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Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson describes the qualities he'd like to see in the winner of WSJ Startup of the Year. Pay attention startups; he sets a high bar. "The most successful businesses are businesses that radically change people's lives," he says.




There will always be excuses or reasons why you can't take the time to be with your family or friends, but sometimes it's important to do that," says Light Point Security co-founder Beau Adkins while at his family's farm in West Virginia to celebrate his father's retirement.


The emergence of big data has changed football not just on the field but among fantasy football fans who are mining information previously known only to professionals. NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice discusses on digits


Rebellion Photonics CEO Allison Sawyer introduces the mentor who helped her start her business and thanks mentors everywhere for helping young women get into science, technology and entrepreneurship. "In some ways finding the starting line is the toughest part," she says.