How to Hire Remote Staff You Won’t Want to Keep Far, Far Away

We’ve all endured appalling job interviews.

Whether it’s the guy who came in wearing spandex bike shorts, the woman who talked on her cell phone for 15 minutes without stopping, or the college grad who brought his mom in, awkwardness and bad fits abound in the interviewing process.

Imagine taking those bad in-person encounters and putting them on the phone.

How would you know who’s likely t

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Get Out of Your Bubble: Cultural Curiosity and Your Start-Up

When you hit the big time in business, there are always a few cultural snafus waiting for you. Being the guy at the table who doesn’t know how to use chopsticks is one matter; being the guy who threw up on a prime minister is another (sorry, George H.W. Bush). It’s easy to make a mistake, but it’s even easier to make a mistake when you have no background on the culture you’re dealing with.

Traveling an

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Using Social Data to Grow Your Business

Q: How are you using social data to grow your business or get special customer insights?

The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only nonprofit organization composed of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. Founded by Scott Gerber, the YEC promotes entrepreneurship as a solution to un

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Simple Tips for Effective Pinterest Marketing

Are you familiar with Pinterest? Chances are you probably heard of it but aren’t actually a member or know much about it. Pinterest in a nutshell is a social network with an ecosystem that revolves around virtual bulletin boards. Users that find interesting items on the internet can then post it on their personal bulletin board which then can get reshared by other users. Why does all this matter? Pinterest is now t

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