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How I Make Time For Sleep

Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest. I wonder if Congress would consider creating a longer day, specifically for entrepreneurs

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How I Make Time For Sleep

Start-up founder Eileen P. Gunn writes about how she budgets time to maximize focus, momentum--and rest

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Are You a Jerk Boss?

Jay Steinfeld, founder and CEO of Houston-based Blinds.com, used to be--well, a jerk. He would criticize employees regularly and rarely dole out praise.

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Small Businesses That Are Hiring

A recent poll suggests that despite economic uncertainty, America's fastest-growing small businesses are looking for talent. Their biggest hurdle: finding it.

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Game Changer

Do games have any place in the training of future journalists? This reporter stages a challenge to students to find out. This fall, I began layering in game mechanics into a graduate journalism course I teach at New York University.

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4 Reasons Why The Smart Grid Has Failed To Take Off

Since performing research for my book, Climate Capitalism (written with Hunter Lovins) a few years ago, I have become increasingly convinced that the smart grid has the potential to be one of the "holy grails" in the clean tech revolution. I believe that the smart grid can be the enabling technology that enable all kinds of other low-carbon innovations to flourish

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Wearing Altruism On Your Sleeve, And Around Your Neck

Inspired by the power of stories, two former journalists have enlisted high fashion for a higher cause. A new jewelry company called Altruette sells charm bracelets representing different nonprofits that receive 50% of profits from every purchase--typically between $155 to $175 per charm. Each gold or silver pendant (there are about 30) has a unique design and a unique story.

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