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We've all seen the usual success story: a 20-something programmer gets an idea, launches a website, and within months he's already got huge traffic, multi-million dollar exit options and an interview with Wired. All the traffic graphs go straight up without faltering even for a day. These types of stories have created an atmosphere in which no Read More

From article: Despite the broader economic rumblings, it' s never been cheaper to start a company and there's still a ton of venture money out there. In fact, Ressi told me that there is so much money out there for startups that VCs are now offering to partially buy out founders' personal stakes to get deals. In effect, they are paying off the fou Read More

It seems that many small businesses are having trouble finding these key employees in the first place. Three quarters of small business owners surveyed said that finding qualified employees is difficult and nearly three out of ten rely on family members such as their spouse to help them off the clock. 58% of those surveyed said that the benefi Read More

Do you find it hard to engage with prospects or customers? If so, keep reading— I was recently on the phone with Jill Konrath, author of Selling to Big Companies. I explained a project I am working on and she said, with great excitement, “You MUST read this article I wrote.” What follows is perhaps one of the best lessons on why we fail t Read More

Marketers are seeking new and better ways to measure the effectiveness of their programs and justify their marketing spend. One concept that has elbowed its way to the front of the metrics pack is “engagement,” but while just about everyone agrees on the importance of measuring engagement — who doesn't want to know how well your customers are rece Read More

Explains key ideas related to being an online entrepreneur, and strategies for designing a successful business Read More

Who do consumers trust? Increasingly, each other. Read More

Job Advertisement: “Must be good at multitasking.” Obviously this company is not up-to-date on current research which shows that no one is good at multitasking. Now I realize that you are probably disagreeing with me right now, since you do it all the time, but reality is that our brains are not good at executing our demands to multitask. Read More

How you can borrow from the British politician's speaking skills to lift the spirits of managers, employees, and customers worried about today's economy. Read More

10 ways you can fight back against content thieves. Read More