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In the mid 1990’s, Apple Computers was a dying company.
Read More »Method’s 4 Rules for Staying Innovative
Eric Ryan, co-founder of method home products, reveals the four things his company does to keep the creativity flowing. At 36,000 feet, on a Virgin America flight, I was pondering soap
Read More »Fast Talk: How Intern Sushi Wants To Skewer The Resume
Meet Shara Senderoff, who feels the intern hiring process is broken, particularly in creative industries like film, TV, music, and fashion. Step one: Ditch the paper resume.
Read More »Why Women Are Better Freelancers
One longtime female freelancer says women are better suited for the Gig Economy. Here are three reasons why. "Am I to infer from your article that only women are contractors
Read More »Let Your Employees Play!
When you're determined to make your start-up succeed, it's easy to be serious.
Read More »Letter From The Editor: The Lessons Of Innovation
Photo by Benjamin Lowy What do you get when you cross Walmart with Mother Teresa? Who would be the Square Deal candidate in 2012? And how in the world do you compare--and rank--such dynamic, eclectic businesses as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Read More »Best Degree for Start-up Success
A new white paper asserts that if you want to build a company, an advanced degree in a subject like engineering beats an MBA any day. So you want to start a company.
Read More »Best Degree for Start-up Success
A new white paper asserts that if you want to build a company, an advanced degree in a subject like engineering beats an MBA any day.
Read More »How to Land a Great Columnist Gig
Have a lot of war stories from your start-up days? Here's how to get a byline in a high-profile publication -- no experience required.
Read More »Fast Talk: How This 17-Year-Old’s Breakup Inspired His Startup
Meet Michael Moore-Jones, ambitious entrepreneur, nostalgic ex-boyfriend, teenager. Michael Moore-Jones is a 17-year-old entrepreneur from New Zealand, and already the founder of two websites, They Don’t Teach You This In School and Duo
Read More »The Smartest Dumb Thing I Ever Did
Caterina Fake, Chip Conley, Dan Ariely, Susan Gregg Koger, and others on their biggest--and most brilliant--mistakes. Success is never inevitable: Seemingly smart decisions often turn out to be disastrous, and sometimes what appear to be the worst decisions turn out to be pivotal to eventual success.
Read More »How to Squeeze Creativity From Your Employees
The makers of an Oscar-nominated short film app weigh in on managing uber-creative employees, running a studio like a start-up, and why CEOs should take more business trips. Moonbot Studios, a digital animation and development company based in Shreveport, Louisiana, describes itself as "an interplanetary creative expedition of story and art." If that sounds vague—even a bit nebulous—that's because its founders like to keep thing fluid
Read More »Harness Creativity by Thinking Inside the Box
Forget getting your employees to think "outside of the box." Instead, use these four ways of challenging your team. Creative ideas are the lifeblood of any young business, so how do you get more of them out of your team?
Read More »Eric Litman Of Medialets Helps Brands Go Big With Mobile Ads
Medialets chairman and CEO Eric Litman's first job was as a barker on the main street in St.
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