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Fast food restaurants are tightly controlled operations full of rules and regulations designed to keep customers happy.  But some employees can slip through even the most stringent vetting processes.  We surveyed news ...

Some billionaires buy islands. Some billionaires buy newspapers. Some billionaires buy their neighbors' homes. Here's how some of the most famous billionaires in tech spend their fortunes. (Many of them give away a lot o...

It's an emotional time at Microsoft as CEO Steve Ballmer leaves the company. At today's shareholder meeting, Microsoft founder and chairman Bill Gates got choked up talking about hiring the company's next CEO.  The Verg...

Some four in ten American adults now provide care to elderly family members--often feeling stretched to a breaking point while simultaneously caring for young children and active careers. New companies and products are e...

The number of film permits issued to pornography producers has dropped 95 percent in Los Angeles County since a condom mandate went into effect last January. Only 24 permits for adult films have been filed so far in LA C...

When it comes to investing for retirement, the obvious goal is to accumulate more. But along the way, the principles of doing and spending less can make achieving that goal a lot more attainable. A great example is the a...

For more than four years, gold and Bitcoin prices moved in the same direction  north -- though Bitcoins followed a rather erratic pattern. But in the last twelve months, the two investment vehicles parted paths. Gold mo...

For the sixth straight year my company, InsideSales.com, announced it's annual research study on how fast companies respond to their leads at Dreamforce 2013, the cloud computing mecca put on by salesforce.com each year ...

Bonus depreciation might really be ending; should you go on a shopping spree?

On November 11 at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received special recognition for her commitment and contributions to conquering malaria. Peter Chernin, chairman of Mal...

I've been a heavy user of Whatsapp since 2009. Over the years, Whatsapp has been the most reliable way to stay in touch with my friends and family overseas. Works on virtually any mobile device, and our conversation hist...

For more than three years, stocks and precious metals have been moving in the same direction--north. But in the last twelve months, precious metals and stocks parted ways. Stocks continue to head north, while precious me...

One of the hottest categories in mobile is healthcare. Just look at the recent IPO of Tandem Diabetes Care (TNDM), which is up about 38% since last week's debut. The company is the developer of an iPhone-like device to p...

Why was the launch of Coin so successful? This question was originally answered on Quora by Brian Roemmele.

The Holiday Season is ON! E-mail inboxes are full, and your customer communications need to stand out. As a small business in a world of big competitors, you have to fight quantity with quality. For your own customer e-m...

I know where I will be on January 29th, do you? I'll be at "The Business of Football", an all-day learning event put on by Entrepreneur's Organization, of which I am a member. Do I love football? Um, no. I only know abou...

I've spent a few years covering the identity space and the fact that as organizations start to use ever greater numbers of disparate applications, centralized identity becomes increasingly important. Another facet of thi...

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) helps to ensure the security of cardholder data that is stored, processed or transmitted by merchants and processors. PCI DSS has 12 outlined requirements that b...

"A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter -- and getti...

Can you be a terrible writer and still be successful as an entrepreneur? Sure. You can also be short and play in the NBA, but it helps to be tall, and you will be a better entrepreneur than you would otherwise be if you ...

Providing data and analytics to bank sales people on a tablet to enable them to make more dynamic sales presentation to corporate customers.

One of the most counterproductive pieces of advice spewed from keynotes, gurus, and motivational speakers of every stripe is this: Think positively. Why? It's not a one-size-fits-all guide to leadership (or life) and add...