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VC investor explains how he finds surprising startups by focusing on the founders' opinions instead of their initial product idea

VC investor explains how he finds surprising startups by focusing on the founders' opinions instead of their initial product idea

The Trucks Venture Capital partner Reilly Brennan warns that investors can get too fixated on startups' initial business or technology ideas.

A billionaire's surprise vow to pay Morehouse graduates' loans is part of the newest trend in the student-debt crisis

A billionaire's surprise vow to pay Morehouse graduates' loans is part of the newest trend in the student-debt crisis

Robert F. Smith surprised this year's Morehouse College grads by promising to pay off their student debt. He is not the first billionaire to do this.

This VC fund is betting $105 million on Texas tech startups as more talent leaves Silicon Valley for the Lone Star State

This VC fund is betting $105 million on Texas tech startups as more talent leaves Silicon Valley for the Lone Star State

LiveOak Venture Partners sees plenty of opportunities in the Lone Star State.

These are the 3 books Barack Obama thinks everyone should read this spring

These are the 3 books Barack Obama thinks everyone should read this spring

Recently Obama took to Facebook to offer a short but eclectic list of must read titles for spring.

8 powerful life lessons a tech exec learned when her charity climb to one of the highest summits in the world tested her physically and mentally

8 powerful life lessons a tech exec learned when her charity climb to one of the highest summits in the world tested her physically and mentally

When Elena Kvochko fractured her leg at the peak of the mountain, no rescue was available, so she had to slide down the mountain by foot.

Sheryl Sandberg says 60% of male managers are afraid to have a one-on-one meeting with a female employee

Sheryl Sandberg says 60% of male managers are afraid to have a one-on-one meeting with a female employee

The best way to advance at work is to have a mentor, but a report from Sheryl Sandberg's LeanIn reveals a new obstacle to women's careers.

Here's how an enterprise software vet and his team have built a $1 billion business with $100 million in annual revenue by putting their own twists on Salesforce for big businesses

Here's how an enterprise software vet and his team have built a $1 billion business with $100 million in annual revenue by putting their own twists on Salesforce for big businesses

David Schmaier wasn't looking to start a company. But he's built Vlocity into one of the fastest-growing developers on Salesforce's platform.

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