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Psychoanalyst Alexander Stein explores the psychology of business.

War demons haunt Iraq vet's new venture
War demons haunt Iraq vet's new venture
3:27pm: For an Iraq veteran turned entrepreneur, the killing fields are never far away. (more)
Blood feud
May 13: How do you fix a broken family business? (more)
Turning garbage into gold
Apr 1: How a secretive childhood fueled one entrepreneur's success. (more)
Vision quest
Feb 21: How an entrepreneur turned a potentially crippling disability to his advantage (more)
Turning an illness into an asset
Jan 25: Diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder, an entrepreneur learns to harness his restlessness and redirect it into creativity. (more)
When 'big' business becomes 'too big'
Dec 19: FSB's new columnist explores why success can be psychologically problematic. (more)
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