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In just nine months, the photo sharing startup hit 150 million pix and more than 7 million users who upload about 1.3 million photos daily (15 per seond).

A new therapy that has caught my attention is hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HOT). When I read the different illnesses it cures, it seems too good to be true. Entrepreneurs are always looking for the next big thing

Next month, Bloomberg will broadcast a documentary television series featuring the successes and struggles of 11 start-ups trying to hit it big in New York City. Could TechStars be Shark Tank for start-ups? Replace Mark Cuban with Mark Suster, and you just might have a hit

Today Adobe is launching a public preview of Edge, its tool for web designers that allows moving, interactive graphics on a website using HTML5, not Flash.

In my last post, I cautioned about the dangers of learning about venture capital from watching a TV show .

"We're out to fundamentally change the way people communicate and share, not just create a pretty photo-sharing app," says Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom.

In the future, students will use social networks for more than planning keggers. If Groupon's backers have anything to say about it

Franchising your small business may be a good way to grow fast. Figuring out whether or not franchising will work for you is a matter of knowing your business and yourself.

Getting your merchandise from point A to point B can be costly. Follow these tips, and you'll save smart on your shipping strategy. Let’s face it : shipping is a tough beast to tackle

File this under "why I still love Magic Johnson." Legendary NBA star for the Lakers and—what's more germaine to this posting—Michigan State alum, Earvin "Magic" Johnson has announced he has joined a tech start-up VC group, Detroit Venture Partners, and will be infusing millions of his own personal dollars into Detroit-based tech start-ups. Detroit Venture Partners (which was co-founded by Josh Linkner, another Inc.com columnist ) primarily incubates and funds early-stage companies working on mobile apps, cloud computing, and social networking

In the new book The Innovator's DNA, authors Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clayton Christensen discuss the three things that set companies steeped innovation apart from the thousands of other companies doing business. Drawing on a sample of companies that lead both lists, we dove deeply into the practices of some of the world's most innovative companies

But not all banks will offer them, and if you choose one, watch for hidden fees.

Sending young entrepreneurs to companies outside of major cities gives struggling economies an infusion of new talent, and budding business people a chance to be at the front lines of innovative startups. Schools and startups in economically challenged areas share a similar problem: a difficulty in attracting and retaining young talent. Teach For America has worked for decades towards fixing the education issue by placing top-notch college graduates in struggling schools.

No company owner ever wants to conduct a layoff.

Beryl Companies CEO Paul Spiegelman explains how to get employees to show up for work with passion, productivity, and focus--and increase profits.