9 Things You Wish Job Candidates Knew
Sure, you'll consider their qualifications. But admit it: This is what you're really looking for during interviews. Read more
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Why You Don't Want Your Next Hire to Be a Rock Star
You don't need someone just like you for every open position. Here's why you should recruit solid day-to-day operators instead. Read more
Be Happier: 10 Things to Stop Doing Right Now
Sometimes the route to happiness depends more on what you don't do. Read more
Entrepreneurs Behaving Badly
Sometimes customers do things that make you want to take extreme actions. But there's no good excuse for going this far. Read more
Recruiting Star Talent? Do This First
When it comes to top hires, the questions people ask tell you far more than the answers they give. Read more
Weed Out the Wrong Hires Fast: 7 Interview Questions
It's tough to find the right employees. It all starts with asking the right interview questions. Read more
Best Way to Get Great Talent: Train or Hire?
When it's time to fill a key position, should you look inside or outside your company? Here's a look at the pros and cons of both strategies. Read more
It's Baaack: Myspace Plots Another Relaunch
If at first you don't succeed, redesign, redesign again. This time, it just might work. Read more
The Power of Small Moments
You never know when you might make a huge difference in another person's life--so always assume you can. Read more
The Next Big Thing Beyond Great Design
A well-designed product used to be all you needed to get noticed. But good design has gone mainstream, so it's time to up the ante. Read more
Sponsoring an Event? Tips to Maximize Your Return
Don't just slap your brand on a banner and call it a day. Here's how to get the most from your event marketing dollars. Read more
The Do-It-Yourself Economy
A Skimmer's Guide to Makers: The New Industrial Revolution , by Chris Anderson. Read more
Gerald Kearby, 1947-2012
Before iTunes, there was Gerald Kearby's Liquid Audio. Read more
How to Save a Dying Company
Vital Network Systems was losing half a million dollars every month. Here are three key steps that helped turn the company around. Read more
Hiring Millennials? Here's What You Need to Know
Sometimes millennials are the best candidates for the job. Here's how to find and hire the right ones. Read more
One Killer Sales Skill You've Forgotten to Use
The more sales training you've received, the more likely that you've forgotten the most important sales technique of all. Read more
Where Did All the Solar Start-ups Go?
First it was hot, then after Solyndra's collapse... it was not. But solar is still a growth industry--if you know what you're getting into. Read more
6 Habits of Extraordinary Bosses
These daily behaviors separate truly brilliant managers from their not-so-brilliant peers. Read more
Quick! Get Apple a New Map--for Smart Crisis Control
A buggy product launch? That's familiar territory for most tech founders... but not for Apple. Here's how the company could have minimized the damage. Read more
Don't Just Buy Local, Buy Personal
Buying local is great, but to really support local entrepreneurs, go one step farther and buy personal. Read more
Can't Get Good PR? 4 Things You're Doing Wrong
It's hard to get noticed in a crowded field of start-ups. Don't make it even harder on yourself. Read more
Starting a Business: The New 'Safe' Career?
Is it really that big a gamble to start your own business? Compared with other options, maybe not. Read more
You've Outgrown Your Marketing Plan. Now What?
Your ad hoc marketing plan may have worked to get your company where it is now, but chances are it won't drive your future success. Read more
Bosses: When You Should--and Shouldn't--Speak
If you're the kind of boss who automatically takes the lead--whatever the issue at hand--you need to read this. Read more
How to Find the Best Employees
A lot of qualified candidates are looking for jobs these days. Here's how to quickly weed out those who don't--and won't--fit what you need. Read more
Why You Need to Discover Your Inner Artisan
Thought the "artisanal everything" movement was over? Think again. Instead, it's extending to include a greater variety of workers, argues a handful of experts. Read more
Innovation Secrets From Apple, Priceline & Spotify
Find out why your customers come to you. And focus on making whatever that is faster and easier to get. Read more
Behind the Scenes of a Hot Nightclub Business
AV Nightclub boasts one of the toughest doors to get through in Hollywood. Owner Matt Bendik explains how he built it. Read more
One Employee Message That Should Never Be Mixed
Vision, goals, and guidelines all are important. But not as important as this. Read more
New Patent Rules: What You Need to Know
Sweeping changes to patent legislation just went into effect, and more are on the way. Here's how they will affect your business. Read more
How to Handle Rejection: 4 Tips
Hearing the word "no"--repeatedly--comes with the territory of launching your own business. Here's how to keep it from bringing you down. Read more
9 Secrets of Highly Successful Hiring
I've hired hundreds of people, and fired a few too. Here are the best recruiting insights I've gleaned the hard way. Read more
The Power of Gratitude
When a thank you is more than a reflex gesture it can make a powerful and lasting impact. Read more
Quirky's Overnight Race to Design Cool iPhone 5 Products
Quirky teams up with Fab to develop a line of crowdsourced accessories for the iPhone 5 and other Apple products--in just 24 hours. Read more
Who Took the Disruption Out of TechCrunch Disrupt?
The much-hyped start-up competition is supposed to feature dangerously innovative companies. So why does the winner look like a me-too entry? Read more
