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Young entrepreneurs often pursue funding first, product second. That's a dangerous path--and it won't do your company much good.

How to leveraged a low-cost structure into a strategic growth plan focused on low-risk, low-cost acquisitions. If you could get the jump on your competition, would you? Of course you would

If you're thinking about pursuing an entrepreneurial dream, do this mental exercise to make sure you've got the passion to make it work. A friend of mine bought a coffee shop.

At the end of the month, Netflix subscribers will no longer be able to stream Starz content--one of the largest providers of movies and TV shows. Netflix puts on a happy face: "We are confident we can take the money we had earmarked for Starz's renewal . . .

Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way. You’re the boss.

People can feel trapped by their careers--whether it's because they're earning too little, are waiting for a big payout, or have grown accustomed to a certain lifestyle. Laura Vanderkam's new book, All the Money in the World: What the Happiest People Know About Getting and Spending, offers a new approach to finances for a modern, more flexible reality. Increasingly, the stories people tell me about their work and life choices break the conventional mold: A twentysomething entrepreneur starts a business while holding down another job and living on friend’s couch.

What does a pet product start-up have in common with a Girl Scout selling cookies? They can both teach you about mobile payments.

A vast collection of musical instruments and antique cars will be up for auction at RM Auctions and Sotheby’s sale of the Milhous Collection—a compilation of more than five decades’ worth of memorabilia owned by brothers Bob and Paul Milhous. The Milhous brothers, who made their money in the printing ...

Don't wait. Here are seven reasons to launch a venture today

Cash flow can be a real pain point for start-ups. These new solutions by young companies are helping start-ups scale quickly without cash infusions from investors

No, not because Buffett said so. Because 2012 could be a year in which paying more now could mean paying less later

Mistakes are a great way to learn. But why not skip the pain and suffering yourself--at least on these 9 mistakes

A neuroscience technology breakthrough at the University of California, Berkeley, has major implications for the future of branding and marketing. It finally happened. Neuroscience technology can now reliably read our minds.

Need a good hired gun? Here's what to look for. I'm a freelancer

As a business owner, if you can tap into the passion of your workforce the same way that Wikipedia taps into its army of unpaid volunteers, you can accomplish things that no amount of money can buy. Have you ever stopped to consider how remarkable Wikipedia is? The online encyclopedia represents arguably the greatest collection of knowledge and information ever assembled--and the overwhelming majority of the work in creating and maintaining it has been done by unpaid volunteers .