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Why serial entrepreneur Seth Epstein says, among other things, that start-up founders should streak. Seth Epstein, the founder and CEO of SocialStay , which creates mobile apps for luxury resorts like the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hotel Shangri-La in Santa Monica, and Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles, spoke recently as part of the University of California at Santa Barbara Distinguished Lecture Series.

New data shows that there's a huge pool of talented workers out there just waiting to be hired. Check out what you're missing. The Disability Funders Network says that people with disabilities constitute the largest minority group in the U.S

Research on U.S. Net habits suggests that if this sentence takes longer than a second to load, many citizens will have clicked elsewhere already. If you've got the patience (or are European) read on for more shocking data on not dawdling

With winnings from "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," Nik Bonaddio created a predictive sports system Billy Beane would be proud of. Nik Bonaddio was in the hot seat on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire one night back in 2009. He had coasted through the first few questions.

It's easy to be overwhelmed when the to-do list gets too long. Here's how to cut things down to size.

Feeling like a failure in business?

If you haven't mastered these simple sales skills, you won't be able to sell at the highest level.

It's not so mysterious, after all. And neither is your coffee or Coke habit.

Great leaders reserve their advice for the people and situations in which it will do the most good.

In business, the consequences of failing to properly frame or assess an issue can be dire. Often such a misdiagnosis is the result of not having the right information. Though the necessary information is often available, businesspeople sometimes don't know how to find it or don't see it in front of them.

The founder of Alltop.com explains his social media strategy (and tells uis why Google+ may overtake Facebook). Guy Kawasaki wears many hats.

A former fighter pilot explains how to use military discipline to increase your sales figures. There are real similarities between flying combat missions and going on sales calls, according to former fighter pilot Rob "Waldo" Wingman , author of the bestseller Never Fly Solo: Lead with Courage, Build Trusting Partnerships, and Reach New Heights in Business . As he explained it to me a while back: "Both jobs require short-term mission success and long-term victory, both require specialized training, and both demand an ability to perform under stress." Here are Wingman's 10 steps for "flying" your next sales "mission." Phase 1: Preparation 1.

This article is the sixth and probably last article in a minseries of six articles ( see the first , second , third , f ourth and fifth articles here) about civilization, fungus, and alcohol. Very little is known about the beginning of the story of humans and yeast.

Fear is the main obstacle to success in business--in business as well as elsewhere. Don't let it rule your life. Most people aren't as successful as they might be, simply because their fear is keeping them from taking action.

To acquire a more positive attitude, all you really need is a more powerful vocabulary. Try these linguistic shifts.