GOOD, publishers of the magazine by the same name and the social action platform is acquiring Jumo, the cause-oriented social network created by Facebook and team Barack Obama veteran Chris Hughes. Jumo , the social network created by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes , and designed to help people find good causes and take meaningful action, has been acquired by GOOD , the media platform for "people who want to live well and do good." The amount or terms were not disclosed.
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PGT: Fred Couples has been nothing but consistent on his stance about Tiger Woods‘ place on his Presidents Cup team next month.
Read More »Dos and Don’ts of Raising Money from Angels: The Devil is in the Details
Last month, I had the chance to speak to a room full of entrepreneurs and angel investors at the Bethesda Green Business Incubator about the dos and don’ts of raising money from “angel investors.” Here are a few highlights from my remarks. Many service-oriented businesses can be started with minimal start-up capital
Read More »Goverments Can Create Jobs And Returns By Investing In Groundbreaking Infrastructure
From Roman aqueducts to Chinese rail, enormous infrastructure has the potential to transform a society. To fix these economic doldrums, the government should partner with the private sector to solve society's problems
Read More »Leadership Hall Of Fame: Marshall Goldsmith, Author Of "What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There"
We continue our examination of the business book What Got You Here, Won't Get You There with an interview of author Marshall Goldsmith .
Read More »Forget Cape Wind: The First Offshore Wind Turbine In The U.S May Be Off The Coast Of… Texas?
The Lone Star State may win the honor simply because it controls the ocean farther from the coast than most states, and the state has virtually no regulations when it comes to building. Cape Wind--the first offshore wind farm in the U.S. to receive the go-ahead for construction--has been mired in Kennedy-centered political problems for a decade
Read More »Obama: Recovery Begins With Small Business
He also announced the SBA will double its investment in rural small business over the next five years. President Barack Obama told an audience in rural Iowa that economic recovery must be led by small businesses and entrepreneurs and "isn't going to be driven by Washington." Obama was opening a forum on the rural economy at Northeast Community College in Peosta on his second of three days travelling by bus through the Midwest. Tuesday he also announced that the Small Business Administration will double its current rate of investment in rural small businesses to $350 million over the next five years.
Read More »Car Jack-Jacking: Cybersecurity Is The Next Challenge For Electric Vehicles
By 2015, $144 million will be spent annually on cybersecurity tools for electric vehicles. Hacker attacks on electric vehicles couldn't just spoof credit card numbers or power a car for free--they could also potentially take down the grid. Electric cars can go fast, have increasingly impressive battery lives, help drivers save money, and help wean economies off of oil.
Read More »Samsung Tablet Ban Scaled Back, Best Buy Can’t Sell HP TouchPads, HTC Suing Apple Again
This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Apple's Europe-Wide Samsung Ban Scaled Back
Read More »Four biggest myths about calories
Dietician busts them and explains why counting them isn't considered as important as it once was for losing weight
Read More »Turning Office Banter Into Innovation
Someecards co-founder and CEO Duncan Mitchell discusses the challenges of an online start-up and how his company tries to keeping innovating in the e-card industry.
Read More »Taking Pride in a 28-Year-Old
Glenmorangie, the most popular single malt in Scotland, pioneered the “finishing” of its bourbon- and sherry-barrel-aged whiskies in barrels formerly used for other wines, such as port. But now, under the direction of Dr.
Read More »From Denmark to America, $1.8 million Zenvo ST1 50S Packs 1,250 hp
You might be forgiven for drawing a blank at the mention of the name Zenvo, but the boutique European automaker is poised to make its existence known in a big way. The company’s ST1 supercarthe first exotic sports car designed, engineered, and built in Denmark debuted in 2008 with a ...
Read More »Jaquet Droz’s Sports Star
Though its aesthetic is modern and slick, Jaquet Droz’s sporty Grande Seconde SW collection traces its design roots to an 18th-century pocket watch crafted by the brand’s namesake watchmaker, Pierre Jaquet Droz.
Read More »Auburn football team gives Dufner standing O
Jason Dufner went from a devastating playoff loss at the PGA Championship to the next stop on the PGA Tour, but not before a brief detour for some group therapy.
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