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These 10 steps will help any entrepreneur get their game right

You’ll think you’re doing it wrong most of the time, while secretly hoping you’re getting some of it right.

7 Ways to achieve success by starting where you are & with what you...

The journey of a thousand miles definitely begins with one step.

How Mark Zuckerberg grew Facebook into a $500 billion company

Here's a look at how Mark Zuckerberg turned Facebook into a $500 billion company.

How Elon Musk, Sheryl Sandberg, and other famous leaders deal with stress

Turn the most frustrating moments in your life into a positive experience.

How the founder of Change.org stopped worrying about getting rich

Ben Rattray, founder of Change.org, describes the moment he decided to leave behind a career in finance and figure out a way to empower social change.

How GoDaddy’s founder sold his first business for $24 million more than he asked...

Bob Parsons, founder of the domain registrar GoDaddy.com, describes how he used provocative advertising to get his companies off the ground.

Crossfit CEO Greg Glassman on why great entrepreneurs chase excellence-not money

Greg Glassman, CEO and founder of CrossFit, explains why profit often follows excellence--but it often takes a circuitous route.

Twitter co-founder Evan Williams on how to ‘Dominate the Internet’

Evan Williams, founder of Medium and co-founder of Twitter, explains why there has been a massive shift from websites to content platforms.

How Reddit was born out of a very, very bad idea

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tells the story of how his company (almost) did not come to be.

How MailChimp’s Ben Chestnut turned a failed side project into a hugely successful company

Ben Chestnut started off leading a web design company--but a happy little accident turned the lights on at MailChimp.

How Slack’s founder turned a failed video game into a multibillion dollar startup

Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield describes the unlikely origin story behind the fastest-growing business application in the world.

How Richard Branson started his first business out of a phone booth

Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, describes how he started a magazine business out of a phone booth.
Things entrepreneurs can learn from HBO's Silicon Valley

10 Things entrepreneurs can learn from HBO’s Silicon Valley

Geek or not, the show is good fodder for anyone who appreciates good humour. Alternatively, it can work as a fun lesson for entrepreneurs.
Nirav Modi

Indian marketing genius Nirav Modi, creating a global jewellery brand out of nowhere

A master diamantaire or a businessman who wants to make a billion-dollar point: Who really is Nirav Modi?
Siddhartha Lal Royal Enfield

How Siddhartha Lal turned the oldest motorcycle brand, Royal Enfield, into the fastest growing...

This is how Siddhartha Lal turned the oldest motorcycle brand, Royal Enfield, into the fastest growing one.
EnviGreen: the eco-friendly bags

Springfinity: gardening solutions for green fingers

Springfinity aims at helping people grow a lively patch inside a matchbox house by spending only 20 minutes daily.
EnviGreen: the eco-friendly bags

EnviGreen: the eco-friendly bags which will soon replace plastic bags

To combat the environmental hazards, Ashwanth Hegde founded EnviGreen which makes organic, eco-friendly and biodegradable bags.
Bakeys edible cutlery

Bakeys edible cutlery: the newest invention on the block

Bakeys is Peesapati’s brainchild, and manufactures eco-friendly edible cutlery like spoons and chopsticks.
entrepreneurs can make some quick extra bucks

9 ways in which entrepreneurs can make some quick extra bucks

Why not put your skills to use to make some quick bucks to pump into your business?
ways successful people can break out of a funk

Simple yet effective ways successful people can break out of a funk

If you are working at your dream job and still battling funks, then you are still normal - trust us.