The partners behind a one-time "next big thing" go to South by Southwest to win back the adoration of the tech world--and figure out how to make their partnership work. Last summer, Turntable.fm Even celebrities backed it: Jimmy Fallon, Ashton Kutcher, and both Lady Gaga's and Madonna's managers invested. is Amazing." Then traffic started falling. MORE >>

The past few decades have seen staggering advances in technology, but government has been left behind, saddled with outdated and inefficient software, while costs have exploded into the hundreds of billions. That means there’s both the imperative and the market for new, disruptive startups. If you look at the research conducted by e.g. Toby E. MORE >>

The main reason why negotiations fail is the lack of preparation. Diving into a negotiation without a clear goal, not knowing what you're looking for, what is your position in the negotiation and your alternatives, keeps you from MORE >>

How Jason Freedman and 42Floors cooked up a killer business idea that could turn commercial real estate on its head. Jason Freedman hunches his shoulders against New York City's December chill and walks faster, nudged both by the cold and by being late. They're here in New York to.well, it's not entirely clear why they're here. Freedman winced. MORE >>

Jon Wilkins, of the Ronin Institute , and I have a new Kauffman Foundation report about the rise of fractional scholarship. Much as there is a growing amount of fractional entrepreneurship—people starting companies in their spare time—there needs to be a way to harness all of the underused research potential within the United States. Research MORE >>