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New Speakers And Topics Announced For Innovation Uncensored; Only 3 Weeks Left To Register!

From HBO to Cisco, from digital entertainment to startups changing the world, our Innovation Uncensored event in San Francisco will be touching on everything that is shaping business today. Register to be part of the conversation.READ»

Can Night Owls Get The Worm, Too?

Many say that being an early riser is key to success--but does everyone have to be a morning lark, or do night owls have their place? READ»

Should'a, Could'a, Would'a

Most people overestimate the risk of following their dreams, yet underestimate the risk of not seizing the opportunity. We make excuses why we never stepped up and took a stand. We cast blame on circumstance and other people while the world simply passes us by.READ»

Angel Investors Outshine VCs For Entrepreneurs

VCs do not support an entrepreneur in a garage with a vision or an entrepreneur who just got his first product out the door. VCs focus on rapidly growing businesses that can be scaled in the very near future--so they can simply cash out.READ»

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8 Things You Can Learn About Success From Lady Gaga

Success lessons for everyone from the greatest pop star on the planet.READ»

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Six Degrees Of Inspiration

Whom do bold thinkers look to for inspiration? Other innovators, of course. Here, we trace one creativity chain:READ»

LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman: Data Wrangler of The Modern Age

Reid Hoffman, angel investor, co-founder of LinkedIn and Fast Company Most Creative Person, took the stage at SXSW interactive as part of the distinguished speaker series, and immediately brought the ballroom back to the future. ...READ»

Tsunami of Tears

Japan's tsunami brings back memories of another natural disaster for Dayna Steele.READ»

Re-Booting Valentine’s Day for Good

Three social entrepreneurs decide to make the world a more generous place in real time. Will you help?READ»

The Refrigerator of Success

What do you or your team do when you hit an obstacle on the road to success?READ»

Visualize Your Success in 2011

Inspired by a friend's recent Ironman success (www.shankman.com), I signed up for a teeny tiny triathlon to see if I could do it. Scheduled for next Mother's Day, I've hired a trainer to help me do this, especially to help me with the ...READ»

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It Was the Other Guy's Fault

An early New Year's Resolution: Quit waiting for 'something' or someone else to make YOU successful.READ»

The Facebook Drama "The Social Network" Won't Show You

The Social Network is not the feel-good movie of the year--certainly not for Mark Zuckerberg, or for the dozens of exceptionally talented men and women who created Facebook. They were, and are, brilliant, hardworking and imaginative people who managed to survive the uniquely fraught early moments of an online start-up. It was a swirl alright, but not the way the film would have you think.READ»

Celebrate Your Freedom to Create a New Business

July 4th is the perfect time to realize you are Free to create a business.READ»

The Entrepreneur Way Of Life

This is an exciting time to be an entrepreneur. Why? Because everyone across the board is in the same boat.READ»