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Can Republic Wireless Disrupt the Mobile Market?
An entrepreneur launches a mobile phone company with an amazing offer: unlimited calling, texts, and data for just $19 a month. Read more
The Portable Start-up Hub
New research indicates that if you've built the right knowledge and connections, where you start your business is largely irrelevant. Read more
How to Find a Celebrity Mentor
Need a mentor? Why not reach for the stars? Five strategies to bring your idol into your life. Read more
GPS For Your Health? One Start-up Thinks It's Possible
Can this machine replace man? Wellframe's new app brings artificial intelligence to the doctor's office. Read more
Thinking of Starting a Business? Check Out Consumer Health Technology
New apps and devices are bringing diagnosis and treatment straight to the end consumer. Read more
The Disciplined and the Divine: An Unlikely Partnership
This might be the least likely partnership in business. It's turning a little jewelry maker called Alex and Ani into a very focused--but still very groovy--p... Read more
Not Just Another Vacation: Cruising to Myanmar
How one entrepreneur built a business around tourists' love of offbeat experiences. Read more
Thinking of Starting a Business? Take to the Seas as a Cruise Specialist
Cruising is booming, and tourists need help planning increasingly exotic getaways. Read more
How to Reduce Stress at Your Desk
Inc.'s John Brandon reveals tools for reducing stress without leaving your desk. Read more
No Wait, Don't Have a Beer at the Office
Psychologists may have confirmed that moderate drinking can spur creativity, spurring a rash of in-office drinking, but there may still be reasons beer at wo... Read more
Leading Corporate Users to the Cloud
ShareVault knew that for privacy obsessed financial firms to take to the cloud, its solution better be air-tight. Read more
Thinking of Starting a Business? Lock Down Profits in Virtual Data Rooms
Bringing big companies' critical data to the cloud is big business. Read more
Government Shouldn't Be In the Accelerator Business
TechStars co-founder Brad Feld says the government should leave business accelerators to the private sector. Read more
3 Ways to Eliminate Working-Parent Guilt
Feeling torn between home and work isn't just a problem for mothers, new research says. Here's how to eliminate guilt and be a happier working parent. Read more
Nervous System's Newfangled Alchemy
An architecture school dropout is spinning paper into gold--turning 3-D printed jewelry into sparkling profit. Read more
Thinking of Starting a Business? Print Profits in 3-D Printing
From prosthetic limbs to funky jewelry, the advent of 3-D printing has brought huge opportunities. Read more
Is Your Smart Phone Killing Your Creativity?
Sure, your beloved gadget allows you to work during every spare moment, but is the price of increased productivity dramatically lower creativity? Read more
4 Ways To Make Your Workspace More Productive
Researchers have found some utterly surprising ways to minimize distractions and insert subtle signals to help your staff focus. Read more
Keep Control of Your Start-up Forever
The power that Mark Zuckerberg wields over Facebook has become the stuff of legend. It's also rare to maintain. Here's how to put yourself in the best possib... Read more
Skillshare Takes On the Education Gap
What if anyone could go take to the Web to learn a job-getting new skill, at $20 a pop? Read more
Thinking of Starting a Business? Solve the Skills Gap With Online Education
Skills are in high demand in the new economy workforce. Train tomorrow's workers and uncover a lucrative opportunity. Read more
Tiger's New Nike Ad...Too Soon?
The new Nike ad proclaims "Winning Takes Care of Everything." But does it? Is this ad too much, too soon? Read more
How Hard Could It Be?
Oh, pretty hard. A dispatch from Startup Weekend, where would-be company founders learn what can-- and can't--be accomplished in 54 crazy hours. Read more
Solve 2 of Your Biggest Billing Nightmares
Don't let endless invoicing and foot-dragging clients make your life miserable. There are solutions for these common complaints. Read more
The Enterprise Cloud's Silver Lining
Entrepreneurs have been tripping over themselves in recent years to launch consumer-facing Internet companies--missing the real opportunity that lies hidden ... Read more
Don't Just Learn From Your Rivals, Admire Them 
John Mackey, CEO and founder of Whole Foods, talks about why you need to know you need to grow to love your competition. Watch video
You Can Hire a Grad for That Low-Skill Job, But Should You?
New research shows that more and more education is required for less skilled jobs, with pernicious consequences for society. Read more
Attract a Huge Crowd With LinkedIn
Don't let your virtual and live events be a bust. Use these LinkedIn event-marketing strategies to create your A-list and fill those seats with just the righ... Read more
This Start-up Wants to Get in Your Car
The team at Automatic promises its gadget can do everything from save you money on gas to dial 911 if you're in an accident. Read more
Best Advice I Ever Got: Esteban Reyes
Most entrepreneurs are action-oriented--they like to talk and do above all else. But serial entrepreneur Esteban Reyes has closed several multimillion-dollar... Read more
Pricing Rules You Need to Know
Customers are irrational about prices. How can you make the most of their weirdness? This roundup of pricing rules of thumb based on research can help. Read more
What an Accelerator Program is Really Looking For
Some teams impress us by coming on strong. Some build their case slowly. But all the teams we invest in have certain things in common. Read more
Freshii Founder's 5-Part Operating Manifesto
Matthew Corrin, CEO of Freshii, explains the basic principles that guide his restaurant business operations. Watch video
How to Make More Money? Pay Your Employees More
A spate of articles argues that, paradoxically, paying retail employees more leads to higher profits. Is this a lesson for your business? Read more
