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Belfor Holdings CEO Sheldon Yellen explains why his billion-dollar company is nothing without his people. Sheldon Yellen had an inkling that he was out of touch with his 6,400 employees

With the Regeneration project, Hyundai continues its quest for emotional connection, uniting electronic music stars with musicians from five other genres What comes to mind when you think of Hyundai?

Herman Cain's 9-9-9 plan is is the legislative equivalent of Subway's $5 footlong campaign or Domino's 5-5-5 deal. It's sharply marketed to the fast food nation (just don't look too close at what's inside).

In Silicon Valley, some dare to ask: Why hire a PhD, when a self-taught kid is just as good? Adam Passey, 28 Medford, Oregon Former VP of information and technology at a marketing agency HIRED BY IGN "I had one job for 10 years, and a lot of the systems I worked on were proprietary, so I couldn't show them as examples of my work

How FamiliesGo! founder Eileen Gunn will break away from day-to-day tasks to map out a long-term strategy. Planning and structure has been on my mind lately. As a freelance writer I’m good at imposing both of these things on my work

Bill Nguyen launches startups with haste, never researches the competition, and makes the same mistakes "again and again." So why do people keep giving him so much money? td p {padding:10px !important;font-size:12px !important;font-family:arial !important;line-height:1.2em !important;} "I make the same mistakes with every single startup," says Nguyen, pictured here at Color headquarters

Though the Texas fires dominated the news this summer, they were not America's largest. NASA's fire detection satellites are useful beyond just generating pretty but painful pictures.

Enough with long lines at the DMV and other horrors of local government. It's time for cities to drag themselves into the 21st century. Here are the steps some are taking

Author John Warrillow explains the perks of keeping your role as both CEO and a shareholder separate in your mind -and in everyone else's. Dear John, I am the president of a family business and we recently received an offer to buy our company for $8 million plus an earn out

Don't keep your solar user in the dark.

Think the best place for solar panels is the desert? Think again. In Antarctica, the sun shines 24 hours a day

Wordpress.com's parent company, Automattic, has announced a partnership with Federated Media this week that will give Wordpress.com's 24 million blogging sites access to Federated's vast digital advertising network. In other words, that Crimean military history blog could actually make you a little cash. For bigger fish in the blog pond, it could mean a significant new revenue stream.

The latest stories from the bleeding edge of education thinking. A few highlights from the recent issues of EdSurge, the edtech entrepreneur's weekly roadmap. MAPPING THE WORLD Every pioneer needs a map and now the NewSchools Venture Fund has started to make one of the edtech world

It is no secret the online deal space has exploded over the past few years. Companies like Groupon, LivingSocial, and Bloomspot have seen incredible growth and for good reason: The online small business revolution is upon us. Offering discounts on goods and services is nothing new, but having location data and intent is a holy grail