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Before you raise money from the masses, a few words of warning.

Don't ignore your customers' headaches. Here's how you can use them to boost business.

Studies show that teaming up with a prime contractor may be the fastest way to breach the seven-figure mark. Here's what you need to know.

Brackets players, you seemed to be hedging your bets in Inc.'s Greatest Living Entrepreneur Tournament. In the final-four matchup between Bill Gates and Richard Branson, you chose business efficiency over flash, handing victory to the geeky software magnate over the flashy godfather of Virgin. In the matchup between Oprah and Howard Schultz you did the opposite, preferring TV glitter over business philosophizing.

The first step to becoming more successful is changing the way you think about failure. Failure is painful, right? Not for successful people.

People have some interesting associations with the verb "to hustle." But reconsidering what it means could help you recession-proof your career and improve other aspects of your life.

Want to be a TechStar? Follow these dos and don'ts

Think you know all there is to know about LinkedIn? Even expert users can squeeze out more productivity and sales with LinkedIns ready-made tools

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Of the 1,500 who apply for TechStars; 1% gets in. If you want to crack the code of getting into an incubator, youll need to make "The Video." Heres how the chosen teams impressed TechStars.

The web still hasn't become its own operating system but, man, parts of it are close. Take these surprisingly powerful and useful app-like websites, for example. Do you remember how web browsers worked in 1998?

You don't have to be a Hollywood mogul to have someone do mind-numbing tasks for you. Just ask Ted Roden

Here are the stories you read, shared, tweeted, and pinned this week.

Nine ways to know if the job seeker you're talking to has the personality, risk profile, and skill set for an entrepreneurial venture. They smile, they laugh on cue, and they have a rehearsed response for every conventional interview question. They profess to be entrepreneurs, but are they actually wantrapreneurs