Entrepreneurs and founders

According to a study of German firms.

Chicanery is common in the start-up world: With so much at stake, founders are apt to exaggerate, obfuscate, and otherwise stretch the truth when courting...

Company founders have to be optimistic and resilient. But new research shows that serial entrepreneurs-those who involve themselves in only one project...

In a pitch competition, judges reacted poorly to warmth and expressiveness.

The challenges to growth are usually internal.

Five ways to gut check your decision first.

Before starting a venture with your bestie, there are a few things you should consider.

Stories from the trenches.

Are you one of the many executives who'd love to leave the corporate battleship to skipper a speedy, nimble start-up? And are you using a variety of rationales...

China's recent transformation is characterized by gradual institutionalization, and Russia's by what looks like rapid deinstitutionalization. The Chinese...

On average, their value-add tends to decline after an IPO.

Being your own boss has financial and emotional benefits.

A study found that candidates who had started a company — particularly a successful one — were less likely to get an interview.

Five strategies to sustain a healthy partnership.

Ask three questions to figure out which one you are.

Middle managers have often been cast as dinosaurs. Has-beens. Mediocre managers and intermediaries who defend the status quo instead of supporting others'...

Customers love it, but it’s running out of cash.

Venture funding is scarce, valuations are down, and exit options are dwindling. What should founders do?

Twelve-hour days are the norm.

Their success depended on storytelling.