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There was a point over the winter where every germ in New York City seemed to find its way to my doorstep and I was alternating between playing nurse and patient for from mid-February to the end of March. No problem. One of the perks of being an entrepreneur is that you’re the boss.

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In cities where the water coming from pipes is anything but reliable, a new service alerts people so they don't have to sit at home all day waiting for the tap to turn on. In many cities in developing countries, residents have piped water supplies. But there's a catch: the water is only available through the pipes for a few hours at a time, and people have no way of knowing when that will be

Do "likes" and retweets add up to sales? Who knows

In order to get his high school diploma in 2008, Daniel Gomez Iniguez was required to complete a research project.

What if everyone had a friend who was a beauty editor—someone to sort through the gazillion products and tell you not just what’s best, but what's best for you and how to use it?

Facebook VP David Fischer explicitly downplayed the social network's role in Middle Eastern revolutions to an Israeli conference which included a tech industry who's-who. One of Facebook's highest-ranking international executives told a dignitary-packed Israeli conference that the website played a minimal role in the Arab Spring .

What do you do when you have a bad "break up" with an employee? Here are a few things to think about when it happens, because it will. Over the course of 10 years I've had lovely people come to my e-mail marketing software company VerticalResponse, and sadly they've 'broken up with us' for various reasons

I'm pleased, although not surprised, by the incredible wave of reactions to and comments about my post, "Great People Are Overrated." (I'm also not surprised by the vitriol and personal nature of some of the barbs aimed at me. That seems to go with the territory whenever you question an article of faith among the web startup crowd.) My guess is that the post touched a nerve because it touched on one of the great dividing lines in our business culture today. As members of an economy, a society, and a collection of companies, all of us are engaged in a conversation (sometimes explicit, mainly implicit) about what makes the world go 'round -- individual brilliance or group genius, self-possessed superstars or well-rounded teams.

Social media influence index, Klout, allows brands to slip customized Facebook pages and offers to its most influential followers. Facebook is throwing up a red velvet rope around a new VIP page.

As Cannes judges shortlist their Lions, we talk with creatives about the key decisions that helped them transform their visions into award-worthy campaigns. Here, Droga5 copywriter Adam Noel and art director Jon Kubik discuss the Jay-Z Decoded campaign, which just took home the Outdoor Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions

For businesses just starting out (and even for businesses that are already established), writing a business plan that bankers and investors can understand can be difficult. What is the point of a business plan

The inside story of Matt Damon's bold yet sane plan to use his celebrity and smarts to help attack one of the globe's great crises. Matt Damon, water warrior.

The Hippo Roller has made life easier for thousands of water-starved people--but it's very expensive. The WaterWheel--designed to solve the water crisis in India--is the next generation of wheeled water carriers. Not everyone can just turn on the tap to access clean water; in the developing world, women regularly carry five-gallon, 42-pound buckets of water on their heads.

“The goal,” says Paul Brinkley, a former technology executive and now Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, “is to create an indigenous economy in Afghanistan that gives the Afghans hope, creates employment opportunities for young people, and discourages association with the radicals.” When you think of Afghanistan, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? War?