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When Family Ties Lead to Growing Pains
The younger generation is taking over, but the founding father is averse to their growth strategy. Is an outside investor the answer? Read more
New Crowdfunding Site Aims to Understand Manufacturing
For backers of crowd-funded physical products, the mantra has always been 'buyer-beware.' Here's how a new crowdfunding site, Crowd Supply, seeks to fix that... Read more
3 Reasons Start-ups Should Consider Crowdfunding
Do you have a great idea but intimidated by the difficulties of getting started? Here are three ways crowdfunding can help you. Read more
3 Tips to Fight Right
When it comes to conflict at work getting to a Goldilocks moment - not too much, not too little - is hard. Here's how to get your team to debate productively. Read more
Life is Good Founder Bert Jacobs: 'We Wanted Control of Our Baby' 
To take the Life is Good brand beyond t-shirts, Bert Jacobs and his co-founder brother had to borrow $16.5 million to buy out contracts with t-shirt licensees. Watch video
How to Send Investors Running for Their Lives
Got a crucial meeting with potential investors? Here's how to guarantee you'll walk out empty-handed. Read more
5 Things You Need to Know Before Fundraising
Know these five details before entering any fundraising pitch, especially if you are a social entrepreneur. Read more
How March Madness Can Make Your Office More Productive
A young entrepreneur finds a way to turn the annual college basketball frenzy into a productivity and skills booster. Read more
Stumbling Towards Revenue: The Case of 3 Hot Web Companies
Foursquare, Pinterest, and Tumblr have plenty of users; now they need to make money. Here's how they plan to do it--and why it may be a challenge. Read more
Want to Grow Your Business? Figure Out What You Suck At
Stop telling yourself that no one can do things as well as you can. You're wrong, and it's impeding your growth. Read more
World's Easiest Way to Get Rid of Stress
Can't retire to a peaceful mountain cabin? You can still reduce the toll stress takes on your health by simply rethinking it. Read more
Dangerous Ways Your Virtues as a Leader Can Backfire
Your values and virtues have come to define your leadership ability. That's outstanding. But it can also have a dark side. Read more
4 Places to Find Big Ideas
Need to stop fighting fires and find time to think deeply? Here are four activities that can help even the busiest people make space in their schedule for bi... Read more
3 Things You Don't Know About Sales
Ideas are great, but no start-up can survive without sales--and a mastery of the psychology behind selling. (Hint: manipulation skills are not required.) Read more
Does Collaboration Actually Hurt Productivity?
In some offices the insistence on collaboration is forcing people to take creative measures to focus. What's the new etiquette when it comes to connection vs... Read more
3 Tips for Women Who Want To Lead
Women who want to lead have their work cut out for them. Here's how to fight unhelpful expectations--and keep your own standards firmly in place. Read more
Big Speech Coming Up? You're Practicing Wrong
If you want to know how you really look to investors, it's time to record yourself. Read more
Are You Running a Zombie Start-up?
Y Combinator grad Referly may have been racking up active users, but here's how its co-founder Danielle Morrill decided it was a zombie start-up anyway. Read more
5 Tips for Surviving the Shark Tank
If you get an opportunity to pitch your business to investors, following these five principles will help you secure funding for your growth. Read more
Fielding Raise Requests: You're Doing It Wrong
Having a conversation about increased compensation isn't just tricky for the employee doing the asking. The Founder of GetRaised explains what many bosses ge... Read more
Inside an $8.6 Million Kickstarter Project
Julie Uhrman, founder of the Ouya game console, tells South by Southwest the challenges--and power--that come with having 63,000 backers. Read more
Are You a Small Start-up? Better Sleep With The Enemy
In order to grow, sometimes you need to partner with your competition. Read more
The Idea That Lured WebEx's Founder Back into Start-ups
After a multi-billion dollar exit and a six year break, WebEx co-founder Subrah Iyar is back in the game with a new mobile app. Read more
The Best Advice You'll Ever Receive (Hint: You Already Got It)
Ever wish for a bit of solid advice to make life easier? The best advice you've ever gotten is probably hidden in your own backyard. Read more
About to Miss Your Q1 Targets? Here's a 5-Step Response Plan
VC Brad Feld offers advice to business owners who aren't optimistic about meeting their first quarter goals. Read more
7 Things You Should Still See at SXSW
South by Southwest Interactive is in full swing. Just arrived in Austin? Still going strong? Here's how to make the most of the rest of the fest. Read more
Alexis Ohanian: How I Got Washington to Listen to Start-ups
Now, the Reddit co-founder keeps getting asked: When are you going to run for Congress? Read more
Why You Need to Dump the Org Chart
Has your start-up outgrown the organizational chaos of its early days? Skip the rigid org chart and focus on formalizing your day-to-day processes instead. Read more
13 Traits of an Outstanding Salesperson
When you're hiring salespeople, you're hiring the future of your company. Here are qualities young start-up founders say they look for in new sales hires. Read more
Is It Possible to Have Too Many Ideas?
Not if you can develop a good process for managing them. Read more
Bill Gates: Education System Needs More Entrepreneurs
Bill Gates, speaking at the SXSWedu conference in Austin, urged entrepreneurs to create educational programs for the 21st Century. Read more
3 Steps to Keep Growing
Your business is not a start-up anymore. How do you allocate capital and resources to create sustainable growth? Read more
Digital Franchises: New Spin on an Old Business Model
Brick-and-mortar businesses using franchising to scale. Why shouldn't websites? The founder of OrderUp explains how it's done. Read more
Why You Should Care What Your Employees Do on the Weekends
The activities your team pursues in their free time are a window into what truly drives them. Read more