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
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8 Ways to Nip Procrastination in the Bud
Putting things off is career hampering, stressful and bad for your health. Here's how to get working. Read more
The Secret to Getting More (and Better) Sleep
What if you could make better decisions, remember more, and get more done? It's possible, but you need more sleep. Here's how to get it. Read more
How to Evaluate a Market Strategy
These seven characteristics of market strategies actually generate sales. Read more
Challenge: Come Up With a New Idea
You can't get to the top just by imitating great successes from the past. Read more
How Patagonia's Roving CEO Stays in the Loop
San Francisco start-up 15Five is making a business out one of Yvon Chouinard's best management practice. Read more
Las Vegas Loses Tech Start-up to Silicon Valley
Robot company Romotive was one of the start-ups Tony Hsieh recruited and invested in as part of his project to revitalize downtown Las Vegas. Read more
What a 14-Year-Old Can Teach You About Management
Six business lessons an entrepreneur gleaned from her daughter's first job. 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
3 Things You Don't Know About Sales
Ideas are great, but no start-up can survive without sales--and a mastery of the psychology behind selling. (Hint: manipulation skills are not required.) Read more
8 Takeaways From Entrepreneurs at SXSW
A group of entrepreneurs share their insights from SXSW. Read more
8 Most Common Complaints About the Boss
What are you doing that really drives your employees crazy? You might want to give this list a close read. Read more
Design Your Business Like a Product
Some companies have product design down to a science. These engineering-minded entrepreneurs can apply these same skills to scaling their business. Read more
5 Tips for Finding the Perfect Co-founder
To head off problems down the road, any prospective partner must bring a lot more than talent to the table. Here's what else to look for. Read more
Most Contentious 4-Letter Words in the Office?
Try bringing up these two words at your next meeting: One of the most surprising--and polarizing--debates may ensue. Read more
16 Rules for Business Texting
Texting is the new email so best you learn how to do right. Read more
Peter Thiel Talks About the Day Mark Zuckerberg Turned Down Yahoo's $1 Billion
The PayPal co-founder, early Facebook investor, and Founders Fund managing partner explains the most famous deal that never happened--and what luck had to do... Read more
5 Tips For Getting Esther Dyson's Money
No more "cute little apps." The entrepreneur-turned-angel-investor reveals what piques her interest--plus one idea she's willing to invest in today. Read more
The 1 Percent Fallacy
You've probably heard this one before: Your start-up needs only 1 percent of the market, and you're golden. If only that were so easy. Read more
Most Important Task You're Ignoring
Answering emails, putting out fires--those are important. But one founder suggests something else should take up at least 25 percent of your day. Read more
Inside an $8.6 Million Kickstarter Project
Julie Uhrman, founder of the Ouya game console, tells South by Southwest the challenges--and power--that come with having 63,000 backers. Read more
The Way I Work: Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia
Patagonia's founder still loves to blaze a trail. He takes copious time off, lets employees manage themselves, and tells customers not to buy his products. Read more
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Kim Dotcom: 'I Will Never Be in Prison In the United States'
The flamboyant entrepreneur, on the run from U.S. prosecutors, Skyped in to SXSW today to plead his case. Read more
8 Promises You Should Make Every Day
Make a difference--at work, in your personal life, and in the lives of others. Say these vows to yourself daily--and then follow through. Read more
VC Kay Koplovitz: 'Tell Them How You're Going to Make Them Money'
What will help women founders seeking start-up financing? A focus on the investor return. Read more
Whole Foods CEO: A New Way to Think About Capitalism
John Mackey believes capitalism is in the midst of an identity crisis. Here's how he plans to fix it. Read more
7 Things You Should Still See at SXSW
South by Southwest Interactive is in full swing. Just arrived in Austin? Still going strong? Here's how to make the most of the rest of the fest. Read more
What Al Gore Predicts for the Future
The 45th U.S. vice president, Apple board member, and Kleiner Perkins partner explains what's next. Read more
Elon Musk: 'This Is Real, in Case You Can't Tell'
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk doesn't want to die before humans set foot on Mars. So he's making it happen. Read more
How Yuri Milner's Hands-Off Investment Strategy Pays Off
Yuri Milner, the billionaire Russian investor who owns 2 percent of Facebook, has pioneered a new type of investment strategy. Clearly, it's working. Read more
A Skimmer's Guide to Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman
Are you wired to win? Or just not to lose? Read more
Alexis Ohanian: How I Got Washington to Listen to Start-ups
Now, the Reddit co-founder keeps getting asked: When are you going to run for Congress? Read more
10 Characteristics of Really Interesting People
Illustrator Jessica Hagy spoke to a room of 200 or so SXSW attendees this afternoon about how not to be boring. Read more
MakerBot Founder: The Next Industrial Revolution Is Here
Bre Pettis, the founder of MakerBot, believes we're on the brink of the next industrial revolution in which everyone can become a maker. Read more
The Truth About the Office Wallflower
He never speaks up in group meetings and cringes when invited to after-work happy hours. What's the problem? Maybe it's you. Read more