Future
The day the Saints won Super Bowl XLIV, in 2010, Robert X. Fogarty began snapping pictures of celebrating New Orleanians, whose joy he saw as a new crest in ... View slideshow
Innovation: A Sodium-Ion Battery
A safe, reliable, and affordable way to store energy using sodium rather than lithium, by Aquion Energy. Read story
My Favorite Tool: Resumator
Skimlinks founder and CEO Alicia Navarro explains how she uses the Web-based hiring service called Resumator. Read story
Should You Hire a Celebrity Tweeter?
Here's how two companies turned B-List star power into A-List promotions. Read story
Why it Pays to Help Holiday Shoppers Relax
Retailers use festive music and decorations to put customers in the giving spirit. Perhaps they should also consider back massages and pedicures. Read story
Is Foursquare a Great Place to Advertise?
Recently, the free service rolled out a variety of services for businesses, including the ability to run specials designed to attract and retain customers. Read story
Does it Pay to Buy a Twitter Following?
If you're tempted to buy yourself a fast social following, read what happened when we tried it. Read story
Translating Viral YouTube Videos Into Sales
Want to go viral? Forget traditional PR in favor of a social media-savvy firm (or some creative college students) that can create an irreverent video hit tha... Read story
Social Media Marketing by the Numbers
Social media marketing is all the rage. But does it really pay off? Here's a look at six strategies and how smart companies are using them. Read story
The Art of the Turnaround
When Glen Blickenstaff was brought on as CEO of the Iron Door Company, the business was on its last legs. Today, it’s one of the fastest-growing sellers of... Read story
Innovation: A Cheaper Alternative to Kevlar
Novana says it has developed an antiballistic material that is just as tough as Kevlar, but less expensive to make. Read story
The Characteristics of a Great Leader
Researchers Maia Young, Michael W. Morris, and Vicki M. Scherwin say some leaders have a managerial mystique. Read story
My Favorite Web Analytics Tool
Entrepreneur Andy Crestodina explains how he uses Crazy Egg to analyze web traffic. Read story
How I Help People Beat Cancer
TJ Farnsworth, founder and CEO of Sightline Health, is adamant about fostering a strong culture of customer service. But that dedication was put to the test ... Read story
