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Hemingway once remarked "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." I've learned that this is particularly true when it comes to entrepreneursh...

Third circuit revives negligence/RICO claim agains

(Reuters) — Weeks after Beijing banned fundraising through token launches and ordered some bitcoin exchanges to shut, casting a chill over the cryptocurrency industry, traders say that the market is far from dead. Whil...

The people of Puerto Rico, devastated by two giant hurricanes that struck days apart, feel ignored and neglected. Perhaps part of the problem is that 50% of Americans don't even know Puerto Rico is part of the United Sta...

America's Haas Formula One team is the most successful new outfit that has joined the series over the past 15 years and it has done it on one of the smallest budgets according to recently-filed documents.

(Reuters) — Uber Technologies Inc co-founder Travis Kalanick said he had appointed two new directors, a surprise move that publicly reignited a board battle over the role of the ousted former chief executive. Kalanick'...

James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's profit-meets-purpose venture capital funds, says that there is a definite lack of values and lack of moral compass in Silicon Valley.

Google and Apple have created new life in AR recently but who's using it well? Here are three examples of businesses who are thinking long-term

Corporate tax rate change will have an immediate and dramatic effect on earnings with big winners and losers.

Brad Hargreaves is the founder behind two disruptive companies: General Assembly and Company. Here's what he wants you know about entrepreneurship.

At 16 years old, Amy Freeman, CEO of the Spice and Tea exchange, was completely on her own. She'd moved away from a bad situation at home and dropped out of school. For a while she was homeless.

Mark Rampolla started Zico coconut water in 2004. In 2013, it was acquired by Coca-Cola -- a notable success for the health food market. This year, he's taking on the role of CEO for another food brand, LA-based Beanfiel...

GUEST: Bitcoin may be the original blockchain, but there haven't been many ICOs built on the platform — the majority of new projects lauch on the Ethereum blockchain instead. While Bitcoin is generally still considered...

Unitus Seed Fund is assessing its impact through the 17 UN SDGs and says it's the first fund in India to do so.

LinkedIn's ProFinder service to match freelancers with projects has grown to 70,000 members. Is it right for you?

Once upon a time, you had to submit a program to the computer department. They would run it, and send the results back to you in the form of a printout. That worked well in the days when there was one big computing resou...

Here's a hand-picked selection of five popular, new, or noteworthy Alexa skills worth trying. There are now more than 25,000 voice apps in the Alexa Skills Store, Amazon announced earlier this week. In Alexa news, this w...

Fueled by $6 million in venture capital in a round led by Omidyar Network, Bunker is offering free agents short-term insurance policies so they can win jobs from big companies that require coverage.

Re:Legend checks every box for a certain kind of gamer: It’s got monster-raising, farming, crafting, and fishing. It smashed through a bevy of goals on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, pulling in $630,700 in Singapor...

Even most wealthier business owners won't be able to take advantage of the GOP's proposed tax cut for pass-through business income. And many will likely face a tax hike on their individual income taxes.

Six in 10 Americans will do or have done freelance work by 2027, according to new predictions from MBO Partners, which studies the freelance economy. As more companies change their business models to rely on outside tale...

A fast tour of Facebook's growth markets peers shows some of its obstacles to growth, especially in China and Russia.