5 Reasons Why You Need a Shrink
The start-up life is lonely and stressful. Without solid emotional support, your new venture might be dead in the water. Read more
Coping With Failure
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Keep Your Team Together Through Tough Times
Every business has setbacks. These three steps can help you create an atmosphere of trust and collaboration to navigate past the rough patches. Read more
HomeAway Co-Founder: Why I Hire Failures
An epic fail early in his career taught HomeAway co-founder Brian Sharples that it's a good idea to hire folks who have a healthy familiarity with failure. Read more
3 Signs It's Time to Quit Your Day Job
You can't choose a path to entrepreneurship - it chooses you. Here are three signs that it's time to leave your corporate job and start chasing your dream. Read more
The 3 Real Reasons for Business Success
Success does not come from innovative products, strong finances and long work hours. Read more
12 Ways to Make Today More Joyful
Does life and work seem drab? Here are 12 ways to shake things up, avoid mediocrity and feel great everyday. Read more
5 Reasons People Fail (& What to Do Instead)
These barriers to success are easy to overcome, but only when you know they're there. Read more
Going to Prison Made Me a Better CEO
No, I didn't go as a criminal; I went to teach the inmates about leadership. But they wound up teaching me. Read more
Excel at What Does Not Come Naturally: 7 Ways to Lead Better
It may seem counterintuitive, but you don't only want to lead with your strengths. Here's why and what you can do about it. Read more
How to Save a Dying Company
Vital Network Systems was losing half a million dollars every month. Here are three key steps that helped turn the company around. 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
The Difference Between Success and Significance
Life After the Inc. 500: When Oie Osterkamp's run at success ended with the demise of his company Job Strategies, he found greater significance from helping ... Read more
How to Resolve a Customer Crisis
Every business makes mistakes. What you do next is the difference between losing customers forever and gaining lifelong fans. Read more
How to Not Fail Like It's 2001
The tech bubble bust offered an infinite number of lessons for entrepreneurs. But there's one in particular that many have failed to grasp. Read more
10 Business Clichés That Prove You're Lazy
Recognize any of the platitudes on this list? Here's why you should stop using them--now. Read more
3 Fears You Can Easily Conquer
They kill ideas and keep many promising entrepreneurs from realizing their dreams. Here's how to put a stop to those nagging fears. Read more
11 Ways You Allow Your Life to Suck
Is your personal or professional life unsatisfying? Here's how you--more than anything else--might be holding yourself back. Read more
4 Dumb Mistakes That Killed Hashable
This promising start-up was supposed to kill business cards. A series of bad decisions killed the company instead. Read more
What a Serial Entrepreneur Can't Resist 
When Jose Ferreira's first company failed, he thought he would never start another one. But then he launched Knewton, which makes online education tools. Watch video
How to Get Your Swagger Back
Confidence is everything in a start-up. Here's how to give yours a boost when it feels as if nothing is going your way. Read more
Make Failure Good for You
This company's fall from grace is well documented, but out of error comes experience. Follow these 5 tips from its founder for a "good fail." Read more
Don't Accept 'No' For An Answer
Eric Albee, CEO of Aromatic Fusion, a fragrance product company, was denied an extension on his line of credit. So he found a different way to take on his fi... Read more
Don't Be Afraid to Ditch Your Business Model
When your original business plan goes awry (and it will ...) embrace change. It may save your start-up. Read more
Make Personal Failure Worthwhile: 3 Ways
Everyone fails but are you taking on true accountability? Don't fool yourself into believing that no one noticed. Read more
Enjoy Starting Up. It's the Best Part of Running a Business
Mike Samson and Ross Kimbarovsky, co-founders of CrowdSpring, say the daily grind has become less intense over time-- and less fun. Watch video
