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When you're determined to make your start-up succeed, it's easy to be serious.

User experience is a priority that should, in some way, find a home within the design of any new-media strategy.

17 heart attack patients treated with stem cells saw almost 50 percent reduction in scars

Meet Chris Lee, cofounder of Meeteor, which leverages Facebook as a networking tool. Here's how to access "the network you may not even know you have." Chris Lee is the cofounder of the Seattle-based Meeteor , which scours your social graph in search of second- and third-degree connections to people who might be able to help advance your career. Fast Company caught up with Lee to talk about coffee, sandwiches, beer, and other networking tools.

Smartphones with HDTV reception chips and in-car television sets are big business in Taiwan, China, and Brazil. Now the travel-friendly tech behind mobile DTV is making its way to the United States.

Hospitals and patients are finding it harder to get some medications because drug companies have stopped making them. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on the shortage of one cancer drug, which could put thousands of children's lives at risk.

The value of customer relationships runs much deeper than a good product or service. Often we receive many great questions and comments from the readers of our Inc.com column

If you look hard enough, you'll find there's just one number that tells you all you need to know about running your business. The trick is finding the right one. My concept of a “golden number” is lifted from a PBS show I watched as a kid about the “golden ratio,” a number with seemingly magical significance.

Technology disasters happen.

Forget the long-stemmed roses and tickets to Broadway plays. I've found smarter ways to woo my company's best clients. I'm often struck by the similarities between professional and personal relationships.

A pint-sized version of the iPad is coming, says one analyst.

When faced with unthinkable tragedy, restaurateur John Besh found the secret to growing his business--and it wasn't all about the bottomline. More than a decade ago, chef John Besh set a date to open his first New Orleans restaurant: September 11th, 2001. That would be the first unimaginable American tragedy to leave its mark on the Louisiana-native.

Photo by Benjamin Lowy What do you get when you cross Walmart with Mother Teresa? Who would be the Square Deal candidate in 2012? And how in the world do you compare--and rank--such dynamic, eclectic businesses as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

It's not unlike developing a romantic relationship: You'll need wit, persistence, and a good deal of charm to be successful. Valentine's Day is traditionally the day to launch an all out charm offensive toward a loved one with roses, champagne—whatever your weapon of choice. This Feb

Somewhere along the way you lost the thrill of running your own business.