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Branding Lessons From the Oscars

What Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin and other Hollywood stars can teach us about the business of branding.

Posted: February 22, 2013, 4:00 PM

How My Site Gets Tons of Traffic From Pinterest

My company, Greatist, is the fastest growing health-and-wellness site on the Web. We wouldn't have that label without these tricks for using Pinterest. Greatist, the website and company I...

Posted: February 22, 2013, 2:30 PM

10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week

England’s youngest serial trep, consumers snap up Google's Glass, the rise of the ultrapixel camera, NYU grad reinvents the vending machine, feeding your Ramen addiction, what startups can learn...

Posted: February 22, 2013, 12:30 PM

How to Test Your Business Ideas

Rather than viewing your business goals as a straight line, try this method of zigzagging your way to success.

Posted: February 22, 2013, 10:00 AM

Want to Start a Company? Stay as Ignorant as Possible

Forget cramming to learn your new industry inside and out. When you're starting up, ignorance makes you more creative, unique, and effective. Maybe ignorance really is bliss. I talk with...

Posted: February 22, 2013, 9:45 AM

Where to Look for Grant Money for Your Business

Grant funding isn't just for nonprofits. Startups can also secure grant money. Finding a good match is the hard part. Here are some ideas for launching your search.

Posted: February 22, 2013, 9:30 AM

Is the 'Hire Slow, Fire Fast' Theory Total Crap?

The catchphrase 'hire slow, fire fast' is popular in the start-up community, but is it actually good advice? Depends on what you mean by hire slow. Danny Boice, the co-founder and CTO of Speek,...

Posted: February 22, 2013, 9:05 AM

Bobbi Brown: Don't Bluff. Just Think on Your Feet

Before she built a beauty empire, Bobbi Brown gleaned business instincts from her Cadillac-selling grandfather. Bobbi Brown may be the most famous entrepreneur in her family, but she wasn't the...

Posted: February 22, 2013, 9:00 AM

Lessons in Leadership from the Latest D.C. Debacle

Of course, getting Congress to move in lockstep with the White House is obviously a challenge. But the latest impasse could offer some lessons for entrepreneurs in similar predicaments.

Posted: February 22, 2013, 6:00 AM

A game for Forth, difficult investors and more

A quick reader’s guide: Release It!, by Michael T. Nygard There are days when I believe that anyone can develop a web app. But even when I’m willing to go that far, I’m never prepared to say...

Posted: February 22, 2013, 5:30 AM