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Losing Money, but Making it up on Volume

Does your company need just a bit more capital to scale and make it to profitability? Or is it just a money pit? How to tell

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3 Dangers of Charismatic Leadership

Becoming a more charismatic leader can help your company. It can also trip it up. Very few leadership attributes have as dangerous a downside as charisma.

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Why You Need To Own Your Mistakes

Everyone makes mistakes, says Citrix Systems VP of product design Catherine Courage, but trying to displace blame only hurts your credibility. Instead consider these tactics. [twistage ef19811b7e550] For more bite-sized bits of wisdom on leadership and strategies for success, explore our ongoing video series at

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Apple’s Sales Impress Again

News updates all day from your Fast Company editors. Late yesterday Apple revealed its last quarterly sales , and they were again impressive enough to beat Wall Street's expectations .

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Doc claims he’s found the G-spot

The search for the female G-spot -- that supposedly erotic pleasure button somewhere in the vagina -- has become like the search for the Lost City of Atlantis.

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A Simple Form of Lightness from F.P. Journe

Following on the impression created by his ultra-light, all-aluminium Centigraph Sport, F.P. Journe has released a less complicated edition—essentially one of his popular Octa watches, transformed into aeronautic-grade aluminium.

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Seats Are Still Available for the Final Bogart Epicurean Event

After 10 years, the annual Bogart Wine Aficionado Dinner in Los Angeles will host its final event on May 10: a decadent four-course meal paired with 10 important wines for just 160 guests. The dinner ($1,250 per person) will begin with Champagne and appetizers at the Bazaar by Jos

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A Charitable Auction of Collectible Jewels

Philanthropist Lily Safra, the widow of Edmond J. Safra, is offering a magnificent collection of her personal jewelry estimated at more $20 million at a Christie’s auction in Geneva on May 14, with the proceeds going to 20 different charitable institutions. Known as a discerning connoisseur of art, collectibles, and ...

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Video: Mad cow disease discovered in Calif.

The government reported a new case of mad cow disease discovered in California - the first in the U.S. in six years. Wyatt Andrews reports on the findings and the threat to public health

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Downplays Threat Of Windows 8 PC-Tablet Convergence

Forget what the competition is planning: Apple does not envision the iPad and MacBook Air converging at any point in the near future. Today, the company released its second-quarter financial results ($39.2 billion in revenue, $11.6 billion in net revenue), and despite selling 11.8 million iPads, Cook took time during an earnings call to discuss the potential threat of the PC and tablet spaces converging. Many expect Microsoft's latest offering, Windows 8, to unite these two sides of the spectrum, making the tablet not a post-PC device, but just a PC in a different form

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