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How To Go Up Against Apple and Microsoft
In the race to get Internet TV shows and movies into the living room, Boxee co-founder Idan Cohen notices unanticipated advantages of being the (much) smaller player.
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The Man Taking Magnolia Bakery Global
Steve Abrams bought Manhattan's Magnolia Bakery in 2007. Now he's got big expansion plans, with stores in New York, L.A., Dubai & beyond.
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How A 27-Year-Old Leads Her Family's Business
The third generation at the helm of Michael C. Fina talks about how she and her cousins divvy up responsibilities.
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Lessons Learned: A Veteran Owner's Battle Plan
Frank Campanaro steered his company through a 15-month investigation that almost put it out of business.
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How U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal Communicates in Crisis
Battle-hardened advice on how to unite your team towards a common end.
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Lessons Learned: How Life is Good Makes Money
Bert and John Jacobs, founders of Life is Good, drive sales with a message of optimism and charitable giving.
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Lessons Learned: Making Charity Sexy
charity:water founder and CEO Scott Harrison explains how he got people to care about the clean water problem.
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Lessons Learned: Pushing Through Pressure
Tekscape founder and owner David Smith uses his experience as an engineer and his belief in his business to manage pressure and his employees.
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Lessons Learned: Conquering Scaling
Birchbox co-founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp share how they manage to scale their beauty discovery service.
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Lessons Learned: Making Tough Choices
Gene Gray, president of Innovative IDM talks about the challenging decision he made to survive the recession and the need for balance between work and home.
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Lessons Learned: Leading the Runway
Rent The Runway co-founders Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss make as many mistakes as possible--and then analyze them to figure out how they can improve over time.
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Lessons Learned: Seeing What Sticks
Someecards co-founder and CEO Duncan Mitchell talks about how he and his team decide which ideas are worth trying.
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How I Did It: Lessons Learned—When Things Go Viral
BuzzFeed's Jonah Peretti on how an e-mail exchange with Nike led to his idea for promoting content across the Web
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How I Did It; Lessons Learned: Jack Cohen-Martin, DynamicVideo
DynamicVideo founder and COO Jack Cohen-Martin discusses how he evolved his core customer base during the recession.
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How I Did It: Sandra Green, n-Link Corporation
n-Link Corporation founder Sandra Green discusses how creating an employee stock ownership plan gave her employees more incentive to stay at their current jobs.
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How I Did It: Johnny LeHane, WAKA Kickball
WAKA Kickball co-founder Johnny LeHane talks about building longer term relationships with his customers—and learning to ask for help.
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How I Did It: Barry Hartzberg, Satory Global
Barry Hartzberg, describes how he created a comfortable, family feeling at Satory Global, the management and consulting IT firm he co-founded.
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How I Did It: Tom Gimbel, The LaSalle Network
Tom Gimbel, CEO and founder of The LaSalle Network, describes how he led his staffing firm successfully through the recession and gives his advice for other entrepreneurs.
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How BaubleBar Undercuts the Competition
Amy Jain and Daniella Yacobovsky, the co-founders of online retailer BaubleBar, talk about how they convince customers they sell quality designer jewelry, de... Watch video
How To Go Up Against Apple and Microsoft
In the race to get Internet TV shows and movies into the living room, Boxee co-founder Idan Cohen notices unanticipated advantages of being the (much) smalle... Watch video
The Man Taking Magnolia Bakery Global
Steve Abrams bought Manhattan's Magnolia Bakery in 2007. Now he's got big expansion plans, with stores in New York, L.A., Dubai & beyond. Watch video
Minding Jazz's Main Stage
The biggest names in jazz have flocked to a basement in New York City's Greenwich Village: Lorraine Gordon's The Village Vanguard. Here's how she did it. Read more
How A 27-Year-Old Leads Her Family's Business
Ashley Fina is the third generation at the helm of Michael C. Fina, the Fifth Avenue retailer and employee-recognition company. She talks about how she and h... Watch video
This Investment Advisory Upstart Manages $20 Billion
Elliot Weissbluth, CEO of HighTower Advisors, has raised $165 million to pluck high-end investment advisors from established brokerage firms--and away from i... Watch video
Deepak Chopra's Daughter on Work-Life Balance
Mallika Chopra describes how her father's well-being techniques served her, especially as she launched her own company, Intent, a social network. Watch video
Carol's Daughter Founder Lisa Price Lets Go of the Reins
Lisa Price, CEO of Carol's Daughter, talks frankly about how she transitioned from mixing beauty products in her kitchen to helming a team of experts who do ... Watch video
What's Your Exit Strategy?
Four-time entrepreneur Joe Apprendi talks about exiting three companies and how his latest--Collective, a New York online advertising firm--could be his home... Watch video
Reinvigorate a Failing Business
Turnaround specialist Howard Tullman talks about how to bring about change--and avoid needing it in the first place. Plus, why you need employees who don't b... Watch video
Lessons Learned: Making a Market in Foreign Exchange
Kevin Millien, COO of Boston Technologies, talks about how he co-founded a software company that connects two participants to do online foreign exchange trad... Watch video
How I Did It: Rachel Ashwell, Shabby Chic
Rachel Ashwell was a single mother when she opened her first Shabby Chic boutique in Santa Monica, California. Then the financial crisis hit. Read more
Lessons Learned: Become a Serial Entrepreneur
Dan Ushman and Zak Boca co-founded SingleHop, which manages web servers dedicated to particular clients, after selling MidPhase, another web hosting company ... Watch video
Lessons Learned: A Veteran Owner's Battle Plan
Frank Campanaro, CEO of Trillacorpe Construction, steered his company through a 15-month investigation that almost put it out of business. Watch video
Lessons Learned: Selling Health
Shazi Visram, founder and CEO of HappyBaby, created a health conscious baby food brand to make a positive difference in the lives of children and parents. Watch video
Lessons Learned: Making Charity Sexy
charity:water founder and CEO Scott Harrison tells the story of how he went from being a nightclub promoter to building one of the fastest growing charities ... Watch video
Lessons Learned: Partnership Pays Off
Michael Palatnek and David Stutz Co-Founders of C2C Outdoor have found success through the combination of their unique skill sets. Watch video
How I Did It: Hartley Peavey of Peavey Electronics
Hartley Peavey couldn't cut it as a guitarist, so he did the next best thing: He built Peavey Electronics, maker of rock 'n' roll's best-loved amplifiers. Read more
Lessons Learned: Learning to Lead
OrangeSoda founder and CEO Jay Bean discusses the responsibilities of being a CEO and creating a workplace that combines productivity and fun. Watch video
Lessons Learned: Pushing Through Pressure
Tekscape founder and owner David Smith uses his experience as an engineer and his belief in his business to manage pressure and his employees. Watch video
Lessons Learned: Conquering Scaling
Birchbox co-founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp share how they manage scaling their quickly growing beauty discovery service. Watch video
Lessons Learned: Making Tough Choices
Gene Gray, president of Innovative IDM talks about the challenging decision he made to survive the recession and the need for balance between work and home. Watch video
Lessons Learned: Leading the Runway
Rent The Runway co-founders Jennifer Hyman and Jennifer Fleiss make as many mistakes as possible as quickly as possible--and then analyze them to figure out ... Watch video
Lessons Learned: Seeing What Sticks
Someecards co-founder and CEO Duncan Mitchell talks about how he and his team decide which of 20 ideas are worth trying. Watch video
How I Did It: Lessons Learned—When Things Go Viral
BuzzFeed founder and CEO Jonah Peretti talks about how an e-mail exchange with Nike led to his idea for promoting social content across the Web. Watch video
How I Did It; Lessons Learned: Jack Cohen-Martin, DynamicVideo
DynamicVideo founder and COO Jack Cohen-Martin discusses how he evolved his core customer base during the recession. Watch video
What It’s Like…to Wait Out an Interminable Non-compete
After Hotels.com founder Bob Diener sold to IAC in 2003, he went to kite-surf camp in Costa Rica. And when his five-year non-compete was up he launched getar... Read more
How I Did It: Sandra Green, n-Link Corporation
n-Link Corporation founder Sandra Green discusses how creating an employee stock ownership plan gave her employees more incentive to stay at their current jobs. Watch video
How I Did It: Johnny LeHane, WAKA Kickball
WAKA Kickball co-founder Johnny LeHane talks about building longer term relationships with his customers--and learning to ask for help. Watch video
How I Did It: Barry Hartzberg, Satory Global
Barry Hartzberg, describes how he created a comfortable family feeling at Satory Global, the management and consulting IT firm he co-founded. Watch video
How I Did It: Tom Gimbel, The LaSalle Network
Tom Gimbel, CEO and founder of The LaSalle Network, talks about how he successfully led his staffing firm through the recession. Watch video
Out of the Coma. Back to the Office.
Rob McGovern is the same driven entrepreneur he was before his horrific car accident. Except that now his brain works differently. Read more
How to Raise $1.2 Million in Venture Capital
Drew Houston literally didn’t know what to do with his first million dollars. Read more
How to Handle Crazy Demand
Robert Croak, creator of Silly Bandz, remembers life at the center of a craze. Read more
Breaking Through Stereotypes
Bethenny Frankel has 120 million reasons to feel vindicated. Read more
How to Stay at No. 1
Niklas Hed is a little intimidated by his own success. Read more
What to Do When You're Fired From the Company You Started
Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh Generation, says he wasn’t just cut loose; he was set free. Read more
Learning to Communicate With Employees
Cal McAllister’s staff was unhappy and confused, and he had to take responsibility. Read more
Coping With a Natural Disaster
Corey Russ’s business was nearly destroyed by a tornado--but that didn’t mean he couldn’t help his neighbors. Read more
Surviving a Really Bad Year
Everything that could go wrong for Greg Nemeth did. He and his company survived. Read more
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