A $1 Million Kickstarter Experiment 
Storytelling and design helped serial entrepreneur Scott Wilson raise money on Kickstarter for his line of iPod Nano watch straps. Watch video
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A $1 Million Kickstarter Experiment
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Secret to Getting Venture Capitalists to Come After You
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What's the Advantage of Going Public?
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Shutterstock's $76 million IPO has been called 'picture perfect.' Here CEO Jon Oringer confides two ways to help you follow in his footsteps. Watch video
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SurePayroll's Michael Alter: 'Operate for a Slowdown Going-Forward'
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Buddy Media's Michael Lazerow: 'You Don't Want to Be Too Early'
Long before Michael Lazerow sold Buddy Media, his social marketing firm, to Salesforce.com for $745 million, it took him many months to even get a client to ... Watch video
JJ Ramberg: Get Your Gift Noticed
The host of MSNBC's Your Business says now might not be the right time to send clients gifts. Here's why. Watch video
What to Do Now About the Fiscal Cliff
Michael Alter, CEO of SurePayroll, explains how you should prepare for the looming fiscal cliff. Watch video
'A Company That Starts in Crisis Gets a Head Start'
GoodData founder Roman Stanek explains what happened when he started to seek financing on September 15, 2008, the same day Lehman Brothers collapsed. Watch video
Why You Should Not Take Venture Capital
Naveen Jain, entrepreneur and futurist, takes sides in the fundamental conflict of interest between founders and "vulture" capital. Watch video
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How John Borthwick Tries to Reinvent Digg
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Atavist Almost Pulled the Plug Before It Raised Money From Eric Schmidt & IAC
Atavist CEO and editor Evan Ratliff explains how Atavist navigated the early years. Watch video
What Investors Need to Hear from You
NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch on the start-up metrics that savvy investors watch most closely. Watch video
If You Don't Dream, Nothing Happens
"If you set seemingly impossible challenges," says Sir Richard Branson, "you make what people believed impossible possible." Watch video
Long Before the IPO: Shutterstock's Formative Decision
To sustain a business, Shutterstock CEO Jon Oringer had to balance his price for photos with his payment to photographers. Watch video
How to Sell Investors Your Dream
NYC TechStars managing director David Tisch on how to make an effective case for getting funded. Watch video
Guy Kawasaki: 'Why I'd Love to Pay More Taxes'
Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki explodes the notion that entrepreneurs care only about lower taxes and regulation. Watch video
Entrepreneur Ben Lerer: 'I Realized I Had Been Going to Work the Wrong Way'
When his father, Ken Lerer, sold The Huffington Post, Ben Lerer realized it's not all about the exit. Watch video
Sometimes, You Need Millions of Dollars to Grow a Start-up
In 2009, in order to build her organic baby food company, Shazi Visram raised $11 million--fast. Last year, HappyFamily Brands's sales hit $35 million. Watch video
Turn Prospects Into Customers
Grow your client base. Advice from Jenny Fleiss, co-founder of Rent the Runway, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
