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Before you raise money from the masses, a few words of warning. Read more
5 Smart Moves to Steal from the Tech Industry
Strategies every start-up and small business can take from Apple, Facebook, Google, and other leaders in high tech. Read more
4 Brilliant Video Marketing Campaigns
Having trouble dreaming up a new Web campaign for your product or service? Borrow some ideas from these viral videos. Read more
Should You Pay to Launch to a Crowd?
Tech entrepreneurs flock to pricey events for the networking and the potential prize money. But there are cheaper ways to launch to the masses. Read more
Start-up Marketing: An Essential Road Map
How to spread the word when you're new to an industry, don't have a big budget, and have few people to help you do it. Read more
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A new tool scans all of your online activity and lets you know if it's in danger of tainting your reputation. Read more
Why the Best Product Doesn't Always Win
Entrepreneurs often think only the best product will let them succeed. But sometimes 'best' isn't what your customers really want. Read more
Note to Tech Start-ups: Cool Products Aren’t Enough
A hot mobile app that gets attention does not a company make. A better way: Build what people want and find a way to make it pay. Read more
5 Secrets of a Great E-Newsletter Business
An e-newsletter has relatively low costs of entry and can quickly scale up to millions in revenues per year. Here's how to get started. Read more
Can This Company Become the New Disney?
Rovio, the maker of the wildly popular Angry Birds game, has stolen a few pages from Disney's playbook. And it just might work. Read more
4 Ways Big Data Can Trick You
Analyzing heaps of data can give you an edge... or make you fall flat on your face. It all depends on how you use the results. Read more
How Wine.com Came to Dominate its Market 
Since Mike Osborn founded Wine.com in 1998, he has tackled a complex web of state-by-state regulations, and effectively shut out competitors. Wine.com sales ... Watch video
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Everyone is talking about it. And that's no accident. Here's what you can steal from the movie's savvy social media campaign. Read more
Why Premature Hype Kills Start-ups
If your beta product isn't ready for prime time, the last thing you need is attention from the media. Read more
5 Ways to Make Your App Take Off
Want your app to be the next Angry Birds or Pinterest? Try these expert strategies for getting it downloaded by the masses. Read more
Don't Build Products. Build Platforms.
Google, Facebook, and Apple all went from single products to entire ecosystems. Five reasons why you should be just as ambitious. Read more
PayPal Here Takes Aim at Square
Who will win? Doesn't matter--small businesses stand to gain as these mobile payment platforms try to out-innovate each other. Read more
Make Social Commerce Work: 7 Tips
Can you use Facebook and Twitter to sell? Maybe--but it's going to take some experimentation. Here are some ideas to try. Read more
4 Keys to a TechStars-Worthy Demo
Want to pitch TechStars Founder David Cohen? You better make sure your pitch looks like this. Read more
Will Clean Tech Be Bigger Than Web 2.0?
Why the start-up community remains bullish on the industry--despite its Solyndra-sized failures. Read more
Facebook vs. Twitter: Old-School Business Models Still Rule
A new Gawker report shows Twitter lagging far behind Facebook in revenue. If the numbers are accurate, they show big trouble. Read more
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How to fine-tune your website to give your customers exactly what they're looking for. Read more
How to Win a Tech Start-up Competition
Investors reveal what grabs their attention--and what makes them cringe. Read more
Advertising Overload: Are You Guilty?
New research on just how many marketing messages it takes to completely turn off a customer. Read more
Killing Your Start-up by Listening to Customers
Getting customer feedback is essential in the early stages of your company--but it's what you do with it that determines your fate. Read more
How New Orleans Re-Started
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on the roadblock that keeps cities--and start-up founders--from solving big problems. Read more
Have Tech Start-ups Lost Their Sense of Fun?
Google & Apple innovate to win--fun has little to do with it. But more whimsy is exactly what young start-ups need. Read more
Facebook Mobile Ads: Don't Believe the Hype
Why you should think twice about an advertising scheme coming from a company that's about to IPO. Read more
4 Launch Day Survival Tips
Expect zero sleep, testy employees, and tech glitches you never could have anticipated. Here's how GetHired.com made it through. Read more
Build a Killer Enterprise App: 10 Rules
The best apps are always on, always alert, and always ready to help your employees seize an opportunity. Here's how to build one. Read more
35 Ways to Make Your Business Look Bigger
If you're going to compete with the big dogs, you've got to dress the part. Look more professional with these essential apps. Read more
6 Start-up Tips From the World’s Biggest Tech Companies
Google and Microsoft were once start-ups. So how'd they get that big? We asked company executives to share their growth tips. Read more
Arab Spring... for High-Tech Teens?
A U.S. government-backed plan to spread the Silicon Valley vibe east--25 Arabic-speaking girls at a time. Read more