There is no such thing as a "typical" entrepreneur. We come in all shapes, sizes and flavors. Still, myths abound, and most of us walk around with a specific caricature of what an entrepreneur is like in our minds

Startups typically think about raising capital via convertible debt early on in the life of a startup. They want to move fast, keep transaction costs low, and it is often easier to get the round done with a convertible note than a seed or series A round.

I've seen what these government programs can do for fledgling companies in my own backyard.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - A year ago, Mike Maples's investment firm, Floodgate, was investing in young companies at a pace of two or three every quarter. No...

As it turns out, not going on vacation might be bad for our brains.

Mike Reinhardt and Nate Watson, both 31, met 10 years ago as undergraduates at Central Bible College, a school of 650 in Springfield, Mo., that "train...

Telling powerful entrepreneurs' stories and aggressively educating people on how to start a business may have more of an impact on reducing our unemployment rate than some subtle or complicated change in tax policy.

Patents don't generate revenues, the ideas they protect do. If your idea truly is something that hasn't been thought of before, than run with it for a while before you spend time trying to secure a patent.

I've been helping entrepreneurs raise capital as a securities lawyer for more than 17 years, and there are certain fundamental mistakes that I've seen...

The euphoria of having a working partner to share the responsibilities, coupled with the cash to grow the business, evaporated in less than six months. By that time we were in court, the company had lost all its business and I was left with a nothing.

Because these seven mistakes are easy to make, it's vital for entrepreneurs to know what they are, why they are so dangerous and exactly how to avoid them.

Here's a message for my fellow Gen Xers: Be prepared to open doors that may have been closed to you, because the "Zucks" coming up are more prepared than you were at their age.

Every bubble is a big-stakes game played for keeps. In it the usual cast of characters appear -- the Smart Money, the Shills, the Marks and the Promoters.

Many Americans are unaware that the U.S. public stock markets no longer support growth-stage companies. Systemic changes have caused companies to remain private far longer than in previous decades.

We must stop telling foreign entrepreneurs to build their companies in other countries.

A tech bubble is the rapid inflation in the valuation of public and private technology companies that exceeds their fundamental value by a large margin.

Are today's innovators selling out too quickly to their deep-pocketed tech overlords?

I think I'm experiencing entrepreneurial burnout. What can I do to get past this feeling and get back to being my creative and productive self?

CHICAGO (Deborah L. Cohen) - For entrepreneur Ash Bhoopathy, not even backing from Bill Gates gives his tech startup enough street cred to easily ...

There's a real paradox today in the meaning of the word community. On one hand, we're building our communities online and forming tribes with like-min...

eBooks are now a viable way of building your brand and getting word out about your company and expertise

There are so many programs out there that target entrepreneurs where the winner is awarded cash prizes or small equity investments.

The range of ideas submitted to business competitions is amazing. But too many innovations are sitting on the shelf; let's move them into use.

America prides itself on being the land of entrepreneurialism, yet the act of denying people health coverage for a preexisting condition discourages that tradition.