Apple's visionary founder died following seven year battle with islet cell neuroendocrine tumor,
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The next time you hear a story touting a new miracle biofuel ingredient, know that a new report just found that the nature-based oil won't be making an impact for decades. Every day, it seems, we hear about a new item that can be turned into a biofuel. If everything can be a biofuel, though, shouldn't we be using them already?
Read More »Monkey study may bring robotic suits that restore mobility, touch to quadriplegics
Brain implants allow monkeys to move and feel virtual objects using only their thoughts
Read More »Honeydrop Beverages Fights Bee Colony Collapse Disorder With Tea, Juice
When honey is your main ingredient, the prospect of bees dying is quite real and dire. Hence Honeydrop's plan to donate profits to bees, to keep its supplies flowing. Honeybees are more important than their small size might indicate--they pollinate one-third of U.S
Read More »Reclaiming the "Language of Love" in Your Company
What's the most important lesson entrepreneurs should learn from Steve Jobs? Gary Hamel, a management expert, believes it's how to talk to your employees. Have you told your employees you love them recently
Read More »Why Steve Jobs Matters
In 1981, Inc. put Apple founder Steve Jobs on its cover next to this headline: "This man has changed business forever." The accomplishments of Jobs, who passed away last night , have been well-cataloged.
Read More »Appsumo’s Dropbox Pro Giveaway
Appsumo, the daily deal site for software, has launched a sweepstakes offering 10 free Dropbox Pro accounts for life. The pro account, valued at $99 a year, includes 50GB of Dropbox cloud storage and the ability to access your files from anywhere and share them with others. Visit Appsumo to read the contest rules and enter for a chance to win the sweepstakes, which ends on October 13
Read More »Reflections on this year’s Inc. 5000 Conference for The Council: Building a community, one winner at a time
This was my fourth year attending Inc.
Read More »Money and Meaning
The Menkiti Group's Bo Menkiti shares how he balances a social mission with a profit driven industry.
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Why I Hired My Replacement
Elias, the co-founder and CEO of Red Ventures, explains how he grew his company by giving up control. Nearing the end of 2009 , Ric Elias made a decision that would make most entrepreneurs cringe: He ceded control of his day-to-day business operations to four of his managers.
Read More »Steve Jobs Dead at 56
Co-founder and former CEO of Apple Steve Jobs, has died at the age of 56.
Read More »Video: Johnny Depp apologizes for rape comment
Hollywood star Johnny Depp is backtracking over controversy from his recent interview with Vanity Fair in which he compared photo shoots to getting raped. CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi reports.
Read More »Sell What Your Customers Want
Honest Tea CEO Seth Goldman explains how he made the mistake of selling what he wanted to drink, instead of what his customers wanted.
Read More »Jimmy Carter wants to end guinea worm disease
U.K. pledged $31 million to eradication efforts, but only if other countries pony up
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