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VOTE NOW: Help Us Choose The Best Law Schools In America

In an oversaturated market where countless lawyers are unemployed or underemployed, choosing the right law school can make the difference between the job you want and no job at all. Remember, tuition...

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Startups, Raising Money By Crowdfunding May Scare Off Other Investors

Entrepreneurs considering raising capital using crowdfunding should be prepared to abide by the Pee Wee Herman rule: if you like it, you might have to marry it.  Alarms have already been raised about...

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Here's How Much Startup Founders Are Allowed To Pay Themselves

If you're running a venture-backed startup, don't expect to be able to set a high salary for yourself.  One founder who's getting ready to quit his job and raise a $500,000 seed round asked on Quora:...

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The 20 Most Popular TED Talks Ever

TED Talks have become a worldwide phenomenon. It's a platform where the brightest minds — scientists, designers, inventors —  go to spread their ideas. Many of these leaders deliver their insights at...

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Best Buy Employee: Working Here Is Like Being In A Big Game Of Telephone

Communication is key in any corporate hierarchy, but the bigger the company, the harder it is to keep everyone moving in the same direction. For Best Buy, the massive consumer electronics retailer,...

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It's Much, Much Easier To Get A Job In The Developing World

How do you measure happiness? Just asking people if they are “happy” is not much help. That will change from day to day based on immediate experience. Some people put together an index with a range of...

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Why You Should Never Use Office Gossip To Get Information

Getting information out of your coworkers might make you feel like you know what's going on in the office, but relying on gossip might not be a good strategy. Beverly Flaxington, a management...

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Dave McClure Says Most VCs Are 'Stupid, Insufferable, Arrogant' And Terrible...

Dave McClure, an angel investor who competes with VCs to fund startups, went on a rant about VCs at a Vancouver conference. Among the things said: Wearing a suit around tech talent is stupid. "They are...

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Here's Why Companies Should Give Millennial Workers Everything They Ask For

You can call them impatient, demanding and entitled, but if you don't offer incentives to retain young workers, someone else will.  Leslie Kwoh at The Wall Street Journal reports that more companies...

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Equinox President Explains How The Gym Became One Of The Most Exclusive In...

The most innovative brands in the world, like Apple, know how to create an air of exclusivity while also appealing to the masses. Striking this balance requires genius marketing, and few companies ever...

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GM's Big Overhaul Could Create More Problems For The Company

After releasing disappointing second-quarter results earlier this month, General Motors is revamping. Among its planned strategy changes, the company intends to shift power from so-called regional...

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Microsoft Has Updated Its Logo For The First Time In 25 Years (MSFT)

Microsoft has introduced its new logo, changing it for the first time in 25 years. It's modeled to look reminiscent of its Windows 8 "Metro" interface, and it's the company's first logo that makes use...

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SENIOR EXEC: It Was A Major Challenge For Fashion Giant Liz Claiborne To Pick...

Fifth & Pacific SVP Jane Randel wrote this post exclusively for Business Insider explaining how Liz Claiborne Inc. picked a new name and rebuilt the brand. Name changes aren’t new—from “Brad’s...

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Longtime JCPenney Customer Explains Why She Feels Betrayed By Her Favorite Store

A longtime JCPenney customer, who wishes to have her name withheld, shared with us a letter she recently sent to JCPenney CEO and former Apple retail chief Ron Johnson about what he's doing to the...

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Suddenly, Startups Have Gotten Very Boring

In the wake of the Facebook IPO, something funny has happened to the world of startups.  Suddenly, startups feel very boring. VCs and entrepreneurs say they feel it too. "I do feel a bit like that, but...

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Best Buy Defends Its New CEO's $32 Million Pay Package

Incoming Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly is receiving a pay package worth up to $32 million for three years, and even if the French citizen isn't able to get a visa to work there, he'll get $6.25 million. His...

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Lego For Girls Is A Gigantic Success Despite Huge Controversy

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish toy maker Lego says a new series it created specifically for girls has proved popular despite being criticized for fueling gender stereotypes — and has made first-half...

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One In 100 Children Is A Psychopath, Experts Believe

Around one in 100 children in the UK could be a psychopath, research suggests. Displaying similar characterists to the protagonist in the novel We Need To Talk About Kevin, they are liable to lie,...

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COKE: We Do Not Do Business In North Korea

UPDATE: Coke has denied a Telegraph story claiming that it was doing business in North Korea. Here's a statement from Coke: “Coca-Cola does not currently do business in North Korea.  Any products sold...

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Our Startup Saw Explosive Growth When We Started Spending More Face-Time With...

Our company has a new rule: everybody on the team has to talk to users. Everyday users can explain what they do not like about your product and provide crucial clues on how to make it better....

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