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Growing up, life was anything but a bed of roses for this ambitious Texas inventor. Find out how his journey led him from mattress-cleaning to the Tank, before the next episode airs this Friday.

And this skill is shared by the most successful business leaders in the world.

LinkedIn's messaging feature allows others to get to know you first, on their own terms, which is preferable to pretty much everyone.

Getting others to see things as you see them is key to build momentum from an idea to a business.

A lot of well-intended job-hunting advice focuses on preparing a job seeker to answer questions about themselves. That's only a piece of a complete strategy.

From launching experiments into space to an online architectural academy, here's a look at a few businesses applying entrepreneurial solutions to teaching and learning.

You're up against quite a few negative factors whenever you try to get lots of people to accept a new idea.

With the holiday season in full swing, here are a few pitching behaviors on reporters' wish lists.

Knowing what you are talking about is the easiest part of becoming a persuasive, well connected entrepreneur.

That product unveiling you think is so thrilling is just more spam to the reporters you want to pay attention.

VCs hear it all, but the bad ideas can be as worthwhile as the good ones.

Public speaking is terrifying for many people. Here are a few pointers to help you get past the fear of talking in front of a crowd.

You're smart; you're agile; you can do things the big guys can't. What's to worry about?

Finding the best talent requires attracting, impressing and filtering top candidates as efficiently as possible.

You think you put together an amazing pitch but after you send it out, you hear crickets. Here are six ways to redeem yourself

You don't need a lot of slides, but the ones you do have must concise and compelling.

How's your 'elevator pitch'? What? You don't have one? Big mistake!

There are miles of shelf space in a big-box store. Getting a few feet of it for your product is an ordeal worth enduring.

Brevity is the soul of wit and about all the typical attention span will tolerate.

Getting the press to cover your business is great, but pestering journalists is not an effective strategy.

These simple but important pointers will help you shine as you present your business to the judges.