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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

Andy Spade: The Product Is Everything

Don't worry about starting a company, says the co-founder behind the Kate Spade and Jack Spade brands. If your product is great, the rest falls into place.  Read more

It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint: The Real Reason Start-ups Fail

Ask 10 entrepreneurs why startups fail and you'll get 10 different answers. But there's just one simple cause underlying all of them.  Read more

John Vechey: Don't Waste Time With Mission Statements

PopCap Games began with just a couple of college guys who didn't know how to run a business. Then they hired a consultant--big mistake.  Read more

An Office Designed for Human Nature (and Happy Workers)

In the past, offices ignored human nature. Big mistake. Simple tweaks can make your team happier by making their workspace more in-line with our evolved pref...  Read more

Bringing in Stars, and Letting Them Shine

It's not easy for me to delegate, but our company needs a seasoned manager. What I've learned.  Read more

How We Got Funded: Betterment

Always be networking, and don't get cocky, a financial start-up learns.  Read more

Clive Davis: It Never Pays to Be a Know-It-All

The former head of Columbia Records learned early on what all CEOs must do: Embrace your strengths--and hire around your weaknesses.  Read more

3 Secrets of Superachievers

A pair of authors interviews a diverse bunch of super high achievers, uncovering a handful of surprising strategies the rest of us can use to accomplish more.  Read more

Network the Hell Out of People: 6 Expert Tips

The more smart people you know, the faster you'll be able to grow your business. But you have to go about it thoughtfully.  Read more

What's Your Company Really Worth?

Here are the approaches buyers will use to determine your company's current value and prospects for growth.  Read more

Survey Says: Start a Business, It Might Improve Your Sex Life

Some of the perks of owning a small business? More freedom, better sleep and more sex.  Read more

Jason Goldberg: I Was the Poster Boy for Wasting Investor Money

After burning through $48 million, the Fab.com founder learned a key start-up lesson: Be ready to turn on a dime.  Read more

7 Ways to Get More Twitter Followers Today

Want your tweets to reach more potential customers? New research offers plenty of simple suggestions you can implement today.  Read more

Your Elevator Pitch Stinks. Here's How to Fix It

The old, boring elevator speech is dead. Finally. Use these four tips to create a pitch that doesn't sound like an outdated sales speech.  Read more