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Forget Jeremy Lin. The hottest question of the week was, "Are entrepreneurs feeling optimistic?" One good thing about being the soul of free enterprise, the best hope of innovation, and the lone source of new job creation in the U.S. economy: It makes people attentive to your moods
Read More »30 Under 30 | Call for Nominations
Call for Nominations Are you, or do you know, an under-30 superstar entrepreneur who we should consider for this year's 30 Under 30 Coolest Entrepreneurs list? We're calling for nominations from all industries to create a diverse list of companies led by young entrepreneurs who have the potential to become the rock star CEOs of their generation
Read More »Yahoo’s Prediction Engine Calls Presidential Race In Favor Of Obama (Sorry, Mitt)
Using smarty-pants economists and computer scientists, Yahoo analyzed historical data and says the math points to the prez taking the White House this fall. An entire industry has emerged to try to predict who will triumph in any particular political contest
Read More »Top 6 Hiring Mistakes to Avoid
When filling a top leadership slot, these are the blunders you don't want to make.
Read More »What Motivates Young Entrepreneurs Now?
A new study reveals that young entrepreneurs are driven by rule-breaking, thinking outside the box, and friendship. Today's young entrepreneurs are motivated to start companies because they hate authority and want to break all the rules, according to a recent study of 250 business owners between the ages of 18 and 22 years old.
Read More »Hard Truth: 6 Reasons Start-ups Fail
How do you know if your company will fail? While no one has a crystal ball, there are traps that snare entrepreneurs again and again
Read More »Fast Talk: Why Fashion Designers Need To Embrace Their Inner Geek
Meet Jean Paul Cauvin, a French fashion veteran and self-proclaimed non-geek who nonetheless saw the need to follow fashion's technological future.
Read More »Make Your Meetings More Effective
Here's tips on how to keep groups focused and not waste time from Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, and Adam Toren, co-founder of Small Business BIG Vision.
Read More »New Mac OS X Mountain Lion Let Loose, Facebook Launching Verified Accounts, Apple Responds To Contact Privacy Concerns
Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Apple Lets Loose Mountain Lion OS On Devs .
Read More »Department Of Homeland Security Tells Congress Why It’s Monitoring Facebook, Twitter, Blogs
The House of Representatives' Subcommittee on Counterintelligence and Intelligence was not pleased.
Read More »Employee Perks That Don’t Work
Over much of the last decade or two, the subject of work-life balance has been a hot topic in the business world.
Read More »My Board Wants a New CEO
You've built your company from the ground up, but now are being pushed out. Step One: Get a lawyer. Then what
Read More »Sharing App Bump 3.0 Slashes Most Features, Proves Less Really Can Be More
"It's been interesting talking about what's new with Bump 3.0 because the list of things that we're removing is longer than the list of things that we're adding," says Bump CEO David Lieb. "It's not a normal progression." There's a lesson in here for all of us.
Read More »Fullback Strategy: Succeed by Helping Out
Throwing a few blocks can help you shine more than carrying the ball. We all love overnight celebrity stories about breakout stars who suddenly catapult to the forefront of a scene and completely own it out of sheer talent and brilliance. Sure, it's inspiring and romantic, but not always the case
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