Office Dream Day: Rocket Fuel for Your Brain
Ditch the brainstorming meetings. Forget the annual off-site. Let me introduce you to Dream Day, my office's creative time for collectively scheming ways to ... Read more
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12 Business Tips to Steal From Santa
Sound like a bizarre source for advice? Think about it: He spreads good will, gets his work done on time, and he's a great judge of character. Read more
Easiest Way to Win Friends and Influence People
Charm is good and cleverness never hurts. But there's one very simple thing you can do to create instant rapport with someone else. Read more
Let's Expand the Definition of 'Great Salesperson'
Entrepreneurs gripe that great salespeople are scarce. But the real problem is that most companies' concept of a great salesperson is too narrow. Read more
Start-ups Set Out to Solve Mobile Data Crunch
Need a good start-up opportunity? The mobile space is primed for anyone who can figure out how to relieve cell networks of data overload. Read more
Exclusive: Inside the Mind of Google's Greatest Idea Man, John Hanke
Serial entrepreneur John Hanke created the first iterations of Google Earth, Maps, and Street View. For his second act, he's now re-imagining the world throu... Read more
6 Reasons Why You Hire the Wrong People
No business can afford to make hiring mistakes--especially the mistakes that come up again and again. Read more
Cars: The Next Big Advertising Platform?
Connected cars are taking mobile marketing to a whole new level. Here's what to expect. Read more
3 Steps to Turn Around a Failing Company
"Turnaround King" Grant Cardone says you may think you know what's ailing your company--but you're almost certainly wrong. Read more
4 Demotivators That Will Cost You
Keeping everyone on your team focused and motivated is not easy, especially if you fall into one or more of these common traps. Read more
7 Easily Avoidable Reasons Why Entrepreneurs Fail
You have no excuse not to see these potential hurdles coming--so don't let them trip you up. Read more
The Rockstar Test: 6 Interview Questions to Ask
If you're still impressed with a job candidate after posing these questions, you might have a winner. Read more
Don't Make This Common Year-End Mistake
The world may seem to slow between Christmas and New Year's, but it doesn't stop. And neither should your business. Read more
'Why Did I Stay In When Everything Was Pointing Me to Get Out?' 
Stephen McDonnell, founder of Applegate, an organic meat producer, explains what happened after the original bacon smokehouse he bought burned down in 1988. Watch video
3 Steps for Motivating Your Team
Successful businesses are built around people, not ideas. Here's how to keep your team motivated and working toward a common goal. Read more
The Power of Praise
Do you only pay lip service to the value of praise and recognition? Here's a good way to find out. Read more
4 Tips to Expand Your Niche Business
The potential opportunities might be much bigger and broader than you think. Think outside your niche with these tips. Read more
5 Good Holiday Gifts for Your Employees
Your business is nothing without your people. How will you sufficiently thank them this year? Read more
Start-up Conversations With Elon Musk, Tony Hsieh, Reid Hoffman & More
Inc.'s Leigh Buchanan talked to Clickable founder David S. Kidder about "The Start-up Playbook," his upcoming book of interviews with seriously-accomplished ... Read more
Rise of the Microserver
Go ahead and keep your data in-house. Thanks to some of the macro names in computing, servers are going micro and getting more efficient. Read more
Don't Think You Need Change. Think Again
Just because something's working fine, doesn't mean it can't be even better. Read more
How the Founder of Drupal Hires Engineers
Dries Buytaert, the founder of Drupal, says one interview question is more important than any other. Watch video
'Go Spend $2 Million as Fast as You Can'
Serial entrepreneur Frank Addante knew everything at his latest venture, the Rubicon Project, must scale from the very start. Watch video
Why Didn't Fred Wilson (& Other VCs) Invest in 2012?
A handful of prominent tech VCs didn't make any early-stage start-up investments in 2012. Is it time for founders to worry? Read more
The Best Promotion Is Never Self Promotion
Once you've been in the spotlight, it's really hard to step back into the shadows--but you should. Read more
Make Your Employees Love Working for You: 4 Simple Steps
Amy Buckner Chowdhry explains how she improved employee retention at AnswerLab, the digital experience consultancy she co-founded. Watch video
How Not to Do Target Marketing
Will women buy a toolbox just because it's pink? Don't assume you know anything about what your customers really want. Read more
ZocDoc's Cyrus Massoumi: 'I Was Not Exuding Huge Amounts of Confidence'
On one day Cyrus Massoumi went door-to-door hawking ZocDoc, the doctor-appointment scheduling site, security guards kicked him out. Watch video
It's Not Rocket Science: Eliminate Stress
When it feels like everything is on the line and you just can't get a grip, try one of these ridiculously easy strategies to keep your cool. Read more
4 Ways to Embrace Big Data
Here's a handful of useful tools to collect the kind of data you need to make better business decisions. Read more
4 Tips to Take Your Company to the Next Level
Stuck at a plateau? Here are four things that could help your business reach new heights. Read more
Lessons in Learning How to Program
Here's one way to be a better communicator: Start treating people more like computers. Read more
21 Things That Beat Your New Year's Resolution
These goals are probably easier to accomplish than that new diet--and they're likely more rewarding, too. Read more
How Data Can Help You Land Top Talent
Want to hire a bright star? It's time to revisit how long you takes you to make a job offer--and find ways to streamline it. Read more
Why Money Can Hurt Your Marketing
The size of your advertising spend has little to do with your success. In fact, sometimes too much cash can be a very bad thing. Read more
