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They're low-cost, and provide the typical office amenities--conference rooms, photocopiers, etc. But there are other less tangible benefits for entrepreneurs. Garages and bedrooms may be the archetypal home of scrappy new ventures, but these days entrepreneurs have another option when it comes deciding where to locate a fledgling business: coworking spaces.

Is your product or service a coveted diamond or a chunk of coal?

Somewhere along the line between brainstorming and testing new ideas in the marketplace, your research is failing. Here's why

When you're determined to make your start-up succeed, it's easy to be serious.

Meet David Gensler, whose Brooklyn clothing company Serum Versus Venom advocates a return to craft. Read on to learn about the value of a well-made belt, what would've happened if Picasso had tweeted, and how Jay-Z could be the next Oprah

Mistakes are a great way to learn. But why not skip the pain and suffering yourself--at least on these 9 mistakes

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Yahoo Board Shakeup. Four long-standing Yahoo board members have decided not to stand for re-election, including chairman Roy Bostock

Tips to fuel creativity and invention--geared to your brain type. One afternoon in Oregon, apparently in 2006, artist Eric Singer contemplated a piece of orange Madrone wood from his neighbor's yard and had an "Aha!" moment. Why not combine wood and sunglasses

Forget about raises and better benefits. Those are important -- but this is what your staff really wants. Pay is important .

Top salespeople use these simple rules to keep their customers buying from them--even in the face of steep competition. Customer loyalty is the key to profitability

Why we’re still waiting for the perfect mobile interface. Illustration by Robert Samuel Hanson Shortly after the iPhone 4S went on sale this fall, its marquee feature, the Siri voice assistant, sparked a heated debate in the tech world: Was Siri a great computing interface, or was it the greatest?

Can you set out to fail? Yes, in fact, you can -- if you do one of the following things. Fellow Inc.com columnist Paul Schoemaker recently wrote about how mistakes can be the secret to success

Last year saw the explosion of deals companies trying to duplicate the success of first-mover Groupon.

That might be a good thing. Here's why.

Our company is stocked with scientists, but we still can't solve every technical challenge ourselves. Enter the scientific advisory board