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6 Major Tech Innovations for 2012

By John Brandon |  Mar 29, 2012

These trends could make for huge opportunities--or huge disruptions to your business. Either way, they are ones to watch.  Read more


Should You Pay to Launch to a Crowd?

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 29, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs flock to pricey events for the networking and the potential prize money. But there are cheaper ways to launch to the masses.  Read more


Why the Best Product Doesn't Always Win

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 28, 2012

Entrepreneurs often think only the best product will let them succeed. But sometimes 'best' isn't what your customers really want.  Read more


Why 'Idea' Should Be a Verb

By Jeff Haden |  Mar 27, 2012

Ideas without action aren't ideas--they're regrets.  Read more


Note to Tech Start-ups: Cool Products Aren’t Enough

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 27, 2012

A hot mobile app that gets attention does not a company make. A better way: Build what people want and find a way to make it pay.  Read more


Can This Company Become the New Disney?

By Maeghan Ouimet |  Mar 26, 2012

Rovio, the maker of the wildly popular Angry Birds game, has stolen a few pages from Disney's playbook. And it just might work.  Read more


4 Ways Big Data Can Trick You

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 26, 2012

Analyzing heaps of data can give you an edge... or make you fall flat on your face. It all depends on how you use the results.  Read more


Turn a Hunch Into a Strategy

By Margaret Heffernan |  Mar 26, 2012

A low-cost, low-effort way to test your instincts--and prove a meaningful insight--before it's too late.  Read more


How to Land an Amazing Mentor: 5 Tips

By Christina DesMarais |  Mar 23, 2012

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 more


Need an Idea for a Killer New Business? Try This.

By Lindsay Blakely |  Mar 22, 2012

DocStoc CEO Jason Nazar needed a new product idea that might help grow the business. He got it--in a week. Here's how.  Read more


How to Cultivate Collective Intelligence

By Geil Browning |  Mar 21, 2012

Unleash your worker bees. The power of swarms and cooperation to attack business problems.  Read more


Why the Capital Gains Tax Hurts Entrepreneurs

By Chris Mittelstaedt |  Mar 21, 2012

The capital gains tax has been touted as the brass ring for business owners. But if you self-fund your growth, it's anything but.  Read more


Reid Hoffman Wants You to Invest His Money

By Jeff Haden |  Mar 20, 2012

The LinkedIn co-founder is lending $1 million to struggling entrepreneurs around the world and you can help decide who gets it.  Read more


Don't Build Products. Build Platforms.

By Phil Simon |  Mar 19, 2012

Google, Facebook, and Apple all went from single products to entire ecosystems. Five reasons why you should be just as ambitious.  Read more


6 Ways BlackBerry Can Become Relevant Again

By John Brandon |  Mar 19, 2012

Are there any die-hard "CrackBerry" fans anymore? What RIM must do to win back the business crowd.  Read more


You're Not as 'Green' as You Think

By Michelle Greenwald |  Mar 19, 2012

Chances are, your company is just a lightweight when it comes to being eco-friendly. Want to go hardcore? Here's what it takes.  Read more


PayPal Here Takes Aim at Square

By Christina DesMarais |  Mar 16, 2012

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


Make Social Commerce Work: 7 Tips

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 14, 2012

Can you use Facebook and Twitter to sell? Maybe--but it's going to take some experimentation. Here are some ideas to try.  Read more


Will Clean Tech Be Bigger Than Web 2.0?

By Christina DesMarais |  Mar 13, 2012

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


Kony 2012: How to Make a Video Go Viral

By Christina DesMarais |  Mar 12, 2012

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


2 Start-ups at SXSW Trying to Disrupt the Economy

By Eric Markowitz |  Mar 10, 2012

Location-based apps are this year's SXSW GroupMe and Twitter. Zaarly and LocalMind are two to put on your radar.  Read more


How to Win a Tech Start-up Competition

By Lindsay Blakely |  Mar 9, 2012

Investors reveal what grabs their attention--and what makes them cringe.  Read more


How New Orleans Re-Started

By Tara Hunt |  Mar 7, 2012

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on the roadblock that keeps cities--and start-up founders--from solving big problems.  Read more


Become a Household Name: 5 Tips

By Scott Steinberg |  Mar 7, 2012

You're no celebrity entrepreneur--but that doesn't mean you can't grab a little bit of the spotlight.  Read more


Have Tech Start-ups Lost Their Sense of Fun?

By Erik Sherman |  Mar 6, 2012

Google & Apple innovate to win--fun has little to do with it. But more whimsy is exactly what young start-ups need.  Read more