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Work-Life Balance: Yeah, It's Possible

Sure, you can get your own life relatively balanced--but what about managing an entire start-up full of workaholics? As employers, we all know that the New Year causes our employees to rethink...

Posted: February 13, 2013, 9:00 AM

The Future of the Subscription Economy

Last year may have given rise to a surge in startup-subscription services, but will larger competitors joining in this year spoil the mood?

Posted: February 13, 2013, 6:00 AM

What’s On Your Dashboard?

  When you speak of analytics, you visualize data presented as numbers, bars, graphs, pie charts and more. I wrote on why every startup needs analytics but with the diversity of available...

Posted: February 13, 2013, 5:30 AM

The Way I Work: Will Dean, Tough Mudder

The CEO of Tough Mudder is obsessed with company culture and strategy. And with finding new ways to make his customers uncomfortable. (Electric shocks, anyone?) Conventional wisdom would suggest...

Posted: February 13, 2013, 12:00 AM

Limor Fried on Making DIY Look Easy

The founder of Adafruit Industries offers insights into how she managed to build a small empire from castaway Altoid tins and other common household items -- and secure the title of Entrepreneur...

Posted: February 12, 2013, 4:00 PM

The Most Fascinating (and Depressing) Deal of the Day

"Groupon clone" is perhaps the biggest Silicon Valley meme of the decade. News of a company merger illuminates why you should avoid getting anywhere near the clone wars. Joking about the...

Posted: February 12, 2013, 2:05 PM

What Really Happens When You Have Fewer Managers

New research looks into the real effects of flattened firms and comes up with results that will surprise you. In the world of start-ups, flatter is generally better, and middle manager is almost...

Posted: February 12, 2013, 10:05 AM

Why High Stress Breeds Great Leaders

All the greats know one thing: Nothing prepares future business leaders better than learning to survive and thrive under adverse conditions. We tend to think of stress, competition, and adversity...

Posted: February 12, 2013, 9:32 AM

5 Reasons to Quit Your Start-up

How do you know when it's time to go? Check out these five instances in which you may want to question yourself. The simple reality is that sometimes what your venture needs to get to the next...

Posted: February 12, 2013, 8:57 AM