Politics, Economics, and Current Events


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The Photo App Facebook Didn't Buy: Hipstamatic

By Nicole Carter and Andrew Maclean |  Apr 12, 2012

Facebook may not have paid $1 billion for the Hipstamatic photo app this week, but it has had a profitable business model for years.  Read more


How Instagram Grew From Foursquare Knock-Off to $1 Billion Photo Empire

By Eric Markowitz |  Apr 10, 2012

How do you make a billion dollars in two years? Here's a narrative look through the brief, hectic, (and lucky), 14 months of Kevin Systrom's life growing Ins...  Read more


Who's The Next Hot Deal?

By Burt Helm |  Apr 10, 2012

After Facebook's acquisition of Instagram, it's natural to wonder who's next. Hint: The next deal -- not necessarily this one -- is the one to watch.  Read more


The Team Facebook Bought for $1 Billion

By Maeghan Ouimet |  Apr 10, 2012

Facebook acquired some indisputable talent with Instagram. Will they use it?  View slideshow


There's No Way Instagram Is Worth $1 Billion

By Erik Sherman |  Apr 10, 2012

The start-up may have pulled down a billion-dollar payday, but that doesn't mean it was worth it.  Read more


3 Simple Reasons Instagram Is Worth $1 Billion to Facebook

By Nicole Carter |  Apr 10, 2012

There's plenty of reasons Facebook would want to buy the photo-sharing app. But the most important of them boil down to one thing: User experience.  Read more


Facebook-Instagram Deal: How Google Should Respond

By Jon Burgstone and Bill Murphy, Jr. |  Apr 10, 2012

Google needs to do something bold now that Facebook has a killer photo app. Here's one suggestion.  Read more


How to Build the Next Instagram

By Amy Buckner Chowdhry |  Apr 10, 2012

To make sure your mobile app is a hit, you must focus on these three aspects of user experience.  Read more


Facebook & Instagram: Why You Should Care

By Phil Simon |  Apr 10, 2012

What does the $1 billion acquisition have to do with you? A look at the dangers of hitching your company to one particular platform.  Read more


Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Founders of Instagram

By Christine Lagorio |  Apr 9, 2012

Two Stanford fellows built a pared-down photo app into a $1 billion idea. Here's the original story on Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger's early struggles.  Read more


Deal of the Year: Facebook Buys Instagram

By Nicole Carter and Eric Markowitz |  Apr 9, 2012

The scrappy San Francisco-based photo-sharing app company just raised a $50 million round, but now it's been acquired for $1 billion.  Read more


Sheryl Sandberg Leaves Work at 5:30. Why Can't You?

By Jessica Stillman |  Apr 9, 2012

Facebook's COO comes out as a proud believer in leaving the office on time, and creating balance in your life.  Read more


One Cheer for the JOBS Act

By Eric Schurenberg |  Apr 5, 2012

As President Obama signs the JOBS Act into law, he should acknowledge that its ultimate success is far from assured.  Read more


How SEO Can Shape the Presidential Race

By Jeremy Dearringer |  Apr 4, 2012

How sound keyword research and strategically placed web content can shape your desired reputation.  Read more


FICA: The Tax Business Owners Should Fear Most

By Charles Farrell |  Apr 3, 2012

Millionaire tax? Forget it. Higher Brackets? Meh. The most dangerous tax for business owners is one nobody talks about.  Read more


Small Business Does a Body Good?

By Issie Lapowsky |  Apr 3, 2012

A group of sociology professors think that start-up rates could be linked to health and fitness of a community.  Read more


Small Business Optimism Up, Hiring Not

By Michael Alter |  Apr 2, 2012

While entrepreneurs had an increasingly positive outlook about the future last month, SurePayroll's president says they're not yet acting on it.  Read more


How Lara Miller Navigated the Economic Crisis

By Scotty Cadenhead and Malachi Leopold |  Apr 2, 2012

Even through the economic crisis, she learned from her mistakes and kept up her spirits.  Watch video


Health Care Debate: What Really Matters

By Vanessa Merit Nornberg |  Mar 29, 2012

I don't believe business owners should be responsible for health care in the first place. But since we are, we can make an impact on policy in the way we use...  Read more


Why the JOBS Act is a Win for Entrepreneurs and Investors

By Sherwood Neiss and Jason Best |  Mar 28, 2012

The crowdfunding provisions have more than enough protections for investors, and they'll give entrepreneurs the capital they need  Read more


Honest Tea's Seth Goldman Addresses Congress

By Seth Goldman |  Mar 27, 2012

Does the U.S. government help, or hinder entrepreneurship? I spoke with Congress to let them know how they did, and didn't help Honest Tea's growth.  Read more


JOBS Act Approved by Senate

By Eric Markowitz |  Mar 21, 2012

Despite delays and opposition from several Democrats, the Senate voted to move the JOBS Act forward on Wednesday morning.  Read more


How Tax Reform Could Kill Your Business

By Mark Balasa |  Mar 19, 2012

The President and just about every Republican candidate favors eliminating tax loopholes. But what if your business relies on a loophole?  Read more


Attention Goldman Sachs: Time to Buckle Down and Focus on Culture

By Paul Spiegelman |  Mar 14, 2012

Here's how--and why it will even improve shareholder value.  Read more


Is Former Goldman Sachs Exec Destined for Entrepreneurship?

By Margaret Heffernan |  Mar 14, 2012

Sheer rage has motivated countless entrepreneurs. Many knew what they wanted a firm to stand for long before they knew what they wanted it to sell.  Read more