Surprise Negativity Buster: Rituals
Creating small, secular rituals can help you clear your brain and get rid of negative thoughts, according to scientists. Read more
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The $30 Million Kid: 17-Year-Old Sells Company to Yahoo
Nick D'Aloisio started company at 15. This week, he sold it for a pretty penny to one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Not bad. Read more
Do Customers Love You? 5 Questions to Ask
Want to be as adored by customers as Virgin Airlines? Get a solid foundation in place by thinking through this set of important questions. Read more
A Job Listing Should Be Like a Love Letter
You're not looking for generic employees. So why are you writing generic job listings? Read more
What the Rolling Stones Can Teach You About Business
The force that drives sexagenarian Mick Jagger just might be the reason you're an entrepreneur. Read more
The Next 3 Biggest Things in Tech
The president of VC firm Intel Capital reveals the three biggest areas for growth and innovation in the technology industry. Read more
Is An Incubator Right For Your Start-up?
Some have ulterior motives. Some have money problems. What to watch for. Read more
5 Lessons From 361 Start-ups
After watching hundreds of start-ups pass through MassChallenge's accelerator program, John Harthorne has a few words for founders who want to stand out from... Read more
Never Say 'I Don't Have Time' Again
You're probably deluding yourself about how you use your time. Here's one radical way to force yourself to get real. Read more
Single Most-Common Error Made on Start-up Tax Returns
An Ernst & Young partner explains why you don't want a do-it-yourself approach to tax return prep this year (even if you're bootstrapping). Read more
Cory Booker: Start-ups Will Define America's Future
The Newark mayor and video-site founder spent the past week hanging out with hackers, founders, and tech geeks. Here's why. Read more
The Secret to Being Fearless
You know you're supposed to embrace failure and practice empathy as an entrepreneur, so why do you still struggle to do it? Read more
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
