The new online job marketplace also announced a $7 million Series A funding round, led by Trinity Ventures.

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The business model that has been catching my attention is what I would call “Some Assembly Required Businesses” (SARBs). These businesses are combining inexpensive cloud-based services, the far reach of the Internet, and the explosion of social media to reach specialized audiences and build profitable businesses that would have been difficult, if not impossible, to create in the past.

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A leader’s job description can seem like an ever-growing list of bullet points, but the priority for CEOs, CFOs and staff managers alike is always the same: leading their team. The question is, “how?”

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As online collaboration tools become increasingly sophisticated, a growing number of virtual companies are learning to take advantage of the global talent marketplace. 

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The Internet of Things and 3D printing are among the latest technologies that are set to change the way you do business, new research finds.

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Docker’s open source platform helps companies build and run applications across different servers.

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Believe it or not, successful people have bad days, too. The difference is they don’t let their feelings dictate their actions. Remembering that emotions are temporary, they have a singular focus — to serve a larger vision.  

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Women get a bad rap in the work world, and we don’t have to look much further than pop culture for examples. Take, for example, the famous caricature of Anna Wintour in “The Devil Wears Prada.”

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Casper and Tuft & Needle are two of the startups looking to shake up mattress sales by going straight to consumers.

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It’s easy to tell when employees are completely checked out of their jobs. They show up late (or not at all), complain about simple tasks, and produce subpar results when asked to do something. 

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