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Mobile devices have completely changed the way we consume music. It wasn't so long ago that I would physically go to a store to browse for an album. Today, I can stream pretty much any song ever recorded on my smartphone, for free, anywhere I have access to the Internet
Read More »The Hard Truth About Success
Here's what's getting in your way when you attempt (and fail) to hit those "reach" goals. Many people fall prey to, “Yeah, but...” thinking. I have a friend who absolutely hates how successful his brother-in-law has become.
Read More »How Do You Make Your Business Ideas Concrete? Look to Hamburger Helper
What can a Kleiner Perkins VC pitch, and Hamburger Helper from General Mills, tell you about how to make your ideas tangible and real? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series , a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Made to Stick (2007) by Fast Company columnists Dan and Chip Heath .
Read More »Venture Capitalist Marianne Wu On Why Now Is The Right Time For Biofuels
In this extended version of the talk from our new issue, we speak with Marianne Wu, a partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures. "A lot of people assume that green biofuels mean higher prices or worse performance," Wu says.
Read More »The End of Silicon Valley?
If Startup America is to succeed, it needs start-ups to eschew the Bay Area. But there's no shortage of skeptics in the idea a "Silicon Prairie" will emerge
Read More »Do You Need a Business Partner, or Not?
How do you make a fair partnership agreement for you and your company? Mike Michalowicz, author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur advises.
Read More »My Favorite Gift
What do you give the entrepreneur who has everything? To find out, we asked several business owners to describe their most cherished gifts. For my birthday a few years ago, my now-ex-husband gave me bound copies of every Vogue magazine published in the 1960s.
Read More »An Entrepreneur’s Ode to Andy Rooney
TV Essayist and 60 Minutes fixture for 33 years, Andy Rooney, died this week after appearing in "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" over 1,000 times. TV Essayist and 60 Minutes fixture for 33 years, Andy Rooney, died this week after appearing in "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" over 1,000 times. Here is an entrepreneur's ode to Andy trademark segment "You Ever Wonder Why...?"
Read More »An Entrepreneur’s Ode to Andy Rooney
TV Essayist and 60 Minutes fixture for 33 years, Andy Rooney, died this week after appearing in "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" over 1,000 times.
Read More »Go Big or Go Home?
The founder of FamiliesGo!, a travel website, weighs the options for her start-ups growth. One of the first things another entrepreneur said to me when I was getting feedback on the viability of FamiliesGo! was that I ought to think about whether I want to keep things small or “go big.” I think about it a lot and can see the possibility and appeal of both paths
Read More »Go Big or Go Home?
The founder of FamiliesGo!, a travel website, weighs the options for her start-ups growth.
Read More »Stop Doubting Your Business
Sure, Congress is ineffective, the Fed can't help you, and optimism is still weak. But there are plenty of reasons to feel good about being a small business owner. At first glance, today's small business optimism index released by the National Federation of Independent Businesses might make you a little depressed: More than a quarter of small businesses indicated that sales were lower this month than last, and borrowing activity is at a 38-year low.
Read More »Start Your Business in One Day
How can the U.S. ease the process of starting a business
Read More »Video: Biographer: Steve Jobs regretted refusing surgery
Steve Kroft spoke with Steve Jobs' biographer Walter Isaacson who reveals how the entrepreneur regretted delaying an operation to treat his pancreatic cancer in an interview to air on "60 Minutes."
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