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Mallika Sukjaro's business expertise is in supply chain management, so it's not as big a stretch as you might think for this Thai entrepreneur to open a fast casual chain that sources its ingredients in Thailand and empl...

We’re not sure if Valve is making a version of Portal for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset, which is powered by Valve’s own Steam VR technology. But at least one developer has been inspired to make a Portal-like ...

GUEST: We have a problem in the United States. Over the last 30 years, college tuition has increased 1,120 percent. And American student debt is forecast to swell to $1.4 trillion by 2020 -- it's already impossibly upwar...

An in-depth analysis of the Hong Kong startup ecosystem finds that this emerging hub is making quick progress but still lacks enough venture capital and entrepreneurial talent to rank among the top international capita...

Twitter is once again experimenting with the precious timeline. This morning I came across a cluster of five tweets on a trending topic. The tweets appeared on an Android phone under a type of heading I hadn’t seen bef...

GUEST: When we launched SparkLabs Global Ventures two years ago, we faced a lot of uncertainty and risk as a new seed-stage fund. How would the chemistry work out between the six partners? How would entrepreneurs respond...

GUEST: I've spent many years studying, writing about, building, and funding companies (such as Bottlenose, Klout, and The Daily Dot) in Twitter's ecosystem. Despite the media chatter, I am still bullish on Twitter - as s...

Social enterprise pioneer Laurie Lane-Zucker wants to build a "public benefit enterprise zone" in Massachusetts, boosting impact entrepreneurship, as well as the region's economy,

GUEST: There are a million ways to monetize your business, and a digital advertising salesperson can sell you each one. The official theme of the Interactive Advertising Bureau event this month, the IAB Annual Leadership...

Game design is full of creative people who apply chunks of themselves into their work. A game’s structure can say as much about what a developer values, as much as how a film is edited says something about the film mak...

Shaan Patel grew up in a rugged neighborhood infested with drugs and crime in Las Vegas. He felt ashamed that the tiny budget motel his parents owned and rented by the hour doubled as their home. He attended Clark High S...

FEATURE: Not all roads to Silicon Valley were created equal. Those born in close proximity to the southern San Francisco Bay Area region can build local contacts organically just from being there. Meanwhile, budding entr...

When Ippolita Rostagno, the iconic jewelry designer behind Ippolita, realized that Italian artisans were closing their shops, she was dismayed. As a woman who had successfully launched her own jewelry company to internat...

Although it is not right for all businesses, subscription-based revenues appeal to many younger customers. Additionally, we have found that our target market likes the predictability of costs that come with a subscriptio...

A new report shows how female entrepreneurs have been boosted by creative industries. But it also shows how little actual progress has been made in the last 20 years? Do creative industries actually boost female entrepre...

It is time to stop all this talk about 21st century skills. The world has not changed as much as most of the authors out on book tour would have us believe. Don’t buy into their message; they seem fundamentally confuse...

If you want to know how colleges will calculate your child's aid eligibility and how much your expected to pay based on your family's income and assets, this guide has your answers. One of the most widely viewed college ...

Employees get a paycheck every other Friday, but for entrepreneurs, cash flow can be less consistent. That’s why it’s important to make sure your finances are efficient as possible without any cash flow leaks. In thi...

The founders of Kickante are shining examples of perseverance and success.

President Barack Obama wants to make computer science more accessible in schools around the United States. Today he unveiled his Computer Science for All initiative, a program that’ll make investments in not only the s...

Inventing the future is often easier than convincing people to believe in your vision.

Gwendolyn Floyd is using mobile to create substantial digital business for local artisans in Africa.