Do What You Love? Screw That
Want to be happy? Don't build a business based on something you love doing. Read more
Exploiting Idea Marketplaces
15 Worst Excuses Not to Be an Entrepreneur
Think you don't have enough time? Nice try. Here's why most people don't take the plunge--and why the excuses don't hold up. Read more
How the Rich Got Rich
Like to emulate the success of others? If wealth is what you're after, look to an unconventional source for tips: the IRS. Read more
Windows 8: The Next Frontier for App Developers
Pundits are skeptical about the future of Microsoft's operating system, but there are three reasons why it's a big deal for software entrepreneurs. Read more
Use Technology to Win the Price War
Need to keep an eye on what your competitors charge? Let software do the work for you. Read more
Recent Exploiting Idea Marketplaces Articles
10 Start-ups Designing the Future of Advertising
An Irish newspaper is moonlighting as a start-up incubator. Check out the small companies it's trying to nurture. Read more
Google's Must-Learn Secret of Success
If it works for Google (and for Apple), it might work for you. Read more
Tap Into Y Combinator's Contrarian Thinking
As an investor, I've learned some fascinating lessons from some of the world's fastest growing marketplaces. Take a page from Airbnb, Tutorspree, and FlightCar. Read more
Disruption Lessons From Airbnb
Your future competitors will likely supply what you do--but from cheaper, off-the-radar sources. Read more
San Francisco's Real Start-up Secret Sauce
Everywhere from New York City to Omaha would like to be the next tech start-up capital. Here's what actually makes Silicon Valley and San Francisco hotbeds o... Read more
Why This Successful Website Is Going Brick and Mortar
There's H&R Block for taxes and walk-in clinics for patients. This company is betting the same model can work for legal advice shops. Read more
9 Unlikely Ways to Drum Up New Customers
Acquiring new customers is a permanent fixture of your sales process. But how do you develop new strategies to earn new business? Try these ideas from the Yo... Read more
Forget the Phone, Facebook. Just Charge Users
Zuckerberg reveals the much-rumored Facebook phone. The problem? It's likely banking on the same old revenue strategy--ads. Read more
3 Ways You Need to Give Up Control
C'mon, control freaks: Your start-up needs fresh and innovative ideas. To get them, you're going to need to let go of the reins a bit. Read more
An App to Bring the Supply Chain into the 21st Century
It's a simple idea: a 3D search tool for industrial parts. But it could have huge implications for a process that has been costly, inefficient, and opaque. Read more
Veronica Mars, or How Big Business Discovered Kickstarter
The crowdfunding platform initially aimed to help independent makers and entrepreneurs. What happens when brands with deeper pockets invade? Read more
Eric Ries: Whatever You Do, Make the Customer King
The Lean Startup author weighs in on the best ways to build momentum for a new company--and improve your product in the process. Read more
An Acquisition Without the Acrimony?
Lots of acquisitions lead to redundancies, lay-offs, and ultimately unhappy marriages. But they don't have to be that way. Read more
3 Reasons to Hold a Start-Up Contest
Think of it as part marketing, part market research. Here's why a launching a contest for other start-ups is a smart business move. Read more
Top 5 Start-up Acquirers of 2012
Large companies spent a collective $84 billion to buy tech start-ups last year. Check out who made the most deals and what motivated them. Read more