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In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama said that the U.S. is now the world's best investment destination, but according to China's richest man – who acquired a $1 million New York hotel project la...

If you run a business, you're probably used to the people you meet at parties saying that you must be a big risk taker or confessing that they could never do what you do because they need a steady paycheck or health insu...

After helping launch more than 500 products, I’ve come to this conclusion: If a product is really strong, you don’t need a celebrity to sell it to consumers.

What do you do when you need money for that wedding? Some people develop apps.

We all make them, but sometimes a mistake can be a doozy and those are nearly always avoidable.

VCs work in a cycle, too, and some months are just better than others for closing a deal.

Most people say it is impossible to change another person.

Not everything needs to be innovated. Some old school ideas worked well for a reason.

Denver Broncos cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie opened eyes this week when he said he might retire if the Broncos win Sunday’s Super Bowl against Seattle despite being only 27 years old. Most NFL players don’t ...

Having worked on a good share of Super Bowl ad campaigns over the years -- from HotJobs to Pepsi -- I try to keep tabs on the tools and strategies PR agencies deploy on behalf of their clients to emerge as "winners." For...

It’s tough to get the picture of the Doberhuahua, the unfortunate melding of a Doberman Pinscher and a Chihuahua, out of your head after watching Audi’s 2014 Super Bowl spot, from San Francisco ad agency Venables Bel...

The sales tax has been a blessing and a curse. One of its great virtues is that it is collected by the vendor, which then remits it to the state. Neither the taxpayer nor the tax agency has much to do except pay and coll...

The NSA isn't exactly the most popular government agency ever. Time will tell if a new chief can turn things around.

Daryl Roth had lived a wonderfully fulfilling life as wife and mother. Yet, as she reached her 40's, she longed to work on the stages of Broadway that had inspired her all of these years.

Box.com's 29-year-old CEO, Aaron Levie, is a master of one-liners. A pending IPO means pressure to keep his mouth shut -- but the chance to mix it up may be impossible to resist.

The real reasons Apple innovated under Steve Jobs are not what you think. Instead, these four principles can help move your team forward.

Follow on funding allows these 3 companies to keep searching for product/market fit in ebooks, music collaboration, and mentorship.

With the most expensive colleges today at $65,000 per year, it is important for parents to determine ahead of time how much they will be expected to contribute toward the cost of college each year. This guide explains ho...

In 2012 Twitter launched a new expanded tweet experience when they introduced Twitter Cards. These cards allow approved publishers to display more information than just the 140 characters—headlines, article summaries, ...

Amazon posted results yesterday for its all important holiday quarter. One of the surprising things about this quarter is that Amazon posted a nice profit of $239 million, after several quarters of almost no profit or ou...

The FinTech50 is a new ranking of 50 of Europe's best financial technology companies. It is dominated by British firms, but there are also a number of exciting young companies based on the continent.

The more cafés there are in the world, the more expert people have become at extending the lifespan of their favourite hot drink whilst they read, meet, work or surf the web. Whether they like it or not, café owners h...