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There is no right, wrong or definitive way to get the attention of investors.

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Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Navman Wireless’s Vice President, Renaat Ver Eecke . What Renaat said about how he led his company to success sounded very similar to Adrian Slywotzky’s hassle map . Below, Renaat describes how market research led to big success for Navman Wireless.

Facebook VP David Fischer explicitly downplayed the social network's role in Middle Eastern revolutions to an Israeli conference which included a tech industry who's-who. One of Facebook's highest-ranking international executives told a dignitary-packed Israeli conference that the website played a minimal role in the Arab Spring .

Community-minded entrepreneurs can legally structure their businesses to provide a social benefit and to turn a profit. Social entrepreneurship has grown to include an estimated 40 million people working worldwide to address the most pressing environmental, economic, and social challenges of our time. With so many companies claiming to be eco-friendly and socially responsible, it's becoming more difficult not just for consumers but for investors to separate a good company from a good marketer

The auteur behind "Thumbsucker" and the newly released "Beginners" has perfected the art of making capitalism look beautiful, earning money off of corporate commercial work to support uncompromisingly artistic independent films. Let's call 'em "dependies." “I don’t actually believe in advertising,” says Mike Mills, a guy who makes his living directing TV commercials. “I don’t really believe that when I make a Nike ad that people go buy more of that shoe, you know?” But by the time his spots air, the ambivalence has magically transformed into authenticity.

With the market for cloud-based enterprise services expected to grow to $35.6 billion by 2015, the battle for control of the clouds is heating up, with tech giants such as EMC, Apple, Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft elbowing for market share. But don't forget about scrappy underdog Box.net

Think you’ve got training challenges? Try making sure thousands of your sales agents are up-to-date with the ever-changing online ad business

Rory McIlroy has returned to Britain, basking in his record-breaking U.S Open triumph and ready for a three-week break before he returns to the course to look for a second straight major victory.

Don't let your new sales rep call on just any prospect.

While the deal makes sense on paper, you know it's never that easy to pull off, which is why you'll need your management team prepped to make it happen as smoothly as possible. Your business , unlike your competition, is doing well and growing. Or, perhaps your growth has reached a lull and you'd like to rectify that

Alexander Noren has maintained his lead at the Wales Open after a third round in which defending champion Graeme McDowell slumped to an 81 and fell 11 strokes off the pace.

The gourmet-cupcake craze may never die -- damn its adorable deliciousness! -- but that hasn't stopped whoopie pies, macaroons, and doughnuts from vying for the sweets spotlight recently.

For this installment of our forward-looking Crystal Ballin' series we speak with the man who founded his could-based file-sharing platform in college.

South African journeyman Keith Horne led the Wales Open after shooting a 7-under 64 in the opening round Thursday, with defending champion Graeme McDowell trailing by three strokes at Celtic Manor.