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Strategies every start-up and small business can take from Apple, Facebook, Google, and other leaders in high tech. Looking to model your startup or small business after the tech industry's titans? It's not just about cutting-edge technology
Read More »Learning From Mistakes At Facebook
Brandee Barker, former head of the communications team at Facebook, had her hands full with missteps during the launch of the news feed and Beacon. Here's how she managed. [twistage 2957275f8cf01] For more bite-sized bits of wisdom on leadership and strategies for success, explore our ongoing video series at
Read More »Make Sure Your UX Architecture Is Rock Solid
To maximize user experience, you have to get going on the absolute right foot, advises John Wiseman, VP of marketing and partnerships at Thrillist. [twistage 6fd3aab935b91] For more bite-sized bits of wisdom on leadership and strategies for success, explore our ongoing video series at
Read More »Flashback: A Young Michael Dell Talks Growth Strategies
In a 1995 interview, the mastermind behind Dell Computer reveals how he went from dorm room to industry leader. In 1995, I spent an hour talking to Michael Dell, founder of Dell Computer, about how he built his company from a startup in his dorm room into one of the largest PC manufacturers in the world
Read More »Governors try to rescue "pink slime" production
Leaders of Neb., Texas and Iowa munch on much-maligned finely textured lean beef at plant, tout it as safe, and needed
Read More »Video: Autism diagnoses soaring
The Centers for Disease Control estimates 1 out of every 88 American children has been diagnosed with a disorder on the autism spectrum, reports Michelle Miller.
Read More »More children being ID’d with autism: CDC
CDC now estimates 1 in 88 children has been diagnosed with a disorder on the autism spectrum -- up 23 percent from two years ago
Read More »Fair Labor Group Finds Harsh Conditions At Apple Supplier Foxconn, Big Changes Promised
Chinese manufacturer Foxconn has promised big changes to its practices after a far-reaching inspection by the Fair Labor Association, The New York Times reports . The FLA found widespread abuses at Foxconn's supplier factories, which produce electronics for corporate tech giants such as Apple, Amazon, and HP. In a survey of 35,000 Foxconn employees, roughly two-thirds said their wages did not "meet their basic needs." The labor audit also found that some employees worked well beyond 60-hour weeks for days on end, in violation of Chinese law.
Read More »Tyler Cowen Shares His New Rules For Mindful Foodies
Go grocery shopping with a top economist. The best food doctrine may be no doctrine at all. In his new book, An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies, Tyler Cowen argues that while Americans will pay a pretty penny to eat well, expensive food isn't always the best.
Read More »Counterterrorism Czar: China’s Hacked Every Major U.S. Firm
Legendary spook Richard A. Clarke's gone on the record claiming Chinese hackers have infiltrated every major American corporation. He warns that the effects for American innovation--and especially corporate R&D--will be brutal
Read More »Why Turning The Wheel Won’t Be Enough To Change The Direction Of Your Career
DJ Patil knows a thing or two about changing up his career. As a veteran of eBay, LinkedIn, and the Department of Defense, Patil says switching gears takes more than a turn of the wheel. [twistage 54e7a0db2169b] For more bite-sized bits of wisdom on leadership and strategies for success, explore our ongoing video series at
Read More »Best Buy’s Fate Lies With Boutique Mobile Tech, Not Big-Box Stores
Best Buy is shuttering 50 of its big warehouse-style stores and is going to remodel the remaining ones. It's all because the retail landscape is changing, shaped by the power of mobile technology
Read More »UV photographs may reveal potential for getting skin cancer
UV photographs reveal damage the sun has taken on your skin, and new research shows pictures may be an indicator of skin cancer risks
Read More »Has Innovation Lost Its Meaning? Percolate’s Noah Brier On Its True Definition
"For better or worse, the word 'innovation' has come to represent so much that it seems to have lost most of its meaning," says Noah Brier, cofounder of Percolate , a company that helps brands create content on a social scale. So a few years ago, Brier decided to read some of the early writings of Josef Schumpter, the first person to really talk about innovation in the field. "Reading his stuff really opened my eyes, as he had a very specific definition of innovation: The commercialization of an invention," says Brier.
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