A recent paper from Ernst & Young and the Kauffman Foundation looks at the cadre of 636 E&Y Entrepreneur Of The Year finalists from 2012 to see what makes them tick. These companies are high-growth and tend to produce disruptive innovations. They’re also not small – in the U.S. percent fell into that size range. Embrace innovation. MORE >>

If you think startups have a tough time today, making ends meet and raising the necessary capital to take things to the next level, here’s an interesting little nugget courtesy of “Mr. Amazon” himself, Jeff Bezos. “I’ve been optimistic about Amazon since the early days,” says Bezos. ” continues Bezos. MORE >>

Conventional wisdom suggests you must be bold and outgoing to be successful. Here's why the stereotype doesn't hold up. Stereotypes can be devastating, especially when you apply them to yourself. One of the most persistent within entrepreneurship is that founders must be true extroverts: gregarious, outgoing, and always ready to press the flesh. MORE >>

tl;dr: If you're trying to attract awesome developers, you need to create an awesome candidate experience (CX). Something that makes them go "WOW!". It's like UX -- but for the people interviewing to join your team. It seems that every startup I know out there is trying to grow their development team. Yesterday, I sat in a HubSpot "Tech Talk". MORE >>

Some entrepreneurs think it's crazy to go after an industry dominated by big players. Not this guy. Lately I've been fascinated by a start-up called Pheed. The self-made and self-funded company is trying to do something few start-ups successfully attempt, let alone accomplish: disrupt an industry that's dominated by big-name players. Will it work? MORE >>