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These six mantras help keep me focused, and help keep my business sailing along, no matter what the day brings. I’ve founded two companies and co-founded two others, but some days, I still feel like I never know what’s going to hit me next. Luckily, I’ve found a few simple mantras that help me stay steady even when things get ridiculously hairy.

The secret to a successful start-up?

Interviewing may be more of an art than an exact science, but that doesn't mean psychological research can't help you select the best candidate. Getting to know people well is hard—whether you’re choosing a mate, a friend, or an employee for your company. Why?

Conflict can be helpful at an advisor meeting. What's more important? Disciplined use of time.

Big, nonsensical blunders such as a bad acquisition can happen when you don't consider a broad enough set of growth paths. Do you ever wonder why businesses make big, nonsensical, blunders like a bad acquisition or selling an unprofitable product?

How can I go about teaching enterprise, and their B2B marketers, how to produce better content? This is a real marketing emergency, if there is such a thing. Have you looked at the number of white papers out there lately?

Outgrowing some of your loyal employees? Stop hoping they will retire.

The hackers didn't get credit card information but what they did get is potentially more dangerous. Don't let it happen to your business. Inc.

Google, Facebook, and others have made consumers particularly sensitive about their privacy online. That means you need to be sensitive about it too. Big tech companies are no strangers to privacy problems

I used to live in fear of walking into the office and hearing "Our server crashed." No more. Not sure if you should be running your own network or hiring someone else to deal with it? Not sure what to make of all this talk about ‘moving your business to the cloud’

Starting a business can be rewarding but it's hardly the road to happiness. Seven reasons why you're still unhappy. Sixty-two percent of Bulgarians say they are “not very” happy or “not at all” happy

An MIT technologist argues that for many of us our old-fashioned approach to organization (i.e. our impulse to sort and file everything) is a giant waste of time. When looking to clear your mind , it's often suggested you might want to start by clearing your desk

The smaller your business, the more crucial it is to get every new hire right.

He's got the experience and the know-how, but his advice is off the mark. How to handle a mentor you don't agree with.

It's time to ship out those W-2s and 1099s again. Yes, it feels like a waste of time and money, but pay attention: The IRS takes this very, very seriously