The Accelerators: The Wall Street Journal's entrepreneurship mentors provide their insights on starting a business. This week the startup mentors discuss the best ways to recruit talent when a startup is still in its infancy, when risk of failure is high and significant compensation isn't possible. Check out their insights and share your own opinions and ideas in the comments:

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Pumping iron: A Minnesota startup uses magnets to extract the key ingredient in steel. WSJ.

Fostering food: How one Palo Alto, Calif., incubator helps food and farm startups grow, collaborate and innovate. The Atlantic.

Atypical hubs: In 2013, expect a bigger push for startup activity among demographics and in cities not traditionally known for producing entrepreneurs. The Washington Post.

Venturing forth: Greg Sands, a veteran Silicon Valley venture capitalist, has struck out on his own, launching a $100 million fund aimed at filling the gap between angel and VC investing.

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