Problem Solving | Page 5

Sometimes, you have to let some problems go unsolved.

Prioritization and big-picture focus are vital to finding success.

Instead of looking outward to identify problems to solve and markets to serve, entrepreneurs should focus on their own frustrations. The unique solutions they come up with will have a natural market filled with customers just like them.

BOXFOX co-founder and COO Sabena Suri wants to help other young women find their confidence.

Here's how to spot hidden weaknesses within your operation and steel yourself for unexpected battles.

From finding the right customers to creating an apparel brand in a few weeks, founders share their first-time challenges.

The handy yellow sticky note is getting an upgrade for non-office settings.

The filmmaker wants to empower women with her latest venture.

Tesla suffered production line delays throughout 2017.

The founder of Crown & Caliber needed help, and discovered that 'no' is the secret to success.

When an entrepreneur entered a vicious, grueling industry, she approached it differently than her competitors.

Really difficult problems often demand an entirely fresh examination of the business.

When funding fell apart for Sam Sisakhti, he embarked on 18 months of brutal rejections and learned invaluable lessons about himself, his business and the nature of entrepreneurship.

Musk's bold bet to colonize Mars is a lesson in future-focused innovation.

It happened at Quizlet, where its CEO once overlooked a chance at 300 percent more ad revenue. Could it happen to you too?

The brand's first big break nearly broke it. But it also taught Noosa an important lesson about growing at the right pace.

Forget what's trendy with VCs or which cities get funded most, and go after the problems affecting the masses.

The electric car company is way behind on its production goals.

Entrepreneurs stay calm. They adapt. They work from the general to the specific. And more.

Alexandra Amouyel is the executive director of MIT's Solve, which aims to assist innovators who are tackling the world's biggest problems.

If you see an obstacle in your path, don't panic.