(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This story originally appeared on his blog.) Over the last decade we assumed that once we found repeatable methodologies (Agile and Customer Development, Business Model Design) to build early stage ventures, entrepreneurship would become a “science,” and anyone could do it… Tweet This [...]

(Editor’s note: Curtis Smolar is a partner at Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.) A reader asks:  I have had theft of trade secrets in my office.  Can I install video cameras or other surveillance measures to view the activities of my employees? Answer:  While spying on your employees happens all the time [...]

(Editor’s note: Tom Aley is the president, CEO and (along with his twin brother) co-founder of RapidBuyr. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Working with family at a small or medium sized business is hardly unusual, but it often comes with complications the relatives don’t anticipate… Tweet This Post

(Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC, a law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. He submitted this column to VentureBeat… Tweet This Post

Serial entrepreneurs are the stuff of legend in the entrepreneurial world. Whereas launching a single startup drains most people, serial entrepreneurs thrive on the chaos. Wences Casares and Meyer Malka, serial entrepreneurs themselves, discuss what it is that has kept them going through the years in this Entrepreneur Thought Leader Lecture given at Stanford University… [...]

(Editor’s note: Paul Schmidt is the founder and president of Photodex. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Cloud computing has been building buzz for a while now and is fast becoming the rage… Tweet This Post

(Editor’s note: Serial entrepreneur Steve Blank is the author of Four Steps to the Epiphany. This is an edited version of a longer story that originally appeared on his blog.) We’re now in the second Internet bubble… Tweet This Post

(Editor’s note: Andrew Filev is CEO of Wrike. He submitted this story to VentureBeat.) Each year, there are hundreds of social business applications that appear on the market. Ultimately, only a few get traction… Tweet This Post

(Editor’s note: Curtis Smolar is a partner at Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.) A reader asks:  What is the best state to incorporate an LLC?  I have a plan for a website in which the only source of revenue will be from ads, so the revenue stream won’t be coming from [...]

There’s a ton of research and development in the pharmaceutical sector – but in the education system, which is just as large, there’s virtually none. 17 percent of pharma’s revenues are reinvested in R&D – but with education, the figure is just 0… Tweet This Post

(Editor’s note: Dharmesh Shah is a serial software entrepreneur and the founder and CTO of HubSpot, which provides marketing software for small businesses. This column originally appeared on his blog… Tweet This Post

(Editor’s note: Scott Edward Walker is the founder and CEO of Walker Corporate Law Group, PLLC, a law firm specializing in the representation of entrepreneurs. He submitted this column to VentureBeat… Tweet This Post