...you need to understand how investors evaluate companies. There is a range of criteria, of course, but the three most important ones are team, technology and market, and angels and VCs evaluate them in different ways...

one of the original publications to come out of the famed Harvard Negotiation Project, a seminal workshop that was started in 1979 with a mission to improve dispute and conflict resolution.

Larry Chiang offers this list of VC archetypes you’ll definitely want to avoid, just as soon as you hit the $900,000-mark...

...an often overlooked success factor in building a web business — or any business — is design. Good design can often tip the scales in your favor; make your company very hard to ignore...

"Prof. Heath offers some suggestions for ‘how to be sticky’ like Welch, Clinton … even, Jack Kennedy. The top 3: make your message surprising; concrete; and keep it simple..."

"We like Harvard Working Knowledge, and today we picked up another quick post by marketing guru, John Quelch.... we think his five simple rules for how to brand effectively are applicable to any startup trying to establish its name and image..."

"Can a person with a liberal arts degree, corporate consulting experience, and a subscription to Harvard Business Review fit on the founding team of a startup, report to an engineer-founder, use Facebook –- and contribute? Yes!.."

"how business leaders can use storytelling to inspire their employees and affect positive change in their organizations..."

Insights from a PE investor on how his trade will assess your company down the road.

Most founders think about complementing technical or business skills when they build their intial team. Fewer think about the emotional components required to marshal the operation to success.

Tips on 'Social Graces' - the one thing you need that an MBA can't give you