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Those who do contracting on the side, work from home, or do their own freelance thing have to watch every dime that goes out. Here's a few dimes you can catch

I conduct many interviews via phone, such as with Clayton Christensen , Sunni Brown , MailChimp’s CEO Ben Chestnut , Adrian Slywotzky and Geoffrey Moore . I love phone interviews because I can learn a plethora of information from really interesting people in a fairly short period of time.

I conduct many interviews via phone, such as with Clayton Christensen , Sunni Brown , MailChimp’s CEO Ben Chestnut , Adrian Slywotzky and Geoffrey Moore . I love phone interviews because I can learn a plethora of information from really interesting people in a fairly short period of time.

From online deal sites and gamification to digital marketing and online payments, these Internet companies are reaping all of the benefits with none of the brick and mortar overhead. Paul Hurley, CEO New York City No. 1 2010 Revenue: $77.7 million Three-Year Growth: 40,882% Founded in 2006 and based in New York City, ideeli has pioneered the idea of the flash deals site and is the Inc.

Nope--this isn't a special effects shot from a movie, this really is Space Shuttle Endeavour near the ISS. She's busy returning to Earth even as you read this, ending her final mission in space. On with the news: 1

Microsoft is bringing Skype--the firm that basically kicked off the home VoIP revolution--into its ever-expanding universe. Will it be worth the huge price tag? Microsoft 's purchase of Skype for a reported $8.5 billion is as good as done

1. Rumors have often swirled that Skype was up for acquisition, and now the latest batch suggest that Google and Facebook are involved in a rival courtship dance around the VoIP firm.

New add-ons come to the do-stuff-while-chatting app launched by a young Israeli entrepreneur. Innobell , an app from an Israeli tech wunderkind who had to pitch an Army general to score time to work on it , launches four new add-ons today