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7 Super Entrepreneurship Lessons from "Man of Steel"
Superman as an entrepreneur? Not exactly, but you just may walk away from "Man of Steel" with inspiration for your business.Over the weekend my wife and I and a friend saw Man of Steel--the latest reboot of the Superman franchise. Note: Spoilers below! If you haven't seen the movie yet, ...
Mark Suster: 'Silicon Valley Will Always Produce the Big Hits'
The seasoned VC says Silicon Valley will remain a tech hub for years, but Silicon Alley, with its focus on content, is paving the way for exciting changes.What's in a name? A lot, according to Mark Suster, founder and CEO of Build Online and an investor with the Los Angeles-based ...
Trucks Are Trendy (and Not Just for Food Anymore)
Businesses in all kinds of industries are going mobile and bringing their goods directly to customers.Mobile may be the new thing for businesses, but there's an old way to put a twist on the concept. Pack your business onto a truck. Although food trucks now have a reality show, forgoing ...
When to Invest in Biotech -- and When to Just Say No
Great research doesn't always lead to great medicine -- and sometimes forming a company can actually get in the way.Say you’re a healthcare entrepreneur. And say you meet a brilliant immunologist at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, and she has very exciting data demonstrating full tumor regression in ...
5 Productivity Strategies From the Mind of Richard Feynman
Nobel-prizewinning physicist Richard Feynman was an eccentric within the scientific community. But he sure got a lot done.In the book, Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist, relates a story about an ant he found near his bathtub. Instead of squishing the bug, Feynman put ...
The Great Business Book Purge
I just dumped (and donated) 300 books. But the rest you'll have to pry from my cold, dead fingers.Two weeks ago, I dumped more than 300 business books.“Dumped” sounds harsh. The purge wasn’t as bloody as all that. Many were unbound galleys stamped with dire warnings not to quote, reproduce, ...
4 Lessons Jeff Bezos Learned From Failure
If you examine Amazon's grocery delivery service, AmazonFresh, you can clearly see a strategy centered on failure.Only one father of the dot-com boom is still innovating today--Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos.Let's look at one of Bezos’ innovation initiatives; its grocery delivery service, AmazonFresh. E-groceries is a small, unprofitable market, but Bezos ...
The Next Big Thing? 5 Expert Predictions
At Bloomberg's Next Big Thing conference, industry thinkers talked about what they think will be the wave(s) of the future. Do you agree?What's the next biggest thing in technology? Depends on who you ask.A number of industry thinkers and innovators did some crystal ball-gazing Monday at Bloomberg's Next Big Thing ...
Mayor Bloomberg Wants Stanford Techies to Move to New York
You can't beat the nightlife or business opportunities, said Michael Bloomberg during his Stanford commencement speech Sunday. Translation: Silicon Alley should be the next tech hub.New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg believes in Silicon Alley so much, he wouldn't be surprised if Stanford graduates started moving there. “I believe that ...
NSA Surveillance: What to Know So Far
Facebook is just one Internet giant that has released its NSA stats to reassure users. Here's a round-up of the others, and their numbers.Consumers haven't been able to look at Silicon Valley the same way ever since news broke of a long-running government program called PRISM. Of course, the nine ...
As Obamacare looms, manufacturers brace for the worst
More than 80 percent of manufacturers see health care costs as their top business concernAnother day, another survey about Obamacare.About a week ago, we reported on a survey of hiring among small- and medium-sized businesses, which found the Affordable Care Act to be only a minor factor in determining the ...
Edward Snowden: 'Truth Is Coming and It Cannot Be Stopped'
In a live online chat, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is answering questions about the PRISM scandal.Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency whistleblower, is answering questions from the public in a live written chat right now on The Guardian's website.For obvious reasons, Snowden's whereabouts are still unknown, but the 29-year-old was ...
Stylewhile: Reinventing Online Shopping one Store at a Time
By emphasizing outfits rather than pieces, the Finnish start-up stands to succeed in the virtual try-on space. Here's how customization, shopping carts, and social features are changing the game.Start-ups have tried virtual clothing try-on solutions time and time again.They attempt to make a viable solution for trying on clothes online, ...
Is This the Perfect Way to Hire?
You don't ask for resumes and you skip the traditional job posting. One founder says this four-step process trumps everything else she's tried.Hiring the right talent is vital to the success of your business. But busy entrepreneurs don't have time to waste sifting through dozens of resumes to evaluate candidates."But ...
Regulating 3D-Printed Guns Won't Solve Any Problems
New York has unveiled legislation meant to regulate the 3D printing of guns. Here's why it's not going to do anything.This week Brooklyn democrats introduced legislation that would make it illegal for any New Yorker who's not a registered gunsmith to make a 3D-printed gun."If left unregulated, these would be ...
Fix Your Mobile Site--or Face a Google Demotion
Long load times, blank screens, and customer headaches are a recipe for demotion in Google's search rankings, warn two engineers. Here's how to fix it.Small business owners, beware: If your site isn't mobile friendly or creates a headache for smartphone users, Google will punish you. Yoshikiyo Kato, a software engineer, ...
The Perks of Being an Intern in Tech
Interns at Google receive eye-popping salaries, but some tech start-ups offer much more. Check out some of their awesome perks.A glittering resume no longer cuts it. If you want a job, or even a graduate degree, you've got to put in time as an intern. Some internships evolve into full-time ...
50 Shades of Scandal (and How to Deal With It)
Chances are someone will uncover the skeleton in your closet--even if it's tiny and insignificant. Take a page from America's new No. 2 spy on how to deal.President Obama broke a barrier at the CIA recently by appointing the first woman, White House lawyer Avril D. Haines, to be the ...
Who Funds Silicon Valley? Not VCs
Government deserves credit for entrepreneurship in the U.S. But it needs to register a return.In recent months, a head-to-head contest has come to be seen as government vs. business. And according to one narrative, government is the problem. But that narrative, according to economist Mariana Mazzucato, is wrong.Speaking at TEDGlobal ...
Twitter's 2013 Changes Recapped: Are You Up to Date?
Since the beginning of the year, Twitter has rolled out at least 16 significant changes businesses should know about. Do you?In the race for users and revenue, Twitter has unleashed a collection of changes--many designed to attract marketers. Here's a recap of the major changes this year to date so ...
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