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6 Steps to Hiring (and Retaining) Great Employees

Hiring employees isn't as simple as finding people with the right skills and giving them the keys to your business. People aren't robots, and skills alone don't make a good employee-employer fit. While I believe there are plenty of things entrepreneurs shouldn't waste money on, hiring and retaining great people is well worth the time and effort it takes. Here are six steps to help you do it.

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Do you think that you’re an entrepreneur? 17 Signs you might be…

We have reached that time of the year when there is a lot of entrepreneur coverage in the media. We thought it would be helpful to list our top 17 signs that you might be an entrepreneur.   

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The Myth of the Solitary Genius

WHERE does creativity come from? For centuries, we’ve had a clear answer: the lone genius. The idea of the solitary creator is such a common feature of our cultural landscape (as with Newton and the falling apple) that we easily forget it’s an idea in the first place.

But the lone genius is a myth that has outlived its usefulness. Fortunately, a more truthful model is emerging: the creative network, as with the crowd-sourced Wikipedia or the writer’s room at “The Daily Show” or — the real heart of creativity — the intimate exchange of the creative pair, such as John Lennon and Paul McCartney and myriad other examples with which we’ve yet to fully reckon.