For those working menial jobs or putting in 100-hour weeks for corporations, the lure of starting your own business can seem like a great way to get more flexibility, upside, and ownership.

Understanding your employee's perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.

You know, as most entrepreneurs do, that a company is only as good as its people. The hard part is actually building the team that will embody your company culture and propel you forward.

Have a go-to pump up song. Mine is Shakira's 'Waka Waka' from the 2010 World Cup (don't judge). Play it only when you're ready to turn into your most badass self.

So many of my rookie mistakes could have been avoided by first-hand exposure to other, more experienced technology entrepreneurs.

Get your product in front of actual, living, breathing strangers. Your college roommate's approval does not mean there's market demand.

Done right, a performance review is one of the best opportunities to encourage and support high performers and constructively improve your middle- and lower-tier workers.

Most weeks, I work 100-plus hours on TheMuse.com. There are definitions of 'work-life balance' that would say I have none.

One of the top causes of startup death - right after cofounder problems - is building something no one wants.

Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur.

Call it nature or nurture, there are differences in how men and women approach professional conduct, and facing these issues head-on will make us all more equipped to succeed.

CUSTOMER (to her friend): What's this literary criticism section? Is it for books that complain about other books?

Morals are like social classes, there are poor and rich people.

It does not matter how much we donate it matters whether the donation is meaningful. How to define meaningful? Let society and history judge.

The day of the wedding went like these things generally do, full of anxious moments interspersed with black comedy.

When I was growing up, I wasn't taught how to feel or communicate feelings.

I do endless chopping and preparing things. I really find that relaxing. I do a lot of thinking as I am chopping and cooking.

Vices are not crimes.

I've been around in public life for a long time. I think people know what I stand for. They know that I have strong convictions, committed principles and I'm prepared to stand up for them.

When congress is in session no American is safe.

The Jews are the most hateful and the most shameful of the small nations.