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One Employee Message That Should Never Be Mixed
Vision, goals, and guidelines all are important. But not as important as this. Read more
How to Handle Rejection: 4 Tips
Hearing the word "no"--repeatedly--comes with the territory of launching your own business. Here's how to keep it from bringing you down. Read more
The Power of Gratitude
When a thank you is more than a reflex gesture it can make a powerful and lasting impact. Read more
Who Took the Disruption Out of TechCrunch Disrupt?
The much-hyped start-up competition is supposed to feature dangerously innovative companies. So why does the winner look like a me-too entry? Read more
5 Reasons You Need an Advisory Board From Day One
Before you have a company--or even a fully-formed idea--you can benefit from a formal or informal board of advisors. Read more
How to Take Your Business to New Heights
Do you know what your company can do when you really hustle? Now's the time to find out. Read more
7 Classic Principles of Successful Start-ups
Every new venture is different, but the principles for success often remain the same. Read more
4 Signs of a True Entrepreneur
If you don't have these four traits, maybe you weren't born to change the world after all. Read more
Eight Ball, Corner Pocket: Think 6 Steps Ahead of the Competition
Want explosive growth? Strategize like a world-renowned pool player. Read more
3 Tips for a Smarter Mobile Strategy
Chaotic Moon has developed apps for some of the world's biggest brands. Here's what it has learned in the process. Read more
A Looming Apocalypse?
It's become so easy to start a tech company, argues one entrepreneur, that founders are missing early warning signs that their ship is sinking. Read more
4 Tips to Make the Most of Failure
Don't waste your next failure--follow these steps to make sure you get the most you can out of the experience. Read more
6 Most Overrated Management Concepts
These common buzzwords hide a world of sloppy thinking. Don't get stuck in any of these jargon traps. Read more
Where Best-Selling Ideas Really Come From
If he had listened to his gut, Yes To Carrots co-founder Ido Leffler would have rejected the product that became the company's biggest hit. Read more
An End to Silicon Valley? Not Even Close
One month after Microsoft acquired his company Yammer, David Sacks declares Silicon Valley near its deathbed. Here's why he's wrong. Read more
4 Tips to Dramatically Improve Any Skill
Practice does not, in fact, always make perfect. Here's an easy way to make sure all that work pays off. Read more
8 Ways to Keep Your Brain Innovative
When I return from the Serengeti, my brain feels new. It's as if the hot African sun sears away mental fog. You can replicate this--closer to home. Read more
Listening to Complainers Is Bad for Your Brain
Exposure to nonstop negativity actually impairs brain function. Here's how to defend yourself. Read more
Your Employees Like Hierarchy (No, Really)
Maybe it's not such a good idea to banish the org chart: A recent study reveals employees secretly like it. Read more
The Not-So-Lean Web Start-up
It's five years old and just closed another round of funding for a total of $22 million. And it hasn't even launched yet. Read more
Build the Community Your Start-up Needs
Don't underestimate the benefit of people coming together around your start-up. Here's how ours nurtured our idea and built our company. Read more
3 Steps to More Insightful Thinking
It's easy to fall back on 'group think' to address business challenges. But if you really want to generate game-changing ideas, you need a different approach. Read more
The $8 Can of Diet Coke
If your prices are well above the norm, is it your responsibility to make sure customers know that upfront? Read more
Why a Laser Focus Is Bad for Business
Lots of founders will tell you that if you're not intensely focused on your start-up 24/7, you're not in it to win. Here's why that's bad advice. Read more
5 Tips for Turning a Problem into a Business
No one understands your problems like you do. But can you make money off them? Read more
Groupon's CEO Gets Schooled in Small Business
To figure out what's next for his company, Andrew Mason has picked up a second job. Here's what he's been doing--and what he learned. Read more
How 3 Top Brands Mastered Olympics Marketing
OK, so maybe you can't afford David Beckham. But you can still pick up tricks for hot Web videos from these top brands. Read more
To Be or Not to Be Like Steve Jobs?
Nearly a year after Jobs' death, his legacy inspires fierce debate among entrepreneurs. Read more
Best Way to Make Employees Better at Their Jobs
Forget trying to come up with motivational tools and "tricks." There's a better--and simpler--way to get more out of your staff. Read more
6 Questions to Tune Up Your Growth Engine
Is your business model firing on all cylinders? These questions will help you determine if your business needs a few tweaks to keep humming along smoothly. Read more
Stealing Design Ideas From Mother Nature
How do you build a printer so that the ink doesn't dry up? Researchers find inspiration for this and other design problems in unlikely places. Read more
Intuit Founder: 8 Tips to Get Your Mojo Back
Don't let a little success make you complacent. Scott Cook gives his tips for keeping innovation alive at your company. Read more
How to Sneak Up on Incredibly Elusive Goals
If success always seems to be just out of your reach, consider approaching your goals from a new angle. Read more
Getting (Big) Things Done
For too long you've served as Chief Fire Extinguisher. It's time to step back and start working on building your business. Read more
