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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 . . .

Don't just sit there while the clock is ticking on your business idea. Go where the nerds are.

A new study finds assertive black women leaders are viewed positively while just as assertive white women in the same roles are viewed negatively.

In business terms, Jeremy Lin is the underdog that took on the 800 pound gorilla and won. Here's what entrepreneurs can learn from him

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

How an unusual inner-city charter school plans to groom the next generation of tech entrepreneurs. If you think the next generation of start-up founders will hail from Stanford, Harvard, or some other university cranking out MBAs, you might want to expand your thinking.

A new study offers another reason to break a sweat that's specifically relevant to entrepreneurs: You're less likely to be a jerk to your employees. There is no shortage of reasons to exercise.

Our expectations have everything to do with how much we like a new product or experience. Your marketing needs to reflect this

If you blow it at a face-to-face meeting, you'll have wasted both your time & your client's. Avoid these goofs to turn more prospects into paying customers. Customer visits are expensive–and if you don't make a sale, your time and travel expense has been wasted

Outside of the technology sector, most of the large companies that I encounter are startlingly similar. They're massively successful, indisputably recognized as world-class leaders by consumers and the business community. Their executives are all quite smart and good at what they do

Now that you've raised money, how do you build a solid team?

The Russian search company has just announced a collaboration with Twitter. Here's how they're becoming more like Google--and also how they also zag with every Google zig.

How can you find the best candidates?

It's not all Super PACs and mudslinging. In fact, every business executive can learn valuable lessons from inside the Beltway and on the campaign trail. Just because every American seems to be fed up with politics and politicians doesn't mean every business executive can't learn valuable lessons from the Beltway.