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• PhD vs. MBA: Which Is More Valuable For An Entrepreneur? - Forbes

  14-05-2015 23:49
  
  PhD vs. MBA: Which Is More Valuable For An Entrepreneur?
  Forbes
  I'm going to say it before you even think it. Yes, with both a PhD and MBA, I'm overeducated. People marvel (or snark, depending): “You have both a PhD and an MBA? You must really like school.” The fact of the matter is, I like learning and sometimes ...
  
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• 9 Tests Every Leader Must Pass

  14-05-2015 23:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can maximize your influence and make your organization a better place to work and your home a better place to live. And it starts here, with your own self-examination.
  
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• Why I Quit Sucking My Thumb at Age 34 (Yes, It Was a Business Decision)

  14-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  No, I'm not a buck-toothed, socially awkward, reclusive troll. I'm changing the world -- one decision at a time.
  
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• Shawn Jenkins of Benefitfocus: Entrepreneur, CEO and donor - Charleston Post Courier

  14-05-2015 23:28
  
  Charleston Post Courier
  Shawn Jenkins of Benefitfocus: Entrepreneur, CEO and donor
  Charleston Post Courier
  Shawn Jenkins, president and CEO of Benefitfocus, talks about the history of the company and how it has grown during the grand opening of its customer success center in February at the company's Daniel Island campus. Paul Zoeller/Staff. ×. When Shawn ...and more »
  
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• 5 Steps to Seriously Improve Your Networking Skills

  14-05-2015 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In a world of take take take, showing that you care about someone as a friend puts you in a whole different category with your connections.
  
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• Homebrew: Colorado entrepreneur steps out of the hack-for-hire closet - The Colorado Independent

  14-05-2015 22:39
  
  The Colorado Independent
  Homebrew: Colorado entrepreneur steps out of the hack-for-hire closet
  The Colorado Independent
  Need a hacker? Check out hackerslist.com. For months, this hacker-for-hire site has been shrouded in mystery, but the wizard just stepped out from behind the curtain, and it turns out to be Colorado tech entreprenuer Charles Tendell, reports The Gazette.and more »
  
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• The Deal with Data: 5 Steps to Getting a Way More Efficient Team

  14-05-2015 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Installing data practices can create hours where you've never had them before, revealing patterns and outliers and illuminating problems and opportunities within your workforce.
  
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• 5 Lessons Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Niche Marketplaces

  14-05-2015 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thank Airbnb, Trulia and other niche players for the potential partnerships -- and more -- that they offer entrepreneurs.
  
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• Reduce These 9 Startup Risks for a Better Shot at Investor Funding

  14-05-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Entrepreneurs can build leverage during negotiations by addressing these common causes of funders' anxieties.
  
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• PR for Tech Startups: the Who, When, Why, How and How Much

  14-05-2015 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  How to pick the right PR person, firm or agency.
  
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• Startup entrepreneur sues Uber, claims CEO stole idea for on-demand taxis - Ars Technica

  14-05-2015 21:27
  
  Ars Technica
  Startup entrepreneur sues Uber, claims CEO stole idea for on-demand taxis
  Ars Technica
  "They stole the entire blueprint for success and have passed it off as their own." by Cyrus Farivar - May 14, 2015 12:25pm PDT. Share · Tweet · Google · Reddit · 60 · Christopher Dolan. Further Reading. Uber “fights dirty” trying to lure drivers, black ...
  An Entrepreneur Says Travis Kalanick Stole The Idea For UberBuzzFeed Newsall 25 news articles
  
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• How to Manage Employee Trial Periods for a Virtual Team

  14-05-2015 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Introducing new team members into a virtual organization has its challenges so by creating a well-designed probationary period, you can ensure the fit is right -- for both the employee and the company.
  
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• This U.S. City Just Made an Unusual Move to Compete With Uber

  14-05-2015 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Long Beach, Calif., became the first major U.S. city to ease taxi regulations in the face of competition from ridesharing services.
  
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• The 6 Skills Every Successful Entrepreneur Needs

  14-05-2015 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you could interview 200 of the top entrepreneurs in the country, do you think you'd find some similarities?
  
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• 5 Things Mad Men Taught Us About Leadership

  14-05-2015 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The long-running drama imparts lessons we can use today.
  
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• Forget Glitter Bombs: Here's a New Passive-Aggressive Way to Shame Your Bad Neighbors

  14-05-2015 20:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Go on. Stick it to your naughty neighbors like the coward you are.
  
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• Freshii's CEO Says McDonald's Franchisees Want to Open Healthy Shops Inside Fast-Food Restaurants

  14-05-2015 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Matthew Corrin believes opening Freshii locations in McDonald's would be win-win for everyone involved -- and he says that franchisees agree with him.
  
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• Nobody Likes Their Mortgage But Paying It Off May Not Be the Smart Plan

  14-05-2015 20:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Owning your home debt-free is a great feeling but money spent on extra mortgage payments isn't available for more lucrative investments.
  
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• Do This to Become a More Effective Problem Solver

  14-05-2015 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Shhhhh. Can you hear it?
  
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• Apple Delays HomeKit Launch

  14-05-2015 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The tech giant's connected home platform will likely arrive in early fall, rather than early summer.
  
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• This App Lets You Use an iPad as a Second PC Screen

  14-05-2015 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Say hello to Duet Display.
  
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• 9 Keys to Ensuring Your Business Continues to Succeed Without You

  14-05-2015 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A millionaire who retired at 27 shares his tips to setting up your company to run under a leader of your choice.
  
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• This Is What It Means to Embrace Failure

  14-05-2015 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Find out what you can learn from failing that makes business success that much easier.
  
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• How to Keep Good Employees From Looking for Other Jobs

  14-05-2015 18:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You gotta know how to hold 'em...
  
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• 10-yr-old entrepreneur shares sweet success story - USA TODAY

  14-05-2015 18:27
  
  USA TODAY
  10-yr-old entrepreneur shares sweet success story
  USA TODAY
  Austinite Mikaila Ulmer, the 10-year-old queen bee of Bee Sweet Lemonade, has her handmade product on the shelves of retailers across several states, including Whole Foods. She appeared on 'Shark Tank' and cut a deal to expand her company. Loading ...and more »
  
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• How to Successfully Moderate a Panel

  14-05-2015 18:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Often entrepreneurs, leaders and experts are asked to moderate panels for their industry. Here is how to keep it engaging, instead of a snooze fest.
  
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• Learn French or Spanish While You GChat

  14-05-2015 18:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new application for Google Chrome allows you to learn a new language in the in-between moments when you are instant messaging.
  
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• 8 Ways to Radically Increase Your Productivity

  14-05-2015 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manageable but strategic changes to daily routines yield enormous benefit in the long run.
  
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• 4 Reasons Why You Should Ditch '.com' for Good

  14-05-2015 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ever considered ".design," ".NYC", ".moda" or ".menu" instead? Now you can.
  
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• We Are All Shocked! -- Shocked! -- By the Tom Brady Cheating Scandal

  14-05-2015 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Petty theft, white lies and cut corners are everywhere you look.
  
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• The One Productivity Tool This Shark Tank Star Swears By

  14-05-2015 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Barbara Corcoran puts her own spin on a strategy that's been around for decades.
  
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• Meet the Entrepreneur Behind Kate Middleton's Maternity Style

  14-05-2015 16:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cecile Reinaud, founder of UK-based maternity line Seraphine, has already dressed British royalty and many of Hollywood's biggest stars.
  
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• Women entrepreneur-focused program launches $100M credit fund - The Denver Post

  14-05-2015 16:40
  
  Women entrepreneur-focused program launches $100M credit fund
  The Denver Post
  Empowering a Billion Women by 2020, a program started by Dell's entrepreneur-in-residence, is launching a software and financing package to help grow women-led startups. The "Business in a Box" launch was announced Thursday morning with a further ...and more »
  
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• How to Maintain Your First-to-Market Position in a Copycat World

  14-05-2015 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  We can't avoid the copycats or the subpar lookalikes, but we can be prepared for when they start chasing our success.
  
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• The 'M' FACTOR: An Entrepreneur's Staple Diet - Huffington Post

  14-05-2015 16:17
  
  Huffington Post
  The 'M' FACTOR: An Entrepreneur's Staple Diet
  Huffington Post
  When the big idea struck and you knew that your breakthrough thought could change something around you or your environment, something that could lead to an obvious solution or an answer to a long forgotten problem... the moment that turned you into an ...
  
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• 7 Signs You Need to Start Looking for Another Job After Your Employer Is Acquired

  14-05-2015 16:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The company that hired you is invested in your success. The company that buys that company sees you as an expense.
  
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• How You Can Better Protect Your Privacy

  14-05-2015 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Make sure you've done all you can to prevent identity theft by implementing these tips.
  
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• Mysterious Marissa Mayer: 5 Things You Might Not Know About the Yahoo CEO

  14-05-2015 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Her cupcake obsession actually reveals a lot about how Mayer approaches the world.
  
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• 10 Truths We Forget Too Easily

  14-05-2015 15:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's surprising how easy it is to lose sight of the important things in life.
  
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• Airlines Are Freeing Up More Frequent Flier Seats

  14-05-2015 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This is something frustrated fliers will find hard to believe, but it appears to be true.
  
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• Starbucks Denies Reports Its Mobile App Was Hacked

  14-05-2015 15:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The coffee chain denied reports that said cyber-criminals had used its mobile payments app to siphon money from its customers.
  
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• How the World's First Bitcoin Charity Is Harnessing the Cryptocurrency to Change Lives (VIDEO)

  14-05-2015 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BitGive, founded in 2013, partners with nonprofits in the public health and environmental sectors and solicits charitable donations from Bitcoin believers.
  
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• 5 Necessary Conditions for Entrepreneurial Success

  14-05-2015 14:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nobody becomes a successful entrepreneur by setting out to become one. It happens organically under certain specific conditions.
  
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• When You Shouldn't Follow Your Heart

  14-05-2015 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You can't always follow your heart, but don't give up on it. Where passion and pragmatism meet, great things happen.
  
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• Why the CEO Should Be the First in and Last Out

  14-05-2015 13:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  It's your company. You can't expect anyone to work harder than you do.
  
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• What Accidentally Buying Kurt Cobain's First House Taught Me

  14-05-2015 13:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A real estate investor stumbled into a deal for the Nirvana singer's childhood home, which came with some free lessons.
  
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• The 5 Benefits of Being Optimistic

  14-05-2015 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When running a business, as we all know, there will be difficult days, hard times and stressful periods.
  
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• Converting a Family Business Into a Franchised Brand

  14-05-2015 12:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More than 30 years after his mother founded the business, Matt Rand turned Rand Realty into a Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate franchised location.
  
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• Chinese Investors Flood US Entrepreneur Visa Program - Voice of America

  14-05-2015 11:35
  
  Voice of America
  Chinese Investors Flood US Entrepreneur Visa Program
  Voice of America
  HONG KONG—. The huge demand from wealthy Chinese citizens for U.S. investor visas has resulted in a shortage and a two-to-three year waiting list for many of those applying. The supply of, and demand for, U.S. investor visas track how China's newly ...and more »
  
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