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3 examples of startups moving faster than big businesses Startups are often able to move more quickly and respond to changing industry trends faster than large businesses can, writes -More-

From To-Do List Hacks To Overconfidence's Upsides: This Week's Top Leadership Stories This week's top stories may help you reprioritize your work and avoid overestimating your abilities like you're prone to do.
This week's top stories may help you reprioritize your work and avoid overestimating your abilities like you're prone to do.This week we picked up some ...

Startups are on the rise, and in some surprising places Business launches are higher this year than last year, research from the Kauffman Foundation shows. -More-

New rules could help foreign entrepreneurs stay in US The Obama administration has unveiled a plan to help foreign entrepreneurs stay in the US for five years while building their -More-

Mastercard redesigns its iconic logo for the digital age Gasp! Mastercard has gone and messed with one of the most iconic logos in corporate history and, shockingly, the new one isn’t absolutely terrible. Far from it, in fact, as the old payments processing giant has done a fine job of modernizing its signature interlocking circles and integrating t...

Are prices driving away potential smart home consumers? Even with the abundance of smart home device alternatives, Lux Research says there is still disconnect between the consumer and manufacturer.

Why Is This Ad Promoting Getting Your Coworkers Fired? A San Francisco-based firm tries to recruit staff by advertising that they fire people. It's attention-grabbing, but does it work?

The keys to effective startup storytelling Telling your startup's story effectively is critical whether you are pitching to investors, managing employees or interacting with customers. The best stories evoke emotion and help connect small actions to your organization's larger purpose, says Don Faul, who has spent time at Facebook, Google and...

Local Entrepreneurs Learn From Failures Event allows people to share business failures and what they took away from them.

An early employee is leaving your startup. How do you take the news? | SmartBrief The Young Entrepreneur Council is an invite-only organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC launched BusinessCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses. Read previous SmartBr...

‘The 10% Entrepreneur’: Going Part-Time with Your Startup A new book by venture capitalist Patrick McGinnis argues that all you need is 10% of your spare time to become an entrepreneur.

How This Woman Went From Homelessness to Running a Multimillion-Dollar Venture Fund A year ago, Arlan Hamilton was bouncing from couch to couch chasing a dream. Now, she's leading a $5 million venture fund focused on finding the most promising female, minority, and LGBT entrepreneurs.