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
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3 Reasons to Protect Your Trademarks Now
Registering your trademarks is a critical step in any business's plan. Read more
Behold the End of Experts: Why the Goodreads Sale Really Matters
Following Goodreads' surprise sale to arch-nemesis Amazon last month, its uber users shut down their accounts en masse. Is the Era of Experts officially dead? Read more
What Makes a Star Hire
Do the candidates you're interviewing have these four qualities? If not, stop the process immediately. Read more
Bad Day? 8 Ways to Feel Better About Yourself
If trying to think yourself into a better mood fails, try doing something instead. Here are eight ideas. Read more
Turning Playtime into Power
Uncharted Play is using everyday sports equipment to help people living off the grid generate their own power through play. Read more
5 Foolproof Ways to Get Through a Tough Task
Still staring at that blinking cursor on your blank screen? Here's how to get past it. Read more
De-Stress at Work in 15 Minutes
You don't need much time to relax--and lower your blood pressure. Here are five easy tactics to try. Read more
Ready to Start-up? Ask These 5 Questions First
Building a business from the ground up isn't for the weak at heart. But if you enjoy a thrill ride, step right up. Here's how. Read more
10 Questions for Pandora's Tim Westergren
Pandora Radio ran through a series of business models and endured a series of crises on its road to success. But founder Tim Westergren, for one, doesn't do ... Read more
12 Ways to Spring Clean Your Business
Now's the time to revisit the basics of your business, tune up operations, improve customer relations, and clear out any cobwebs. Read more
One Company's Audacious
Org Chart: 400 Leaders, 0 Bosses
At Morning Star, the world's largest tomato processor, employees make all the decisions--from how they'll do their job to what resources they need to do it. Read more
How to Give Away Freebies--and Not Bankrupt Your Business
Giving away products and services may sound like a bad business strategy, but there are times when it's the smart thing to do. Read more
Bring Order to Chaos: The Key to True Growth 
Entrepreneur Les McKeown says the growing complexity of your business requires someone put systems and processes in place. Watch video
Raise Your Daughters to Be Leaders: 6 Tips
What's it take to raise strong, confident women who will build the Apples, Facebooks, and Amazons of the future? One marketing exec (and mom) weighs in. Read more
Drones that Do Good
Matternet wants to reframe the way the world looks at drones and use them to connect people living way (way) off the grid. Read more
5 Decision-making Types: Which One Are You?
New research from McKinsey offers insight into how to play up your strengths and compensate for weaknesses when you're the one calling the shots. Read more
An Elite Education Free to Anyone
With its free online courses, Coursera is bringing the world's top universities to the farthest corners of the world. Read more
Define Your Personal Core Values: 5 Steps
If your company has core values, shouldn't you? Establishing your own personal guidelines can remove risk and accelerate success. Read more
Power to the People (for a Profit)
Many companies have tried to bring sustainable solar power to Africa. Azuri Technologies is one of the few to succeed. Read more
Inventor Philippe Kahn on Audacity, Talent, and Luck
An email interview with the serial entrepreneur behind the technology inside the Jawbone Up fitness-tracking wristband. Read more
Want to Succeed? Stop Being So Efficient
You might be losing key opportunities because you're too focused on saving resources and not enough on investing in them. Read more
All of the Electric Power With None of the Wires
If WiTricity succeeds in developing its technology, the future of electricity could be bright--and wireless. Read more
Building a Hackproof Network
By making everything proprietary--from the network and servers to the fiber-optic cables--Silent Circle aims to keep your online communication private. Read more
Selling Safety: Security Companies React to a Post-Boston Landscape
From widespread cameras to enhanced reality, the Boston bombings may herald a new era for the security industry Read more
Nest's New Goals: Save Energy, Money
When is a partnership an innovation? When it brings down prices and helps the environment. Nest, the "learning thermostat" company, is doing just those thing... Read more
How to Take the Guesswork Out of Your Advertising
Tired of relying on focus groups to test ads? Affectiva's facial-reading software knows what people watching your ad really think at any moment. Read more
Want to Build an App? Read This First
So you have a great idea, but lack the technical skills to build it? Here are the four big things you need to know before you begin building. Read more
Create Your Personal Brand: 8 Steps
Take control of your online presence to create a memorable personal brand. Read more
Inside a Completely Transparent Company
At Buffer, employees know everything about everyone else: how much they make, what their equity is worth--even how much they sleep. Read more
Want to Be a Better Leader? Put Yourself First
Before Carrie Kerpen could excel at the helm of the social media firm she co-founded, she had to change some things about herself. Here she explains. Read more
Bike! Car! Whatever. It's Irresistible.
Lit Motors aims to reinvent urban transportation with a fully enclosed, two-wheeled electric vehicle. Read more
How to Make a Decision When Your Team Doesn't Agree
Don't just go with the majority opinion. Here's why. Read more
Giving Sight to the Blind (Literally)
Move over, Google Glass. Second Sight's retinal implants don't just come with cool frames--they allow blind patients to see. Read more
Meet Inc.'s Audacious Judges
To make sure we had the right companies on our first annual Audacious list, we asked a few entrepreneurs--who are audacious in their own right--to weigh in. Read more