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Why overindulging in capital can be the worst thing for your start-up's health Which do you think is a better predictor of your company’s future? To have such a great concept that investors throw $400 million at you to bring it to life? Or to face enough skepticism that you can squeeze out just $9 million over multiple rounds of funding

Google and Microsoft were once start-ups.

Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley both have incredible talent, but theyre two very different ponds for fishing.

MLS club Sporting Kansas City knows not every one of its matches will be an instant classic. That doesn't mean it can't still keep fans entertained

To create customers loyal enough to stand in line for you, start by earning the loyalty of your employees. And there's only one way to do that. In a world where careers have become as portable as cell phones and BlackBerrys, ordinary loyalty is fast disappearing from the business landscape.

Two new studies are offering a sneak peak into the future of the Internet: 24/7 digital surveillance of citizens is about to become affordable for repressive regimes worldwide. Do NOT text a friend about this. In Gary Shteyngart's 2010 novel Super Sad True Love Story, ordinary Americans are glued to superpowered iPhone-like devices while authority figures monitor their every move

For a whole new generation of tech-savvy young professionals, having access to social media or the right smartphone in the workplace is at times more important than earning a higher salary.

The iPad has made tablets a fading memory, but these four 7-inch tablets may actually be a better fit for your business. On a sunny day in April of last year, Apple released one of most game-changing gadgets ever

A rare trip inside the network's top-secret security center. Location: We can't say

It's 10 am. Do you know what your telecommuter is doing? Does "working from home" mean "hardly working"?

It may be responsible for the financial meltdown, but while it was writing bad mortgages, Bank of America was also doing excellent work reducing its footprint. There are lot of problems in the world, and myriad ways to fix them. It's almost impossible to address them all at the same time.

In the three years since

Utilities are big and slow and doing a bad job preparing for the smart-grid-enabled future. Those who can't wait are setting up smaller grids, which are becoming test sites for smart energy management technology

Entrepreneurs who launch companies don't always stay in charge. Etsy founder Rob Kalin was replaced in July, and nine other examples. Rob Kalin is perhaps one of the few start-up founders to be replaced not once, but twice in his tenure as CEO

By 2015, $144 million will be spent annually on cybersecurity tools for electric vehicles. Hacker attacks on electric vehicles couldn't just spoof credit card numbers or power a car for free--they could also potentially take down the grid. Electric cars can go fast, have increasingly impressive battery lives, help drivers save money, and help wean economies off of oil.