Every entrepreneur makes mistakes when starting out. Some are fixable, some don’t matter that much in the long run. Some really bug you and can’t be fixed and you just have to learn to live with them for a while
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Feed SubscriptionDoes pot prevent obesity? What new marijuana study says
Study of two population surveys found obesity rates among marijuana smokers were 8 percent lower than rates among non-users
Read More »Watch Every Single Kiva Loan And Repayment Fly Around The World [Video]
The company is now the biggest name in microlending. Watch its meteoric rise, from sending just a few loans to one African entrepreneur to moving hundreds of millions of dollars of capital around the world
Read More »Diverticulitis: 5 key questions answered
What is diverticulitis? What causes it? How is it treated?
Read More »Setting Up Shop in a War Zone
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Read More »Volunteering Will Save Your Career (Or Put You In A New One)
LinkedIn's new "Volunteer Experience and Causes" feature, launching today, encourages users to tout their selfless deeds to land better jobs.
Read More »The Tablet Wars: More Makers Join The Search For The Pricing Sweet Spot
The iPad starts at $499. While most every device maker has mimicked Apple's price point, none have been able to mimic Apple's sales. At last count, Apple had sold 28.7 million iPads, making the iPad the clear industry leader.
Read More »FDA expresses doubts on Xarelto for atrial fibrillation patients
Study of 14,000 patients didn't clearly show how safe Xarelto was, or if it's as effective as anticoagulant warfarin
Read More »Building a Business Brick by Brick
Birchbox co-founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp share how they manage scaling their quickly growing beauty discovery service.
Read More »Building a Business
Birchbox co-founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp share how they manage scaling their quickly growing beauty discovery service.
Read More »James Siminoff, CEO of Unsubscribe.com, On Breaking Bad (News)
Is there ever a good time or right way to break bad news?
Read More »Should sex be mandatory in marriage?
Sex not a given in marriage; Should it be?
Read More »Brian Parsonnet’s "Ice Bear" Makes Air Conditioning More Energy Efficient
Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Brian Parsonnet led the development of the Ice Bear, a device that is attached to commercial air conditioners and uses ice to store energy, making cooling more efficient and easing the burden on the electric grid
Read More »MIT’s Free Urban Planning Software Will Help Build The Cities Of The Future
If we are to improve the quality of life in our cities--27 of which are expected to have more than 10 million people by 2020--we will have to find a better way to build them. MIT's new software will help.
Read More »What’s Your Company’s Worth?
What you need to know to increase the value of your business for a financial buyer Have you ever wondered what a business like yours would sell for? It's a fair question, but focusing on your valuation is a little bit like a hypertensive person focusing on his or her blood pressure report
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