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Will your idea fly with customers? Here's the best way to find out. Editor's note: This post is part of a series featuring excerpts from the recently published book, The Startup Owner's Manual , written by serial entrepreneurs-turned-educators Steve Blank and Bob Dorf.

Start-up founders tend to say everything's great, all the time. So what happens when that's not even close to true

In the Phoenix metro area, sprawling data centers and fraud-prevention companies bloom like the cacti and agaves of a growing tech ecosphere. UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New Insights All around the country, Americans are dreaming big. Their boldest ideas are changing their communities--and having a ripple effect throughout the world

Claiming your product will revolutionize the industry? Dissing your competitors? Comparing yourself to Steve Jobs

These common assumptions can be toxic to the success of any new venture. Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the recently published book, The Startup Owner’s Manual , written by entrepreneurs-turned-educators Steve Blank and Bob Dorf. Come back each week for more how-tos from this 608-page guide

Can you recover from a failed business?

Strategies every start-up and small business can take from Apple, Facebook, Google, and other leaders in high tech. Looking to model your startup or small business after the tech industry's titans? It's not just about cutting-edge technology

Tech entrepreneurs flock to pricey events for the networking and the potential prize money. But there are cheaper ways to launch to the masses

Mark Zuckerberg and his executive team have been extremely successful at retaining equity in their company.

For bootstrapping entrepreneurs, consulting is often a fact of life. But how do you keep all those side projects from overwhelming your startup

Last week, Instagram hit 27 million users, solidifying it not only as one of the most popular photo-sharing services on the market, but as one of the world's fastest-growing social networks .

The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest.

The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest. The saga continues: On Tuesday evening, the Senate denied the democratic proposal to the JOBS Act, 55 to 44, five votes short of a necessary majority, delaying the ultimate vote by at least another day.

The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest

The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest. The saga continues: On Tuesday evening, the Senate denied the democratic proposal to the JOBS Act, 55 to 44, five votes short of a necessary majority, delaying the ultimate vote by at least another day