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If Microsoft is willing to trash stack ranking, almost anything is possible.

Tony Hsieh has calculated that he spends "1,000 collisionable hours" annually in downtown Las Vegas. Collisions, or serendipitous encounters, according to the Zappos CEO, are a good thing and he'd like to see more people...

Note: Today, I spent National Philanthropy Day with the Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and served as the luncheon keynote speaker. This post on the challenges of philanthropy i...

Great business leaders are remarkably talented, possessing special skills that allow them to push organizations to great heights. But true leadership requires them to be both exceptional and humble. How can we teach the ...

How to develop your brand with marketing lessons from The Hunger Games - Catching Fire.

Entrepreneurs can't do everything themselves and they should delegate to other team members. This post outlines how to identify needs and strategies to delegate.

Brilliant as he was, Steve Jobs couldn't have managed his way out of a paper bag at a great university; corporate CEOs thus have something to learn from higher education.

Cisco?s (NASDAQ:CSCO) leaders could learn a lesson or two from legendary investor Warren Buffet. Instead of laying off thousands of employees, they should hire a heretic or two. Someone who will take a close look at the ...

Michael Cerda's journey illustrates the principle, "Things turns out best for those who make the best of how things turn out."

It's imperative to understand  how investors think and analyze opportunities when you're on the path to raising money. Having been a serial entrepreneur my whole career, I decided it was time to take a step back and ded...

The next decade of manufacturing will require an innovation capacity and entrepreneurial spirit that only the U.S. can harness, NorTech President and CEO Rebecca Bagley writes. Forces that will allow the U.S. to stay rel...

Do you think Snapchat turning down a $3B offer says something about Silicon Valley? This question was originally answered on Quora by Michael Wolfe.

The following guest post is by Joscelin Cooper, a communications and public relations consultant and writer. She spends a lot of time climbing things and being outdoors.

QUESTION: WHAT’S ONE COMMON NETWORKING MISTAKE OR TURNOFF THAT YOU SEE BUSINESS OWNERS MAKE? GLOATING ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL WONDERLIFE “We live in an era that affords many new entrepreneurs the opportunity to redefine...

How the luxury tax has revived the Brooklyn Nets

Far from the Mao memorabilia and designer superstores are well-curated shops in Hong Kong that cater to a global consumer with extremely discerning taste

Yes, for the second year in a row, New York?s Fifth Avenue came in behind Hong Kong?s Causeway Bay in the list of the world?s most valuable main streets to buy trendy products and live the high life.

The partners of Four Kitchens have built a company by following their passions and the rules of improv.

Facebook CFO David Ebersman recently admitted that the social network ?did see a decrease in daily users, specifically among younger teens.? But given Facebook?s performance in the third quarter of the year, who really c...

It?s estimated that more than $5 billion in crowdfunding cash will be invested into projects this year ? that?s a 500% jump from just three years ago.

Tatiana Varzar may well have been pleased with the praise she received from Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn's Borough President, in his 2006 Inaugural: Brooklyn is also proud to be the Russian Capital of America - and Tatiana'...