May 21, 2012
Who's buying Facebook stock, the CEO that thinks Dropbox is overvalued, Tumblr's growing pains, and more from today's TechCrunch Disrupt.
Which companies should Yahoo acquire next? What's the secret to a successful start-up ecosystem in New York city? When is Facebook...
Victoria Tifft contracted malaria in West Africa, which inspired her to found a booming medical research company that earned acclaim at National Small Business Week.
Do you marvel at the degree to which your life story inspired your business? Do you think you've faced challenges as an entrepreneur?
Meet...
You may think you know what's going on with your team. But survey data is far better than anecdotal observation.
"Despite the economy, morale is really high," a CEO recently told me.
I said: "That's great. How can you tell?"
The CEO replied: "People just seem buoyant, smiling. There's a lot of energy around the place."
On the face of it, nothing is wrong...
Effective motivation comes down to one surprising word... which might be why so many leaders fail to do it right.
No business is better than its employees, which is why engaging and motivating employees is so important.
Too bad it's rarely done well.
Maybe that's because all the theorists and strategists and experts make...
James Miller and Samantha Ballenger, co-founders of Network After Work, have helped thousands of people secure new jobs and useful contacts. Here's a look behind the scenes of their growing start-up.
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Success isn't just a reward; it's a responsibility. Celebrity chef Eric Ripert shares six ways any business can make a difference by giving back.
To a remarkable entrepreneur, success is not only a reward—it's a responsibility.
That's because...
The biggest tech public offering in history is big news to the start-up world. Here's why its a win for innovation, user-experience, and the little guys.
While everyone is talking about Facebook's IPO and the future of the company as a newly introduced financial instrument, the world of start-ups is busy leveraging Facebook to build new companies--and hopefully create new...
You are at the helm of your business, but if you are there all alone you might just sink the ship.
You may be accustomed to being at the helm of your business; in charge of every aspect and operation, making all of the decisions and doing all of the work. But if you want to grow from micro to small or from small to mid-size, you must scale your capacity at some...
New research out of Stanford reveals cool threats beat angry words when it comes to negotiating.
If you based your negotiating style on what you see in movies, you might think shouting while being a lawyer is the way to go, but luckily entrepreneurs have more solid...
