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Why Start-ups Are Like Fruit Flies

Your genetic tolerance for risk, coupled with new productivity gains through smart technology, can help your company revolutionize its industry. Mankind's most innovative , large-scale achievements: building the Pyramids of Egypt and the Panama Canal—even putting a man on the moon—were each accomplished with roughly the same number of people: 100,000. Luis von Ahn, the Carnegie Mellon professor who researched these epic projects, makes the observation that 100,000 may well be the practical limit on the number people it was possible to organize, using pre-Internet technology.

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Cupcake Pioneer Is Going Global

Steve Abrams bought Manhattan's Magnolia Bakery in 2007. Now he's got big expansion plans, with stores in New York, L.A., Dubai & beyond. Advertisement: Start winning new customers today

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Showtime’s David Nevins On What It Takes To Make Sexy, Gripping TV

Showtime won big at the Golden Globes, taking home three awards, including best drama series for "Homeland." Nevins spoke with Fast Company about the rapidly changing world of cable TV and how he stays on top in a world where audience tastes evolve at an ever-accelerating pace. In the early '90s, most networks turned down the idea for the television show that would become ER.

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How She Financed Carol’s Daughter’s Growth

Before Carol's Daughter was large enough to require an equity partner, founder Lisa Price cultivated a personal relationship with her local Brooklyn bank manager.

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4 Essential Steps to Managing Growth

Success, if not handled properly, can lead to the demise of a business. Sustain long-term growth by following these steps. A funny little thing happens on the road to success.

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More men than women have oral cancer virus

About 7 percent of adults and teens in the United States are orally infected with the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a new study says.

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Sales Pitch? Know How Your Buyer Thinks

I use brain science to understand the play of personalities, and ace new-business presentations. Here's what I mean. I once went into a meeting to sell a company on Emergenetics, my organizational development firm

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Who’s Accountable for Your Growth?

Capturing growth opportunities requires alignment on targets, timelines, and, most of all, accountability. You probably hear (or tell) this story as often as we do: “Our business went through a major strategic planning session last year. So far, it’s created a big stack of paper and a pile of dust.” A company that invests so much time and effort into strategic planning should be set for double-digit growth for years to come.

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