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After a false start, Lindsay Gaskin tweaked her business model and gained the attention of major investors.

The habits of the world's smartest people, the career arches of self-made billionaires, what really motivates employees and more topics explained through infographics.

Raj Lahoti on turning obstacles into opportunities.

For our series The Grind, entrepreneur Greg Connolly explains how changing his mentality helped him become a better entrepreneur.

The founder of Pandora reached out to investors 300 times before getting funding. And James Dyson invented 5,126 failed vacuum cleaner prototypes before getting one right.

Visionaries often hear 'no' when they first propose their big ideas. Find out when you should or shouldn't take no for an answer, and how to turn that no into a yes.

Consider these words of encouragement on the often bumpy road of entrepreneurship.

Starting your own business is a marathon of facing tough decisions.

The Internet radio company's initial public offering can be a good occasion for entrepreneurs and others to reflect on what it takes to start and grow a new company.

How he turned obstacles into an opportunity, why he's so obsessed with the Internet and a winning habit he learned from his father.