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Research shows that women exaggerate the skills they need to succeed. For women entrepreneurs, that could be a problem.

It's great that entrepreneurs are always looking for bright new ideas.

What are they doing, anyway? A look inside the secret lives of hired guns. You hire an independent contractor

Mental health care is one of the biggest unmet needs of our time. Nearly one in two people in the U.S. will suffer from depression, anxiety disorders or another mental health ailment at some point in their life, and about one in 17 Americans currently has a serious mental illness

No one has time to listen to chit-chat. Use these tricks to get more out of less in conversations with busy executives. Who has the time now for long conversations

If Y Combinator is the next PayPal Mafia, then Paul Graham is Silicon Valley's godfather. Graham is the cofounder of Y Combinator, the investment firm that plugs seed money ($18,000 on average) into early stage startups in exchange for mentorship and access to its ever-growing network of alumni.

In some rare cases it may become necessary to fire a customer that disrespects your team. In those cases, show your team that you have their backs

If you're thinking about pursuing an entrepreneurial dream, do this mental exercise to make sure you've got the passion to make it work. A friend of mine bought a coffee shop.

Don't just sit there while the clock is ticking on your business idea. Go where the nerds are.

Kill the post-work social events -- among other things -- that might be rubbing your staff the wrong way. You’re the boss.

If you blow it at a face-to-face meeting, you'll have wasted both your time & your client's. Avoid these goofs to turn more prospects into paying customers. Customer visits are expensive–and if you don't make a sale, your time and travel expense has been wasted

Now that you've raised money, how do you build a solid team?

The Russian search company has just announced a collaboration with Twitter. Here's how they're becoming more like Google--and also how they also zag with every Google zig.

It's not all Super PACs and mudslinging. In fact, every business executive can learn valuable lessons from inside the Beltway and on the campaign trail. Just because every American seems to be fed up with politics and politicians doesn't mean every business executive can't learn valuable lessons from the Beltway.

Still doing trust falls and scavenger hunts?