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Twitter Co-Founder Launches ‘World Positive’ Investing Fund
Ev Williams and a handful of seasoned Silicon Valley entrepreneurs unveil their latest project: Obvious Ventures.
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Business Ideas
Take Precautions on the Alluring, Sexy and Mysterious Path of Innovation
Creating the right mindset, understanding the reality of invention, double-checking your ego and developing a sense of timing will help you move from having a worthy thought to fulfilling its promise.
By Mike Watson
Business Ideas
3 Millionaire Entrepreneurs You Probably Haven’t Heard Of (and How They Did It)
There are plenty of lesser-known successes out there that can teach you a lot.
By Sujan Patel
Building a Business
OK, Explorers: A New Version of Google Glass Is Coming Next Year
Google's wearable face computer isn't dead yet.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Use Kickstarter to Validate Your Million-Dollar Idea
Crowdfunding platforms can be about more than selling concrete commodities.
By Meiko Patton
Thought Leaders
From Oprah to the Kardashians: 6 Celebrity-Inspired Business Lessons
Today's celebrities aren't just entertainers, they are brands and businesses. And entrepreneurs can learn from their mistakes and successes.
By Carol Roth
Business Ideas
3 Sizzling Stats to Consider About Silicon Beach
The numbers don't lie: Los Angeles is emerging as a great place for tech and startups.
Building a Business
This New USDA-Approved Potato Could Yield Less Carcinogenic Fries
The supplier of McDonald's French Fries just got the green light from the Department of Agriculture to commercially plant genetically-modified potatoes that resists bruising and produces less of a chemical that may cause cancer when fried.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
9 Critical Turning Points That Shaped Mark Cuban’s Extraordinary Career
The decisions that made the outspoken 'Shark Tank' investor a millionaire at 31 and a billionaire at 40.
By Drake Baer
Building a Business
Wall Street Teams Up to Try to Fight Hackers
Two financial regulatory groups have announced that their jointly produced software program, Soltra Edge, will become available on Dec. 2.
Building a Business
Martha Stewart: America Needs More Entrepreneurs
We speak with the TV personality and lifestyle icon about inspiration, motivation and the drive to start and grow a business of your own.
By Jason Fell
Building a Business
Why U.S. Innovation Needs China to Achieve the Next Technology Mega-Trend
Building the Internet of Things will require a much deeper collaboration of the US tech industry and Chinese manufacturers than simply outsourcing.
Building a Business
The World Needs More of Richard Branson’s ‘Hubris’
The criticism of Sir Richard Branson's role in the SpaceShipTwo crash is a knock on entrepreneurship itself.
Building a Business
This Could Be Why the Virgin Galactic Spaceship Crashed
Investigators say a key function of the craft deployed early.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Eataly Elevates Food Retail, Tastes Success. What’s Next?
The New York City store is now a full-fledged tourist attraction, and the rest of the world is in the company's sights.
By Jason Ankeny
Thought Leaders
Why Corporate Businesses Should Adopt a Startup Mentality
More people are developing an appetite for entrepreneurship. They like the idea of being their own boss and are taking things into their own hands. Big companies can learn from this.
By James Caan
Building a Business
Be Like Google, Facebook and Apple, and Craft a Company Mantra to Live By
Why and how you should form a short sentence that can serve you as you build and grow your business.
By Ron Yekutiel
Building a Business
When Innovation Means Playing God
Innovation is creation, and that has consequences. We need to understand that.
Building a Business
Failure Is Not an Option. It’s Required.
A CEO explains the best way to react when a team member makes a mistake.
Tech
Elon Musk: Artificial Intelligence Is Humanity’s ‘Biggest Existential Threat’
It's like 'summoning the demon,' the Tesla and SpaceX CEO recently warned.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Google Co-Founder Larry Page to Step Back From Duties to Focus on ‘Bigger Picture’
Sundar Pichai will now oversee products such as search, maps, Google+, commerce, advertising and infrastructure.
By Reuters
Building a Business
To Be Successful, Do Only What Matters
Popular wisdom says your sphere of influence -- your communications and social network -- should be big. Popular wisdom is wrong.
By Steve Tobak
Building a Business
The 25 Best Workplaces in the World
Google, SAS Institute, NetApp, W.L. Gore & Associates and Belcorp round out the top 5.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. No, It’s a Flying Car (Finally)!
Fasten your seat belts and forget about tray tables. This driving-flying machine is ready for takeoff.
Business Ideas
Stuck? 5 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Gain a Fresh Perspective.
For those struggling to innovate, here are five ways entrepreneurs can start identifying new ideas that can rapidly accelerate their business.
Building a Business
22 Brilliant Thinkers Everyone Should Follow on Twitter
If you've been following the same people on Twitter for the last five years, you're probably missing out.
By Drake Baer
Building a Business
Are You a Coyote or a Roadrunner?
This is an era when time, place, secrecy, size and order are no longer relevant, when customers expect personalized outcomes delivered by passionate, agile and responsive employees.
By Chip R. Bell