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Invention and social entrepreneurship are often thought of as two undertakings, separate and distinct. But the Lemelson Foundation, together with Ashoka, recognizes that invention and social entrepreneurship – when lev...

The VCs backing Facebook, Spotify and Warby Parker share what makes a great entrepreneur tick.

To states, being labeled business friendly matters. So it should be no surprise that the Mississippi Legislature is advancing legislation (HB 799) to undo the effect of a court opinion that may have damaged the state's b...

From the standpoint of retailers, it is clear and irrefutable that the shift to e-Commerce is enormous and irreversible. Whether an industry is dominated by pure-play or multichannel behavior, or how a shopper choses the...

Tae Hea Nahm is a founding general partner of Storm Ventures, an early-stage firm focused on mobile and SaaS. He helped steer marketing automation giant, Marketo to a $1 billion IPO in 2013 and incubated MobileIron a pro...

I feel a bit like Goldilocks.

The following is a special guest post by Lux's Adam Goulburn.

Even the POTUS has a complete LinkedIn profile, even though it didn't get him his current job and he's presumably not trying to jump to a bigger company. You should be similarly mindful of your professional online brand.

The answer to this question is yes, though not by a very high margin.

When it comes to startups, there are hundreds if not thousands of new ones every year. Here are 10 startup websites that I think feature some of the best Web design out there.

You'll learn a lot about yourself when you start up, but the soon you learn your strengths and weaknesses the better.

As the companies in our portfolio continue to grow, the biggest conundrum for our leaders is hiring top talent. Many find high salaries hard to swallow, especially on a startup budget and when they’re not making as muc...

Following the success of its collaboration with Miami University's Farmer School of Business, the Forbes CMO Network has partnered with Duke University's Fuqua School of Business to create a conference that brings back t...

Imagine a company where employees take personal responsibility: Where people get the job done in the best way possible. You might hope your employees are doing that already. But every time you take on an additional membe...

The day is soon coming when using a desktop computer that resides in a large box and is attached to a bulky monitor will be the domain of specialists and the laggards of the technology adoption lifecycle--everyone else w...

On Chicago’s North Side, decades after other manufacturing companies went bust, migrated to the South or outsourced everything to China, S&C Electric – a $700 million-a-year maker of equipment for utilities – stood...

No matter what vision we have in our heads, no one can do this startup thing alone.

We predict that the next generation of unforgettable entrepreneurs will rise up not from the executive boardroom but from one of the most unlikely groups that many consider to be long shots.

By Sarah Vermunt

You hear it over and over again: Love what you do. Do you what you love. And while we all want work that interests and engages us, that’s not the only thing that matters when it comes to finding meaning at work. You ha...

Love can the lead the way, not just to happiness, but to a thriving business. Find out how your passion can shape your business model.

Open call interviews have some pros and cons, but with a little thought you can make them work for you.