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Feed SubscriptionAre Your Workers Conning You?
Think your team is devoted and loyal? These harrowing tales might make you think twice before overlooking your employee's bad behavior. Last week, I posted a gallery describing the 6 ways that employees manipulate their bosses
Read More »Inside Facebook’s S-1: What Investors Are Saying
We dug into the IPO filing. Is Facebook really worth $100 billion? What does it mean for capital markets?
Read More »3 Steps to Winning over Your Employees
Be a little vulnerable, show a little interest in your employees' lives and listen to what they think. It's basic, human stuff. Which is the whole point
Read More »Record For Most Records Reported In A Single Story Goes To This Story, On RecordSetter
How does a tiny upstart in the feats industry disrupt Big Record? With face rakes, a hot pink monkey suit, unicycles, hula hoops, and a Rola Bola, of course! Go inside RecordSetter.com's latest smash.
Read More »Private Spacecrafts Are Your Transportation, Your Scientists, And Your Real Estate Brokers
In the absence of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, private companies are left to fill the black hole of space exploration. Now, 50 years after John Glenn orbited the Earth, some very different kinds of explorers are leading the way. 1.
Read More »Fast Talk: How This Tattoo Artist Became A Tech Entrepreneur
Meet Fred Giovannitti, whose ability to tease designs out of people's brains proves useful in two very different pursuits: tattoo artistry and environmental engineering. Fred Giovannitti is that rarity: a man who divides his time between two extremely disparate careers
Read More »3 Problems with the ‘Bain Capital’ Model
The traditional private equity model could use a makeover.
Read More »You Only Have So Many Slots to Fill
Start-up headhunter Keith Cline divulges how he recruits for the most coveted tech jobs.
Read More »The Only Way to Become a Business Rock Star
Natural talent only takes you so far. This is what carries you the rest of the way. Some business people are like rock stars: Richard, Warren, Bill, the late Steve—all rock stars.
Read More »Why Your Crowdfunded Campaign Tanked
You launched your idea on Kickstarter... but the crowds (and their wallets) never came. Here's what you did wrong
Read More »Would President Romney Be Good For Tech, Science, And Space Innovation In The U.S.?
What would President Mitt do for science, technology, and startups in America? And would he use his missionary zeal to drive policy in these directions
Read More »How to Live the Life You Want
Quitting your job may not be as risky as it seems. You should have done what you wanted a long time ago! You've done what you were supposed to do. You graduated high school
Read More »Strive For A Meritocracy, And Never Settle For Mediocrity
I remember the first time I heard the term "meritocracy." I was playing baseball on a junior-league team, and our coach (the father of one of my teammates) told us that the team would function as a "meritocracy." We were told that this meant that the players that were the most deserving would get the coveted infield positions and the best batting lineup slots.
Read More »Brand This Way: 3 Road-Tested Marketing Moves Ripped From Lady Gaga
There is much the corporate world can learn from this 25-year-old diva, whose talent for building a brand might even surpass her formidable performing chops.
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