The $10 Billion Idea This VC Wants to Fund
What's the next big thing? This VC has an idea--and he's willing to put big money behind it. Read more
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5 Ways to Spot Trends Before They Happen
Want to recognize the next big thing before everyone else? Here's how it's done. Read more
Best Place for a Start-Up? Think Inside the Box
It sounds counterintuitive, but launching your store inside a giant retail chain store could be a smart business move. Read more
Is Your Customer a Mac or a PC?
You might want to find out: Orbitz shows higher-priced deals to Mac users because they tend to spend more. But be careful with the data you find. Read more
How to Make Money in Tech
Even as technology solves problems, it creates new ones. And that's good news for aspiring tech entrepreneurs. Read more
Don't Know What 'Big Data' Is? You're Not Alone
A new survey shows small companies are eager to get big data--even though they're not sure what it is. Read more
This Is the Kind of Leadership Start-ups Need
Good entrepreneurs decide early on how they're going to manage their companies. Great ones manage them like this. Read more
How to Beat a Giant at Its Own Game
Can a database start-up go up against Oracle? Here are two reasons why this one has a fighting chance. Read more
4 Reasons It Pays to Be Clueless
Forget an MBA. Or even business experience. Some of the best entrepreneurs never would have launched if they had known better. Read more
Make Decisions With Data, Not Hunches
Your pride says your hunch is on the money, but be sure the numbers tell the same story before you take a leap. 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
Where to Find Your Next Big Idea
Five strategies to help you come up with a winning business idea. Read more
The Decline and Fall of a Mom-and-Pop Shop
He never made it big and never made any magazine covers. But this owner's story has its own significance. Read more
4 Lessons From a CEO Dad
Blinds.com founder (and dad of three) Jay Steinfeld gives fatherly advice for success in life and business. Read more
3 Ways Big Data Will Transform Your Company
Greylock Partners' data czar DJ Patil takes a look into the future of data--and what it means for you. Read more
Is Your Business Too High-Tech?
Just because machines can do things faster and cheaper than your employees doesn't mean they should. Read more
How to Vet Investors--Before You Make a Deal 
Tips from John Harthorne, founder of Mass Challenge, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
Why You Should Hire Like a Rock Band
Hiring tips from a musician-turned-CEO who runs one of the hottest recruiting companies in the gaming industry. Read more
Best Way to Learn to Be an Entrepreneur?
Should you work for a big company first, or stay as far away from them as possible? Read the debate and weigh in. Read more
How to Test Your Minimum Viable Product
Will your idea fly with customers? Here's the best way to find out. Read more
Secret Weapon: Your Lucky Underwear?
Maybe it's not such a crazy idea to wear your lucky undies to your next investor pitch. Turns out, they really work. Read more
6 Must-Watch Movies About Entrepreneurs
The drama, the plot turns, the conflict. It's no wonder building a company makes for a good flick. Read more
4 Tips to Build an Irresistible App
Catalog Spree developed the highest-ranked shopping app for the iPad. Here's how they did it. Read more
How to Stop Sleeping With Your Smartphone
Always on 24/7? It's not doing you or your company any good. Author and Harvard b-school professor Leslie Perlow on how to break the cycle. Read more
Meeker Report: 3 Big Takeaways for Entrepreneurs
When former analyst-turned-VC Mary Meeker delivers her annual take on tech trends, the industry listens. Here's what her latest report means for start-up fou... Read more
9 Most Important Elements of Every Start-up
The best businesses are based on stronger stuff than just your 'vision.' Bring together these nine ingredients and you're well on your way. Read more
How Assumptions Infect Your Marketing
If you've never asked your customers what they want, then you really don't know. And that's a problem. Read more
When It's Time to Raise Prices
Need to make more money from your customers? Here's why a price hike might be your best option. Read more
Failure Is an Option
When you're building a start-up, wrong turns are to be expected--and embraced. Here's how to make the most of them. Read more
How to Ask Better Questions
You may have what sounds like the best idea in the world. But before you do anything else, try to poke as many holes in it as you can. Read more
6 Habits of Truly Memorable People
How to stick out in the minds of your colleagues and customers--no gimmicks required. Read more
The Best (and Hardest) Way to Start a Company
How to live the entrepreneurial dream while minimizing your risks and maximizing your success. (Warning: This ain't easy.) Read more
What's Wrong With the Lean Start-up
It sounds like straightforward enough advice to build a better business, but the approach has serious flaws. Read more
Great Bosses Don’t Go Undercover
If you need a disguise to learn the truth about your company, you're doing something wrong. Here's how to do it right. Read more
5 Laws of Business You’ve Never Heard Of
If Isaac Newton had studied companies, he would have discovered these principles that govern how managers work. Read more
